Quality Transformation Engineer

Moog•Murphy, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Transformation Engineer advances Moog’s enterprise-wide Quality Transformation journey by developing, standardizing, and deploying systems that embed quality throughout the value stream, from suppliers through final assembly and shipment. The role helps ensure suppliers meet delivery, quality, and design-conformance expectations and that customers receive reliable, defect-free products. It may also involve direct customer engagement to support audits, resolve product or process issues, and collaborate on improvement initiatives. The position drives quality excellence across manufacturing and the supply chain by improving process capability, implementing Built-In Quality principles, and partnering with cross-functional teams and suppliers to reduce defects and improve reliability. The engineer supports compliance with customer, engineering, and regulatory requirements and promotes continuous improvement aligned with Lean/Shingo principles. The role is onsite in Murphy, North Carolina, and may require up to 10% domestic and international travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field, or a bachelor’s degree with relevant work experience in a quality role; alternatively, an associate degree with at least 3 years of related experience in a quality role.
May be required to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Experience functioning in a team-based manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Develop and sustain standardized quality systems across manufacturing and the supply chain.
Improve process capability and implement Built-In Quality principles.
Partner with cross-functional teams and suppliers to reduce defects, improve reliability, and ensure compliance with customer, engineering, and regulatory requirements.
Lead quality improvement initiatives focused on reducing variation, waste, and process complexity.
Manage supplier quality performance, audits, qualifications, corrective actions, and continuous improvement activities.
Apply structured problem-solving methodologies, including 8D, DMAIC, A3, and 5-Why, to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.
Analyze quality and supplier performance data to drive proactive improvements and support real-time performance monitoring.
Facilitate Kaizen events and coach teams and suppliers on quality tools, SPC, PFMEA, and mistake-proofing techniques.
Support quality transformation initiatives and promote continuous improvement aligned with Lean/Shingo principles.
Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, and customers to build quality into products and processes from design through production.
Represent Quality during customer reviews, audits, investigations, and supplier engagement activities.