Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Summary

As a key member of the quality team, the quality engineer reports to the quality manager and has overall accountability for quality system compliance. The quality engineer will be responsible for root cause analysis and corrective actions, material review and disposition, and system improvements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include the Following: Other Duties May Be Assigned.

• Interface with key customers on quality performance, corrective actions, and improvements.

• Perform root cause investigation and analysis, both internal and external, implement and/or follow up on corrective actions, perform verification and ensure closure of CAR’s in a timely fashion.

• Identify internal/external process KPI’s & goals, measure the KPI’s & goals, chart the monthly KPI results and act should the process KPI’s & goals not be reached.

• Analyze, research, recommend and conduct process performance improvements based on customer and internal defect feedback, including work instructions, travelers, inspection plans, and related quality system procedures

• Perform material review and dispositions, including generation of internal and supplier corrective actions as necessary.

• Support quality inspectors in performing and recording inspections, developing inspection plans and techniques, and generation of AS9102 First Article Inspection Reports

• Perform or support internal, customer, and third party audits, including the FAA and AS9100 registrar audits

• Support engineering development activities including product qualification, testing, verification, and reporting.

• Assist in supplier monitoring and auditing as necessary for product acceptance

• Other duties assigned by the Quality Manager

Education and/or Experience

• A degree in engineering is preferred; however, equivalent technical or practical experience is an acceptable alternative.

• American Society for Quality (ASQ) quality engineer certification highly desirable.

• Knowledge of ANSI Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing required.

• Knowledge of standard mechanical gages such as calipers, height gages, etc.

• Expert application with root cause analysis tools and techniques such as 5-Why’s, 8D’s, fishbone, PFMEA’s, etc.

• Knowledgeable with personal computers and standard Microsoft Office software, including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Must have five years’ experience as a Quality Engineer in an aerospace or relevant manufacturing environment. Experience with AS9100 systems is mandatory. Experience with FAA repair stations is a plus but not mandatory.

You should be proficient in:

• Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
• Statistical process control (SPC)
• 5 Why (Root Cause Analysis Method)
• Manufacturing Instruction (MI)
• AS9100 Quality Systems
• Quality Control Experience
• Programming Machine Vision Systems
• National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP)
• Precision Measurement & Hand Metrology
• Advanced Inspection & Gauge Measurement
• Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
• Aircraft Structures
• Aerospace Manufacturing
• Precision Measurement & Inspection
• First Article Inspection (FAI)

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)
• Quality Control Software
• Vision System