Sr Quality Engineer

About the role

Moog Defense Controls Group is recruiting a Sr. Quality Engineer to join the team in East Aurora. The Sr. Quality Engineer has sole responsibility for the planning, implementation, and administration of Quality Programs to assure that a system is in place which will meet or exceed contractual quality requirements and provide the required level of protection to Moog and its Customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop complex production & development inspection plans for receiving inspection, manufacturing, assembly & test, engineering procedures, and first article inspections.
• Planning, development, implementation, and administration of cost effective and complex Quality Programs, including traceability plans, contamination plans, configuration control plans for hardware and documentation, and the development of other written plans for customer approval.
• Assure compliance with contractual issues for complex programs relative to quality, including coordination of customer, government, regulatory agency audits, and flow-down of contract requirements to suppliers and appropriate Moog disciplines.
• Perform varied technical tasks such as product improvement studies, process improvement studies, and development of new systems & procedures, requiring the mastery of analysis techniques like SPC, regression, statistics, and Design of Experiments.
• Provide technical assistance to Manufacturing, A & T, Vendors, Customers, and other Engineering disciplines in the resolution of fabrication, and field related problems.
• Conduct complex Failure analysis by utilizing organizational, technical knowledge, analytical and communication skills, and implement closed loop corrective solving.
• Provide technical direction to two or three Quality Assurance technicians and/or a Quality Engineer or Associate Quality Engineer, and prepare and administer their performance reviews.
• Prepare complex quality assurance proposals and related cost estimates, responding in a timely manner to requests for quotation, estimates to complete, and manpower loading estimates for departmental budget planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering or similar STEM field with a minimum of 5 years of experience in electronics manufacturing.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Quality Engineering role in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with AS9100, ASME Y14.5, IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610, MIL standards or other similar quality management system standards preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with Root Cause Analysis, Handling product or processing of non-conformances, including in process-oriented environments that deal with mission critical products, Working in an electronics lab environment, and understanding all the protocols for handling electronic hardware and test equipment such as ESD and FOD.
• Limited Lean/Six Sigma experience (certification preferred).

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of statistical methods in order to develop solutions to complex problems, continuous improvement and process monitoring problems.
• Must be a proficient user of various statistical, spreadsheet, word processing, and database software packages.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Skills

• Statistical Process Control
• Gauge Variation
• Designed Experiments
• Program specific contractual quality requirements

Benefits

• Great compensation package
• Annual profit sharing
• Matching 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, relocation assistance
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages
• Tuition Assistance
• Mentorship and coaching opportunities
• Leadership development
• Other personal growth programs
• Inclusive culture rooted in our values, enhanced by Employee Resource Groups, and team-building activities

Pay

Buffalo, NY $95,000.00–$115,000.00 Annually

Schedule

Onsite – Buffalo, NY