Program Quality Engineer

Barber-Nichols LLC • Arvada, CO

82d • $80,000 - $95,000

About The Position

Barber-Nichols (BN) provides custom turbomachinery solutions to the Defense, Aerospace, Cryogenics, and Energy industries. The company describes its environment as results-driven, with an emphasis on professional growth, achievement, and innovation.

The Program Quality Engineer oversees program quality and supports Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, Program Management, Sales, and other functions as needed. The role ensures product quality and continual improvement while addressing cost, competitiveness, and customer expectations. It supports engineered and contract-manufactured products from design through production, helping ensure contractual requirements are understood, flowed down, and met. The position also supports customer inspections, audits, meetings, documentation, and corrective actions.

The salary range is $80,000–$95,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Overtime may be required, and travel may be up to 20% of working time. Applicants must meet ITAR employment eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident, or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum. A security clearance is not required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, another engineering discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three years of experience in quality engineering or quality assurance.
• Three years of experience with recognized quality systems, such as ISO, AS, QA, or TS.
• Ability to meet ITAR eligibility requirements: U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee or asylee.
• Ability to work overtime when required and travel up to 20% of working time.

Nice To Haves

• Training certificates such as CQE, CQA, or CQT.
• Experience in a complex metal manufacturing environment, preferably aerospace.

Responsibilities

• Oversee product programs to ensure quality and contractual requirements are met.
• Review contract requirements and create internal and supplier flow-down requirements.
• Support engineered product programs from design through production and contract-manufactured programs through production.
• Review contract-related purchase orders to confirm requirements are captured and communicated to suppliers.
• Manage and coordinate customer source inspections and support customer audits with objective evidence of compliance.
• Review production route cards, drawings, and inspection plans to ensure applicable quality, customer, contractual, and hold-point requirements are addressed.
• Support customer meetings as the company quality representative and provide required customer documentation throughout programs.
• Create Certificates of Conformance and data packages based on contract requirements.
• Review, assess, and manage as-built conditions and reports to meet customer contract requirements.
• Monitor, assess, and improve design and program quality, in-process production, inspection, and assembly performance.
• Monitor in-process assembly and testing, and review test results for compliance with customer requirements.
• Coordinate incoming inspections according to contract and internal requirements; review incoming material and assembly certifications and data packages when applicable.
• Document defects or out-of-specification conditions for Material Review Board review and disposition.
• Plan and support improvements that consider product safety and compliance, and oversee countermeasures and corrective and preventive actions.
• Perform internal process audits to confirm process and contract compliance.
• Improve procedures, processes, and methods to support quality and prevent defects or escapes; complete predetermined improvement initiatives.
• Identify and elevate process and product quality or contract-compliance improvement opportunities to the Management Team.
• Assist continuous improvement teams in company-wide improvement efforts.
• Review company drawings for manufacturability, inspectability, contract compliance, and process improvements.
• Develop, monitor, and update data required for internal and customer communications.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• FSA and HSA, including quarterly company-paid HSA contributions.
• Disability, life, and AD&D insurance.
• 401(k) with a 4% company match and profit sharing.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays, with an option to purchase additional PTO.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Performance-based bonus program.
• Paid parental leave, military leave, jury duty, and bereavement leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time