Quality Engineer Manager

Spirit AeroSystems•Wichita, KS

About The Position

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited Engineering program
5+ years’ experience in a Quality discipline
Experience in Quality Management System (QMS) requirements
Experience in Aerospace or a Manufacturing environment
Functional Inspection experience
Ability to manage multiple priorities and effectively work multiple simultaneous assignments in a fast-paced, rapid change environment.
Support multiple functions such as Assembly, Fabrication, and Supply Chain
Root Cause and Correct Action (RCCA)
Project management
Computing – Microsoft Office applications.
SAP experience

Nice To Haves

Excellent interpersonal skills for working cross functionally across teams.
Analytical, demonstrated ability to analyze requirements and prioritize accordingly.
Strong leadership ability
A focus on continuous process improvement
Exceptional time management skills
Working familiarity of First Article Inspections (FAI)
Functional experience in First Article Inspection (FAI)
Familiar with multiple inspection methodologies: inspection tools, machines, CMM etc.
Experience in conducting a Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) associated with a complex technical issue
Experience leading cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

Develops processes, systems, and equipment that ensure the quality, reliability, and system safety of company or procured products and services.
Provides quality system design and analysis review to validate the integrity of quality decisions that affect products and services.
Analyzes contractual, product definition, and specification requirements for the development or modification of methods, procedures, and metrics needed to ensure that quality standards and practices are attained.
Analyzes and provides material review dispositions for nonconforming materials, parts, and equipment.
Performs scientific evaluations and analyses and processes audits.
Tests and approves products, processes, equipment, and measurement systems.
Ensures that resulting processes provide for configuration management.
Participates in design and product reviews to ensure that producibility, inspectability, reliability, safety, Quality System integrity, and business process management objectives are met.
Performs such research as benchmarking to industry standards; analyzes and compiles performance reports and process control statistics in order to determine and improve process capability or product quality.
Performs root cause analyses.
Recommends and supports the implementation of corrective actions that are necessary to reduce or eliminate nonconformance to design specifications.
Interfaces with company employees, suppliers, customers, and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with contractual, company, and regulatory requirements.
Develops and uses statistical methodologies to ensure that specified levels of safety, reliability, and process capability are achieved, maintained, or improved.