Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer ensures products meet company standards and specifications, performing all the required inspections on products to assure compliance with the Quality Management System, Specifications and Customer requirements for Industrial and Military/Aerospace products.

Essential Functions

• Ensure product conformity across all the Value Streams in the Manchester and Columbia facilities.
• Facilitate investigations of customer complaints or returns (validate, document root cause analysis, follow-up, confirmation of improvement etc.)
• Coordinate MRB activity of cross-functional team driving internal and supplier continuous improvement opportunities, root cause/corrective action (RCCA), COPQ reduction, etc.
• Manage RCCA activity with internal and external (supplier) representatives, applying all Lean/QC Tools (Kaizen, 5-Why, 8D etc.) as appropriate to drive COPQ reduction.
• Lead effort to leverage new technology and improve product quality, QA productivity, and reduce dependency on manual layout of parts.
• New product planning & execution, Contract review, tracking and validation. As needed support FAIR, PPAP, and PFMEA activities.
• Work together with relevant teams and departments to improve product quality and reduce scrap.
• Prepare reports on QMS performance and related to the product quality management process
• Standardize and update the Company's quality standards, processes and Work instructions as needed.
• Become proficient in ETQ and PQP to facilitate transition to these programs and initiatives.
• Conduct inspection activity and train other inspectors as needed to support the business
• Develop and implement quality standards/ practices for inspection, testing, and product/ process evaluation.
• Participate in contract review of customer purchase orders and ensure compliance with QMS and customer requirements.
• Partner with other functions to ensure continuous improvement in product and process efficiencies by prioritizing and reducing costs associated with defects, escapes, rework, and scrap
• Establish and supervise statistical process control (SPC) system for process monitoring.
• Support QMS maintenance (AS9100, AS9101, AS9102, AS9103, AS13100, AS9145, FAA, EASA, NADCAP, etc.)
• Support the Quality Inspection function to ensure products and processes comply with the relevant requirements of the quality management system

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant fields, such as engineering or manufacturing.
• 3 to 5+ years of experience in quality assurance, control or operations, including team leadership experience
• Experience with Quality standards including AS9145, AS9100D, AS9101/2/3, ISO9001:2015 or equivalent from other industries
• Experience in Continuous Improvement (CI) Tools (commonly evidenced by "belts" or similar Lean/ RCCA certifications).
• Advanced experience in Root Cause Problem-solving/ Root Cause-Corrective Action (RCCA)
• Certified Qualified Engineer (CQE) Certification is a plus.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
• This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as an U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.