Quality Engineer

TSC•Huntsville, AL

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Falcata is recruiting a Quality Engineer to support its production operation in Huntsville, Alabama. The role ensures compliance with contractual and internal requirements so that production meets customers’ quality and product-performance expectations. Candidates with experience integrating electronics hardware for complex systems, such as high-density airborne or ruggedized electronics assemblies, are encouraged to apply. The Quality Engineer is an integral member of the Quality team and may be assigned other quality duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Quality Assurance, or equivalent, or 5–7 years of applicable experience in quality assurance, engineering, or operations.
Experience with development programs and transition to production.
Familiarity with IPC, J-STD, MIL, and DoD standards.
Experience with configuration control.
Experience with material traceability processes and tools.
Strong attention to detail.
Strong analytical skills in root cause analysis and determining corrective and preventive actions.
Excellent organization and planning skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain records and documents accurately in accordance with policies and procedures.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and work well with others.
Ability to review, interpret, and ensure compliance with relevant contract quality notes.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to summarize issues from collected data and present concise summaries visually.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Eligibility to obtain a DoD security clearance is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ISO 9001 or AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
Experience applying audit standards, procedures, and techniques.
5–7 years of experience in circuit card assemblies and integration.
5–7 years of experience in mechanical assemblies.
DoD or military hardware manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

Create quality plans for production-ready products and products entering first production.
Provide expertise in preparing, evaluating, and assessing documentation for manufacturing, inspection, and testing processes.
Work with production and inspection teams to resolve issues, collect data, and present meaningful metrics that identify improvement opportunities.
Create First Article Inspection documentation.
Support Physical Configuration Audits (PCA) and Functional Configuration Audits (FCA).
Witness DVT and qualification testing.
Review requirement-validation objective evidence.
Support Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action (FRACA) for failures discovered during testing.
Participate in the Material Review Board process as needed.
Develop new or improve existing internal operating procedures and work instructions.
Create Corrective Action Requests (CARs) and ensure corrective actions are resolved promptly.
Conduct internal audits and manage and maintain the audit schedule.
Review final-hardware documentation for accuracy, completeness, and correct data.
Perform final release of finished hardware and notify the Quality Manager that it is cleared to ship.