Engineer I, Quality
About The Position
The Engineer I, Quality evaluates quality processes, procedures, and statistical techniques; analyzes production and service limitations and standards; recommends revisions to specifications when indicated; and assists in developing quality policies and procedures. The role interfaces with engineering departments, customers, and suppliers on quality issues and is responsible for assigned customers, programs, and projects. It reviews customer quotes and contracts for quality requirements and helps ensure acceptable-quality products are delivered to customers. The position prepares and reviews quality plans, compiles quality and production documentation for customer delivery, and works with internal engineering teams to identify product quality problems and determine resolutions. It supports the flow-down of customer requirements to suppliers and translates customer, regulatory, and code requirements into manufacturing and quality documentation. The role also contributes to continuous improvement, failure investigations, corrective and preventive actions, customer complaints, root-cause and corrective-action analysis, and internal and external audit activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or another engineering discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Zero to three years of experience and/or training in a Quality Assurance Department in an aerospace manufacturing environment, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Exposure to government contracts and familiarity with current-revision ISO 9001 and AS9100.
- Knowledge of inspection methods used in product design and fabrication.
- Ability to work with internal groups and teams, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks, simultaneous projects, and deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective correspondence with internal and external customers and suppliers.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprint drawings and specifications.
Responsibilities
- Prepare quality plans and review planning for approval or rejection; recommend process improvements and review or approve changes to specifications and procedures.
- Compile material certifications, processing data, work orders, test reports, and inspection reports for review and preparation of information for customer delivery.
- Interact daily with internal engineering groups, including Design and Manufacturing Engineers, to identify product quality problems and make independent decisions on resolution methods.
- Review and understand the flow-down of customer quality requirements to supplier purchase orders.
- Translate customer, regulatory, and code requirements into manufacturing work instructions, quality engineering instructions, and control plans.
- Participate in continuous improvement projects to identify and resolve recurring product problems and improve existing processes.
- Participate in failure investigations; direct corrective actions, preventive actions, and customer complaints to responsible parties as directed by higher-level Quality Engineers; and participate in root-cause and corrective-action analysis.
- Review quality assurance inputs to drawings, routings, specifications, procedures, and similar documents related to assigned projects.
- Support the internal audit program, participate in internal audits, assist with external audits as requested, document results, and follow through on corrective and preventive actions.
- Review customer quotes and contracts for quality requirements and help ensure acceptable-quality products are shipped to customers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
