Quality Engineer

RTC Aerospace•Rockford, MI

9h•Onsite

About The Position

RTCA is a precision aerospace and defense manufacturing group built on decades of hands-on machining expertise, with roots spanning more than 50 years. We support mission-critical commercial and government aerospace programs across North America through four U.S. Centers of Excellence operating as an integrated platform with 150+ CNC machines and a team of 250+ professionals. Unlike large organizations where roles can be narrow, RTCA offers hands-on ownership and real visibility – you understand how your work supports the team, the operation, and the end customer. Our flat structure allows employees to take initiative, grow their skills, and have their contributions recognized, while still providing the stability, advanced technology, and meaningful work of an established aerospace manufacturer. At RTCA, we believe in teamwork, excellence, and delivering with pride. One Team! One Mission! A Quality Engineer will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to ensure compliance with customer engineering and quality requirements throughout the production process from receipt of purchase order to delivery of product. This includes customer specific quality requirements, procurement and processing requirements, document control, contract review, and job/work order planning. This position requires a high degree of concentration and multitasking.

Requirements

Five years’ experience in aerospace industry quality related roles.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering a plus or at least 5 years’ experience in the same or similar role without a degree
Collaborates with external and internal customers, including Manufacturing, Program Management, Engineering, and Sales staff to meet customer requirements, ensure compliance, and continue smooth flow of quality products.
Lean manufacturing and/or continuous improvement/value stream experience in a manufacturing environment
Proficiency in QMS and AS9100 Rev D
Experience with Quality Assurance, job/work order planning, D6-1276 and other OEM frozen planning requirements, OEM customer quality and engineering requirements, heat treat and processing specifications, selection of customer approved suppliers, quality requirements for procurement of raw material, contract review of customer quality and engineering requirements.
Experience with Microsoft Office applications and MRP systems
Works independently, follows instructions, can concentrate for long periods of time and is able to tolerate multiple interruptions throughout the day.
Team player with a can-do attitude.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a machining environment
Six Sigma Black Green.

Responsibilities

Working a full-time, onsite position at our Rockford, MI location.
Contract review of customer purchase orders to ensure full understanding and compliance with quality and engineering requirements and assessment of any associated risks.
Review and approve of internal work orders to ensure compliance with customer requirements.
Review and approve of procedure, work instructions and/or forms in compliance with industry and AS9100 standards
Internal auditing to AS9100 Rev D requirements and internal standard work
Collaborate with planning, outside processors, and customers to facilitate the creation and approval of controlled manufacturing plans
Assists in the implementation, and administration of other QA and company activities including: risk management, configuration control, training, auditing, corrective actions, continuous improvement, and preventative actions.
Perform in depth root cause, corrective and preventive actions using 8D and other root cause analysis tools
Adheres to all workplace safety guidelines, policies, and laws determined by the company, state, and federal authorities
Performs other duties as assigned.