Quality Engineer

Hexcel Corporation•Amesbury, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Quality Engineer at ARC Technologies LLC, a part of Hexcel, you will be instrumental in enhancing quality management systems, engaging in internal auditing, and driving corporate systems initiatives. The role involves working with a diverse range of products including metals, foams, thermal plastics, and extrusions, ensuring adherence to the highest standards for complex customer requirements, particularly for vital aerospace and defense projects. Your contributions will directly safeguard warfighters and impact mission success. This position offers hands-on experience with various quality management system processes, broadening expertise across different materials and technologies, and provides a pathway to leadership roles in Quality, operations, or engineering, including leading key corporate initiatives. The company, ARC Technologies LLC, is committed to supporting and empowering all individuals, including civilians, veterans, transitioning members, reservists, and military spouses, through excellence in advanced material solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
Working knowledge of the Quality Management System requirements contained within the ISO 9001 standard.
Experience with quality analysis and problem-solving tools.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD security clearance

Nice To Haves

A strong working knowledge of the AS 9100 standard requirements is preferred.
Experience applying continuous improvement methodologies such as DMAIC and DMADV is preferred, especially accompanied with Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certifications.

Responsibilities

Ensure effective control plans are established and implemented for manufacturing, inspection and test processes to ensure conformance to specifications and contract requirements.
Act as an integrated member of the design and production teams developing and reviewing quality standards, methods, work instructions and procedures for the inspection of manufactured and procured products.
Support cross-functional teams in the execution and reporting of quality improvement efforts with a focus on business process improvements, manufacturing process improvements, scrap reduction and supplier quality improvement.
Collaborate with other engineers, managers and production personnel to address product, process and system nonconformities, determine root causes and implement effective solutions.
Participate as a member of the internal audit team.
Conduct internal audits.
Assign and drive corrective action tasks to completion and perform verification / effectiveness reviews as required.