Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

RTCA is a precision aerospace and defense manufacturing group built on decades of hands-on machining expertise, with roots spanning more than 50 years. We support mission-critical commercial and government aerospace programs across North America through four U.S. Centers of Excellence operating as an integrated platform with 150+ CNC machines and a team of 250+ professionals.

Unlike large organizations where roles can be narrow, RTCA offers hands-on ownership and real visibility – you understand how your work supports the team, the operation, and the end customer. Our flat structure allows employees to take initiative, grow their skills, and have their contributions recognized, while still providing the stability, advanced technology, and meaningful work of an established aerospace manufacturer.

At RTCA, we believe in teamwork, excellence, and delivering with pride. One Team! One Mission!

How You'll Make an Impact:

A Quality Engineer will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to ensure compliance with customer engineering and quality requirements throughout the production process from receipt of purchase order to delivery of product. This includes customer specific quality requirements, procurement and processing requirements, document control, contract review, and job/work order planning. This position requires a high degree of concentration and multitasking.

What you'll be doing as a Quality Engineer:

• Working a full-time, onsite position at our Rockford, MI location.
• Contract review of customer purchase orders to ensure full understanding and compliance with quality and engineering requirements and assessment of any associated risks.
• Review and approve of internal work orders to ensure compliance with customer requirements.
• Review and approve of procedure, work instructions and/or forms in compliance with industry and AS9100 standards
• Internal auditing to AS9100 Rev D requirements and internal standard work
• Collaborate with planning, outside processors, and customers to facilitate the creation and approval of controlled manufacturing plans
• Assists in the implementation, and administration of other QA and company activities including: risk management, configuration control, training, auditing, corrective actions, continuous improvement, and preventative actions.
• Perform in depth root cause, corrective and preventive actions using 8D and other root cause analysis tools
• Adheres to all workplace safety guidelines, policies, and laws determined by the company, state, and federal authorities
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications (Education, skills and experience):

• Five years' experience in aerospace industry quality related roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering a plus or at least 5 years' experience in the same or similar role without a degree
• Collaborates with external and internal customers, including Manufacturing, Program Management, Engineering, and Sales staff to meet customer requirements, ensure compliance, and continue smooth flow of quality products.
• Lean manufacturing and/or continuous improvement/value stream experience in a manufacturing environment
• Proficiency in QMS and AS9100 Rev D
• Experience with Quality Assurance, job/work order planning, D6-1276 and other OEM frozen planning requirements, OEM customer quality and engineering requirements, heat treat and processing specifications, selection of customer approved suppliers, quality requirements for procurement of raw material, contract review of customer quality and engineering requirements.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications and MRP systems
• Works independently, follows instructions, can concentrate for long periods of time and is able to tolerate multiple interruptions throughout the day.
• Team player with a can-do attitude.

Preferred Qualifications (Education, skills and experience):

• Experience in a machining environment
• Six Sigma Black Green.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Choice of medical plan options, including a no-cost employee-only coverage plan
• HSA-eligible health plan with employer contributions
• Basic and supplemental life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan with up to a 6% QACA company match
• Paid time off including vacation, sick time, and nine (9) paid company holidays
• Shift differentials for applicable off-shifts
• Discretionary bonus programs based on position and company performance

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a "US Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required.

RTCA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.