Quality Engineer

VERUS AEROSPACE FINANCE • Tacoma, WA

10d

About The Position

The Quality Engineer supports the manufacture of complex machined structural parts for the commercial and defense aerospace industries. The role supports new part development, process improvement, production troubleshooting, and customer liaison for quality issues and configuration changes. Working cross-functionally with Manufacturing Engineers, Programmers, Production, and Contract Program Managers, the Quality Engineer helps resolve discrepancies, conducts internal audits, and drives cause-and-corrective-action activities. The position ensures processes and procedures follow regulations, corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and documentation complies with requirements. The role may specialize in design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control, or research and development as they relate to product or process quality. Certification in lean and Six Sigma quality engineering methodologies may be applicable.

The Quality Engineer leads or participates in corrective action and continuous improvement activities, manages inspection plans and quality data, reviews first-article inspection reports and manufacturing planning, and serves as a quality contact for assigned customer products. The position also works with management, production, planning staff, and vendors on manufacturing capabilities, schedules, tooling, specifications, equipment, materials, and quality standards. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 5 years of manufacturing quality engineering experience in the aerospace industry; a combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Working knowledge of machining practices, procedures, and supporting processes.
• Ability to analyze and develop policies and procedures; perform root cause analysis, including Pareto, fishbone, and 5Y methods; and perform process mapping.
• Proficiency in technical interpretation of engineering documents, drawings, blueprints, and models.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to tasks such as frequency distribution, test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute effectively to a team effort.
• Strong interpersonal and customer-oriented skills.
• Basic computer proficiency and functional knowledge of computer applications and activities.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite, MS Project, Visio, and Visual Manufacturing software.
• Ability to read and write English.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.

Nice To Haves

• Certification in lean and Six Sigma quality engineering methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Follow general company, corporate, and department policies and procedures, and meet personal goals and workplace expectations.
• Lead cause-and-corrective-action activities, follow up on commitments, and document results.
• Lead or participate in Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) events.
• Standardize and optimize inspection plans.
• Establish in-process inspection and operator certification programs.
• Track key quality data, including MRB, rejection causes, process discrepancies, escapes, and rework.
• Manage customer tags and communicate with customer technical representatives to resolve discrepancies.
• Review and approve AS 9102 First Article Inspection Reports.
• Review manufacturing planning for compliance with customer and internal quality requirements.
• Help train new manufacturing employees as needed.
• Serve as the quality contact for assigned customer products.
• Disposition internally generated non-conformance reports.
• Confer with management, production, and other staff about manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
• Confer with planning staff about product tooling to support efficient production methods.
• Confer with vendors to determine product specifications, arrange purchases of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluate products against specifications and quality standards.
• Design sequences of operations and specify procedures for fabricating tools and equipment and for other functions affecting product performance.
• Inspect machinery, equipment, and tools for efficiency, and investigate problems and deficiencies and initiate corrective action to ensure product quality.
• Consult customer specification documents to develop operations routing for manufactured products.
• Report to work on time, follow supervisor or management instructions, interact well with coworkers, and follow work rules and procedures.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior