QA Engineer

Acutec Precision Aerospace Inc•Meadville, PA

About The Position

The Quality Engineer - Process serves as the primary customer contact for quality issues, questions, and concerns. The role is responsible for Zero-Defect planning, defect prevention, resolving product quality issues throughout manufacturing, and ensuring customer requirements are met. It also addresses internal and customer quality issues and supports process improvements. The employee must follow company safety policies and procedures and comply with hazardous waste disposal procedures. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Requirements

Associate's or bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, and/or at least five years of experience in a related field.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally with internal and external customers.
Ability to perform root-cause and corrective-action analysis.
Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask.
Ability to perform statistical process control input and interpret statistical data to compensate for machining deviation.
Ability to perform mathematical calculations involving fractions, percentages, and decimals, and metric conversions.
Strong computer skills, including Unipoint, an ERP system, and Excel.
Knowledge of machining and manufacturing, and inspection tools and processes.
Knowledge of company safety policies and procedures and compliance with hazardous waste disposal procedures.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma green belt training.

Responsibilities

Coordinate responses to internal or customer rejections, including containment, formal root-cause investigation, and corrective and preventive action implementation.
Build and maintain relationships with customer quality contacts.
Collaborate with QE-Planning to contribute to Zero-Defect plans for new and existing processes, identify and reduce manufacturing-process risk, and ensure customer needs are met.
Coordinate with customers on submissions of manufacturing and inspection plans, such as PPAPs, AS13002 forms, and APQP, as required.
Interpret statistical process control and measurement data to inform manufacturing-process decisions.
Optimize work sequencing and workflow through machines and work centers.
Advise and counsel other departments regarding quality requirements and technical subjects.
Coordinate and complete internal and external product, process, and system audits.
Ensure customer requirements are met throughout the manufacturing process, including rework.
Work with internal teams to drive process improvements, including statistical analysis and lean improvements.
Perform other related duties as required.
Follow company safety policies and procedures and comply with hazardous waste disposal procedures.