Engineer II, Quality

Mason Controls•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Mason welcomes people who share our determination and high standards to join us in doing work that moves the world forward. We design, manufacture, and market highly engineered products and systems principally for the aerospace and defense markets. Mason, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transdigm, offers world-class control devices and subsystems — such as control grips [http://www.esterline.com/controlsystems/MASON/MASONControls/SticksGripsThrottles/tabid/1663/Default.aspx], throttles [http://www.esterline.com/controlsystems/MASON/MASONControls/SticksGripsThrottles/tabid/1663/Default.aspx], HaWC controllers [http://www.esterline.com/controlsystems/MASON/MASONControls/HaWCControllers/tabid/2157/Default.aspx], and communications interfaces [http://www.esterline.com/controlsystems/MASON/CommunicationProducts/tabid/1669/Default.aspx] — for today’s advanced cockpits, military vehicles, and other specialized applications. Our solutions fall into two broad categories: control products [http://www.esterline.com/controlsystems/MASON/MASONControls/SticksGripsThrottles/tabid/1663/Default.aspx] and components. Summary The mission of the Quality Engineer is to provide leadership to project and/or production teams to ensure delivery of quality products. In this capacity, the QE will be a member of a cross-functional team that includes the Manufacturing Engineer, Production Manager, Design Engineer and Team Leads in the continuous improvement of the Fabrication Dept.

Requirements

BS degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering with hands-on Quality manufacturing experience preferably in the aerospace industry; Master’s degree (Mechanical/ Manufacturing/ Aerospace Engineering) preferred
Working knowledge of blueprint interpretation and GD&T in accordance with ANSI/Y-14.5
Solid command in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, MiniTab
Proficiency in process control tools (SPC, Process Capability Analysis, audits, MSA, FMEA, etc)
Expert in root cause and corrective actions (RCCA) analysis tools such as 5 Whys and Fish Bone diagram, and systematized approach such as 8D, RCCA, 7 Step, CAR, etc.
Working knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9102, AS9100 standards, FAA regulations
Comfortable in making decisions in a rapid paced, forward evolving environment
Unquestionable commitment to, and ability to facilitate actions in, continuous improvement efforts
Ability to provide leadership, training to direct reporting personnel as required
Great communication skills especially with production personnel, Engineering personnel (Manufacturing, Design and Quality) and Management staff

Responsibilities

Work in a close, collaborative fashion with Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering and Production management in the pursuit of common metric-based goals
Continuously audit department processes and procedures to ensure quality requirements are met or exceeded
Lead Material Review Board (MRB) activities for disposition of non-conforming products
Lead cross-functional teams in conducting Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Action (CA) efforts
Successfully lead improvement projects assigned using lean principles, six sigma methodology or other improvement tools
Establish and maintain process controls to reduce costs related to scrap and rework and improve first time yield
Develop inspection work instructions and quality control plans throughout manufacturing process and final lot acceptance
Lead product or process FMEAs during product and process development as needed
Implement and/or improve Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodologies to the appropriate level in support of continuous improvement efforts
Create or revise quality procedures to standardize work processes and to meet regulatory, AS9100, and customer requirements
Develop, implement, and maintain appropriate driver metrics in support of Organization metrics
Develop and deliver public presentations as appropriate for all levels within the organization
Foster and promote passion in advancing Lean, continuous improvement, and quality concepts
Perform Design of Experiment (DOE) for Root Cause Corrective Action and process optimization.