Aerospace Quality Engineer

Trelleborg•Renton, WA

41d•$75,000 - $115,000

About The Position

The Aerospace Quality Engineer will ensure AS9100 QMS compliance by translating customer, regulatory, and aerospace requirements into inspection plans, manufacturing controls, supplier flow-downs, and quality records. This role is crucial for protecting product safety and conformity by identifying quality risks, supporting production readiness, verifying special process controls, and ensuring requirements are met before delivery. The engineer will lead investigations into nonconformances, escapes, complaints, and supplier defects, driving containment, root cause analysis, corrective action, and preventive action to effective closure. Responsibilities include preparing and submitting AS9102 First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR/FAI), participating in Material Review Board (MRB) activities, and performing and supporting various audits. The role involves evaluating and improving supplier quality performance, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and maintaining accurate quality documentation. Continuous improvement using quality data and trend analysis is essential to reduce variation and improve process performance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline required.
3+ years in quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, or process engineering in a regulated manufacturing environment.
2+ years hands-on with nonconformance management, root cause analysis, CAPA, MRB activities, and resolution of customer and supplier quality issues.
Proficient in GD&T and reading engineering drawings, specifications, inspection plans, customer flow-down requirements, and manufacturing process documentation.
Working knowledge of AS9100 and AS9102; FAIR preparation experience preferred.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio).
Must be a U.S. person within the meaning of ITAR (U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee or Refugee).

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with PPAP, APQP, PFMEA, SPC, Lean/Six Sigma preferred.
Experience with Minitab, ERP/MRP systems, customer portals, and electronic QMS platforms highly desirable.
ISO 9001 / AS9100 internal/lead auditor experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Ensure AS9100 QMS compliance by translating customer, regulatory, and aerospace requirements into inspection plans, manufacturing controls, supplier flow-downs, and quality records.
Protect product safety and conformity by identifying quality risks, supporting production readiness, verifying special process controls, and ensuring requirements are met before delivery.
Lead nonconformance, escape, complaint, and supplier-defect investigations; drive containment, root cause, corrective action, and preventive action through effective closure.
Prepare, review, and submit AS9102 First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR/FAI) and supporting evidence to verify product and process conformance.
Participate in MRB activities, disposition nonconforming material, and ensure risk-based containment, recovery, and customer/regulatory compliance.
Perform and support internal, supplier, customer, and third-party audits; maintain audit readiness and objective evidence for AS9100 requirements.
Evaluate and improve supplier quality performance through audits, scorecards, corrective action follow-up, and support for defect and delivery-risk reduction.
Partner with engineering, manufacturing, inspection, program management, supply chain, customers, and suppliers to resolve quality issues and improve manufacturability, repeatability, and compliance.
Maintain accurate quality documentation, certifications, inspection records, customer portal submissions, and status reporting for open quality actions.
Use quality data, trend analysis, and continuous improvement methods to reduce variation, prevent recurrence, and improve process performance.