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Lead Quality Engineer

$61 - $68 per hour

Axelon

Pay Rate: $61 per hour - $68 per hour
Shift: 1st shift

Responsibilities:
  • Drive product and process quality performance across assigned value streams, products, customers, or suppliers.
  • Deploy Quality Management System (EQMS) requirements and Business System (EBS) tools.
  • Utilize advanced quality methodologies to prevent defects, improve customer satisfaction, and reduce Cost of Non-Conformance (CONC).
  • Provide technical guidance to Quality Engineers and cross-functional teams.
  • Lead problem-solving, quality planning, risk mitigation, customer support, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable customer, regulatory, and industry standards, including AS9100 and ISO 9001.
  • Support audits, assessments, and corrective action activities.
  • Deploy APQP methodologies and support PPAP submissions and approvals.
  • Ensure adequate control plans, PFMEAs, inspection methods, validation activities, and launch readiness requirements are established and maintained.
  • Support manufacturing process capability improvements through SPC, mistake-proofing, and variation reduction initiatives.
  • Lead investigations of customer complaints, escapes, and returns.
  • Drive containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
  • Facilitate structured problem-solving activities utilizing 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone Analysis, and Pareto Analysis.
  • Partner with Supplier Quality and Supply Chain teams to improve supplier performance.
  • Act as a subject matter expert for quality systems, tools, and customer requirements.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing, quality engineering, supplier quality, or related technical roles.
  • Experience working within a regulated quality management system environment.
Preferred Skills:
  • Aerospace manufacturing experience.
  • AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 experience.
  • APQP and PPAP deployment experience.
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
  • ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).
  • Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor certification.
  • Experience utilizing program management tools and advanced problem-solving methodologies.
Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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