Engineer, Quality IV

Barnes • East Granby, CT

12d

About The Position

This role involves formulating and maintaining quality assurance plans and objectives, coordinating product quality standards with production procedures for optimal economic efficiency and reliability. The position requires investigating customer complaints, reviewing RFQs for special quality considerations, and analyzing customer documents to prevent manufacturing defects. The Quality Engineer will also review work orders for blueprint control and proper inspection methods, approve special processes, and represent the Quality Assurance Department in design and manufacturing reviews. The role involves applying quality, engineering, and technical principles, creating statistical quality systems like SPC and trend analysis, and reviewing nonconformances for cause, corrective action, and disposition. Additionally, the position requires performing quality audits of internal processes, products, and workstations, as well as supplier audits, and assisting with the Approved Supplier List. The Engineer will also prepare for and respond to customer audits, implementing corrective actions to meet quality standards, and must learn and adhere to safety standards and quality system procedures.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years experience in quality engineering, preferably in the aerospace industry.
• Knowledge of and experience with ISO 9002 quality systems.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, specifications, and process sheets.
• Proficiency with SPC and statistical problem solving.
• Ability to prepare manuals and technical instructions.
• Proficiency with computer systems, both mainframe and PC.

Nice To Haves

• ASQ certification is preferred.
• Experience with AS9000 is beneficial.
• Experience with MS Word, Excel, and Access is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assists in formulating and maintaining quality assurance plans and objectives.
• Formulates and coordinates product quality standards and objectives with production procedures to obtain the most economically optimal product quality and reliability.
• Investigates and responds to customer complaints regarding product quality.
• Reviews RFQs, identifying special quality considerations.
• Reviews and makes recommendations about customer documents, including purchase orders, drawings, and specifications, to determine requirements to prevent manufacturing defects.
• Reviews work orders to ensure that blueprint characteristics are controlled and inspection methods are proper.
• Reviews and approves special processes.
• Represents the Quality Assurance Department in the evaluation and review of designs, engineering, and manufacturing planning. May recommend revisions.
• Makes analytical, experimental, and theoretical determinations of applications of quality, engineering, and technical principles.
• Creates statistical quality systems, such as SPC and trend analysis, to control and/or improve processes.
• Reviews and approves nonconformances for cause, corrective action, and disposition.
• Performs analyses of causes of nonconformances and recommends actions for reduction of such causes.
• Performs quality audits of processes, products, and workstations within the company, and quality audits of suppliers and potential suppliers. Assists in the maintenance of the Approved Supplier List.
• Prepares, coordinates, and responds to customer audits, including providing cause and short- and long-term corrective actions. Implements corrective actions to achieve successful quality standards.
• Learns and adheres to required safety standards and practices.
• Learns and applies quality system procedures.

Benefits

• career development is a shared responsibility in which all employees are encouraged to develop, improve, and enhance their skills and professional growth to support our business objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree