Aerospace Quality Engineer-1 (Safran)
About The Position
The Quality Engineer ensures product and process quality across manufacturing operations and supports the integration of human factors principles into safety and quality programs. The role works with cross-functional teams to identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to human performance, error management, and safety culture. The engineer promotes a quality mindset, continuous improvement, and teamwork. The position owns a workshop area and its quality KPIs, supports audits and investigations, assists technicians with non-conformities, and leads root-cause analysis and corrective actions. It also contributes to error prevention, risk analysis, safety case development, and the organization's Safety Management System.
Requirements
- Four-year technical degree in Engineering, Quality, Human Factors, or a related field; a combination of military experience and other experience may be considered in lieu of a technical degree.
- At least 3 years of quality engineering experience in aerospace or a relevant industry.
- Must be a US Person.
- FAA Part 145 MRO experience.
- Knowledge of human factors engineering, ergonomics, or safety management.
- Experience with Safety Management Systems and regulatory requirements, including FAA, EASA, and AS9100.
- Ability to lead root-cause investigations and implement robust corrective actions.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and team collaboration skills.
Nice To Haves
- Certification in Human Factors, Quality Engineering, or Six Sigma.
Responsibilities
- Own a workshop area and manage its quality KPIs; collect and display relevant data in a usable format to support quality improvement.
- Lead cross-functional ritual meetings to communicate status and potential actions.
- Integrate human factors principles into quality assurance, safety investigations, and process reviews.
- Participate in or lead on-the-job training to build awareness and understanding of root-cause analysis and good practices.
- Participate in internal and external audits and pilot actions arising from audit findings in a timely manner.
- Conduct Gemba walks in the applicable area and product and process audits; detect anomalies and participate in their analysis and related improvement initiatives.
- Manage non-conformity treatment on the shop floor, train technicians in their daily role, assist with difficult or non-standard issues, and coordinate with appropriate interfaces on dispositions.
- Support detection, characterization, root-cause analysis, and prevention of non-quality costs.
- Use root-cause and corrective-action tools, including Ishikawa, 5 Whys, and 8D; lead multifunctional teams to determine root causes and implement permanent corrective solutions.
- Document and update the problem-solving database to ensure clear and timely action closure.
- Provide expertise in error prevention, risk analysis, and safety case development to enhance the Safety Management System.
- Support and communicate continuous improvement, lean, 5S, and the “Stop at First Defect” quality culture.
- Perform other related duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
