Quality Engineer

PACIFIC AEROSPACE & ELECTRONICS•Wenatchee, WA

18d•$28 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

Pacific Aerospace & Electronics (PacAero) is seeking a Quality Engineer to support customer satisfaction and continual improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS). PacAero manufactures electronic connectors and housings for extreme environments, serving medical, aerospace, defense, space, and other applications. The Quality Engineer assists the Quality Manager with establishing, implementing, maintaining, and improving the QMS and quality documentation. The role supports inspection and product qualification activities, supplier performance, customer quality concerns, audits, corrective actions, and the transfer of new products into production. It also reviews quality records, production routings, quotes, contracts, nonconformance dispositions, and planning changes, and coordinates customer source inspections and waiver requests. The position is based primarily in Wenatchee, Washington. The posting lists a Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. schedule, and also states flexibility to work Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Employees must comply with safety and parts-handling requirements. The work environment includes hazardous chemicals and requires personal protective equipment.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Three years of quality-related experience.
Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.
Good computer skills and ability to retain information.
Legible handwriting.
Dependability, ability to follow instructions and management direction, and willingness to take responsibility for one's actions.
Ability to identify process improvements and understand the effects of process deviations.
Ability to work with minimal supervision, think independently, and solve problems.
Ability to provide completion dates, support company and management decisions, and offer help when needed.
Ability to advise management of policy violations.
Good mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills.
Ability to seek out duties, remain productive, and consistently meet company minimum labor-efficiency rates.
Ability to multitask and make independent observations about assigned work.
Ability to grasp new concepts without extensive repetition and clearly explain or define problems and issues.
Good understanding of blueprint reading and/or geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR and provide proof upon hire.
Must be flexible to work the listed Monday–Friday shift of 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., in addition to the schedule listed elsewhere in the posting.
Ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods.
Fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination for manipulating tools and performing precise measurements with a microscope.
Natural or corrected near-distance vision in at least one eye; ability to pass the Jaeger Number 2 test and a color-vision test.
Ability to work with hazardous chemicals and use required personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Work cooperatively with employees, follow instructions, maintain attendance and punctuality, adapt the work schedule to company needs, and perform other duties as assigned.
Observe safety regulations, follow protective-equipment requirements, report hazardous conditions, and follow parts-handling requirements.
Assist the Quality Manager in establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving the Quality Management System.
Create and maintain quality documentation, including the Quality Manual, QPs, AWPs, and SOPs.
Continuously improve quality-control inspection processes and procedures.
Plan, organize, and manage receiving, in-process, and final inspection activities, including product qualification testing.
Develop training to build quality awareness throughout the company.
Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for process-related concerns.
Assist Purchasing and the Quality Manager in managing supplier performance.
Respond to customer calls and emails regarding quality issues and complaints.
Prepare and review quality-control documents and reports, including inspection reports, AS9102 first article reports, and key-characteristic data reports.
Work with Engineering and Manufacturing to ensure new products transfer to production in accordance with internal and customer requirements.
Assist Engineering with failure analysis and corrective and preventive actions in response to customer complaints.
Accompany customers during audits or visits as needed.
Ensure timely responses to customer audit findings and customer corrective-action requests.
Schedule and coordinate customer source inspections.
Support Quality Inspectors in ensuring products and processes comply with QMS requirements.
Conduct internal and process audits, close audit findings, prepare finding reports, and determine appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
Ensure timely resolution of supplier failures and related corrective and preventive actions.
Review and approve nonconformance report dispositions as the Quality Control representative of the Material Review Board.
Review and approve production-order routings, including bills of materials, revisions, inspection operations, and inspection reports.
Review quotes and customer contracts to identify quality requirements, special requirements, risks, and requirements that cannot be verified.
Review and approve requests for planning changes.
Complete and submit customer waiver requests for noncompliant products as required.
Assist Engineering with customer drawing and specification change requests.
Promote teamwork, maintain a clean, safe, and unobstructed work area, and understand and apply quality-improvement processes.