Quality Engineer-New Product Introduction

Howmet Aerospace•Wichita Falls, TX

About The Position

Howmet is a world leader in the investment casting industry and supplies superalloy, aluminum, and titanium components for aerospace, automotive, and commercial transportation applications. The Wichita Falls facility supplies jet engine components to aerospace customers. The Quality Engineer is responsible for quality of superalloy castings from purchase order through shipment and resolves manufacturing and shipment issues related to customer specifications. The position supports quality manuals, continuous improvement initiatives, and collaboration with business center personnel on quality initiatives. It also develops and implements root-cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions, inspection and testing standards, and cost-reduction and part/process-improvement activities to ensure complex aerospace components meet customer specifications and blueprint requirements. The role involves addressing external customer escapes, periodic qualification and re-qualification, quality audits, process certification, quote preparation, and part shipment. It requires working across stakeholders and shifts, using data to guide decisions, anticipating issues, and driving practical, scalable continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution; Mechanical, Materials Science, or Manufacturing Engineering is preferred.
Legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility will be verified at hire.
Must be able to lawfully obtain access to export-controlled items.
Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
Working knowledge of quality systems and requirements and their relationship to business, such as AS9100 and NADCAP.
Proficiency in root-cause and corrective-action analysis and appropriate methodologies.
Ability to use structured problem-solving methods such as 8D.
Excellent PC skills and written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work well in a team environment and commit to continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Three years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience with APQP and PPAP.
ASQ, CQA, and/or CQE certification.
Experience in aerospace or automotive.

Responsibilities

Investigate external customer escapes, analyze root causes, and develop and implement corrective and preventive action plans, including mistake-proofing solutions.
Prepare L/O and MRB forms and supporting data for customers.
Develop VSE/ESA requirements.
Formulate, perform, and validate quality-system and part audits.
Define and implement control plans and FMEAs according to customer requirements.
Collect, analyze, and prepare statistical data according to control plans.
Review bills of materials, routings, customer and industry specifications, and blueprints in support of quote preparation.
Obtain certification as a customer release agent when required for part shipment.
Support administration of quality manuals and continuous-improvement initiatives, and interact with business center personnel on quality initiatives.
Develop and initiate inspection, testing, and evaluation standards and methods.
Inspect components to verify compliance with customer specifications and blueprint requirements.
Implement cost-reduction initiatives and part/process improvement activities.
Work with stakeholders across shifts and serve as a liaison between the shop floor and engineering.