Quality Engineer (Entry level or Associate )

Boeing • Everett, WA

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Engineer (Entry Level or Associate) KC-46 to join the Quality Assurance group located in Everett, WA! Join the KC‑46 Quality team and play a mission‑critical role ensuring the safety, reliability, and global readiness of the Air Force’s next‑generation refueling tanker. Bring your engineering rigor and systems thinking to a high‑visibility defense program where your hands‑on technical expertise and cross‑functional leadership will directly impact aircrew safety, fleet performance, and on‑time delivery. Lead quality innovation—driving root‑cause fixes, supplier excellence, drawing reviews, APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning), process surveillances, and MECR (Manufacturing Engineering Change Request) approvals—to implement world‑class quality systems and continuous improvement across the KC‑46 lifecycle. If you thrive on rigor, stakeholder collaboration, and making measurable impact, your attention to detail and passion for aerospace quality will directly enable mission success for warfighters around the globe. This position requires a Bachelor's degree in one of the following relevant fields of study: Engineering Computer Science Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology) Mathematics Physics Chemistry

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in relevant field
• 1+ years of automation testing experience
• 1+ years of experience working with quality systems (e.g. Boeing Quality Management System (BQMS), International Organization for Standardization (ISO 9001), Aerospace Standard (AS9100)
• This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An Interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post Start is required.

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of experience in defining, developing, implementing, or improving production processes
• 3+ years of experience in data analysis and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
• 3+ years of experience in quality inspection and/or auditing
• 3+ years of experience with drawing, reading and interpreting Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Responsibilities

• Integrates contractual and Boeing Quality Management System requirements into all aspects of proposals and program processes and documentation.
• D evelops quality metrics, design and production certification plans to ensure compliance with contractual, Company and regulatory requirements.
• Conducts capability assessments and process validations to support supplier selection activities.
• Participates in various reviews to ensure quality attributes are incorporated into product designs.
• Performs analysis and process audits to ensure manufacturing and test readiness.
• Provides material review dispositions for non-conformances.
• Analyzes non-conformance trends to evaluate effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Performs benchmarking and other forms of analysis to ensure specified processes capability levels are achieved.
• Researches contractual and Boeing Quality Management System requirements for applicability to specific proposals and program processes and documentation.
• Develops sections of quality metrics, design and production certification plans to ensure compliance with contractual, Company and regulatory requirements.
• Analyzes capability assessments to support supplier selection activities.
• Performs data analysis to ensure manufacturing and test readiness.
• Compiles performance reports and other statistical data to ensure specified processes capability levels are achieved.

Benefits

• At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.
• Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
• The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees