Quality Engineering First Level Manager

Spirit AeroSystems•Wichita, KS

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions. We are looking for individuals who are reliable professionals who possess the ability to work well across diverse groups and effectively collaborate across organizational boundaries. The ideal candidate will leverage transformational leadership skills to lead our Quality Engineering and Quality System Specialist teams and drive innovative solutions into the Boeing Production System. The Quality Engineering teams support production by driving process improvements to eliminate escapes and defects, and by designing advanced inspection systems to ensure all products meet the highest Safety and Quality standards. Our Quality Engineering managers will lead the resolution of complex engineering and production challenges and will have a critical role in the continuous improvement of our Quality Management System. Quality Engineers (QE) work to develop, maintain and assess the Boeing Quality Management System (QMS) requirements for the production processes and design. QEs are responsible for verifying our value stream is capable of meeting the engineering requirements and our processes produce quality products. As a QE manager, you will work closely with other engineering functions, manufacturing and support functions to ensure compliance to our regulators and contractual requirements, while continually improving our products and processes. The Statement of Work includes being a problem solving leader through analyzing defect data, performing analysis to support production changes, identifying and implementing improvements to quality and production processes and product designs, and leading cross-functional teams on Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA) and defect reduction efforts.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited Engineering program
5+ years’ experience in a Quality discipline
Experience in Quality Management System (QMS) requirements
Experience in Aerospace or a Manufacturing environment
Functional Inspection experience
Ability to manage multiple priorities and effectively work multiple simultaneous assignments in a fast-paced, rapid change environment.
Support multiple functions such as Assembly, Fabrication, and Supply Chain
Root Cause and Correct Action (RCCA)
Project management
Computing – Microsoft Office applications.
SAP experience

Nice To Haves

Excellent interpersonal skills for working cross functionally across teams.
Analytical, demonstrated ability to analyze requirements and prioritize accordingly.
Strong leadership ability
A focus on continuous process improvement
Exceptional time management skills
Working familiarity of First Article Inspections (FAI)
Functional experience in First Article Inspection (FAI)
Familiar with multiple inspection methodologies: inspection tools, machines, CMM etc.
Experience in conducting a Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) associated with a complex technical issue
Experience leading cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

Establishes, oversees, and administers processes, policies, and best practices, and determines resource requirements, acquisition, improvement plans and quality measures.
Interfaces with other organizations, external suppliers, customers, and regulatory agencies to define, evaluate and communicate accomplishment of project and program priorities through all phases in the product or service lifecycle.
Provides organizational vision and strategic plan, quality policies, processes, and procedures, as well as process improvements and prevention measures.
Communicates, educates, trains and coaches’ customers, suppliers, and internal personnel regarding Quality policies, processes, and procedures.
Provides cross-functional leadership and Quality technical expertise.
Manage program quality requirements by aligning efforts to the customer requirements, overseeing product acceptance, ensuring program cadence, develop and maintain charts, communications, presentations.
Manage Quality Resources
Manage Continuous Improvement Specialists who focus on best practices for manufacturing operations, including process improvement, quality, and safety.
Develop new manufacturing build plans, conduct root cause analysis and other necessary activities, as an owner of the manufacturing process.
Provides interpretation of complex requirements.
Develops quality metrics, design and production certification plans for large programs to ensure compliance with contractual, company and regulatory requirements.
Lead or support resolution of process variation, chronic defects, or escapes (Continuous Improvement)
Leads various reviews to ensure quality attributes are incorporated into product designs.
Performs advanced analysis to ensure specified processes capability levels are achieved.
Provide leadership and project management support of key quality initiatives
Data analysis to Identify trends, failure modes, chronic failures, process variation and process capability
Support development and implementation of new technology or manufacturing processes