Senior Quality Engineer - Additive Manufacturing
About The Position
Eaton’s IS AER FMC Aerospace division is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer for its Additive Manufacturing team in North Charleston, South Carolina. The site is an Aerospace Group machining center of excellence with just under 200 employees, manufacturing hydraulic pumps for commercial and military aircraft. Eaton’s growing additive manufacturing operation supports aerospace products and business growth. This role will serve as the Additive Manufacturing quality and manufacturing expert for the Digital Design and Additive Manufacturing center, defining inspection techniques and implementing quality and inspection tools in collaboration with customers, engineers, and additive manufacturing process specialists. The position develops and verifies inspection techniques, standards, and guides, including for new product development. It oversees quality studies and documentation, process and supplier corrective actions, audit activity, nondestructive testing standards, certifications, the additive manufacturing quality system, and continuous improvement. The role also supports digital initiatives, in-process monitoring, new manufacturing execution system implementation, customer reviews, and calibration as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and 3 years of quality manufacturing engineering experience, or a high school diploma and 6 years of quality manufacturing engineering experience.
- Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, political asylee, or refugee.
- Must not require employment sponsorship now or in the future.
- Must live within 50 miles of the North Charleston, South Carolina facility; relocation is not offered.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, industrial, or mechanical engineering.
- Experience with aerospace products and applications.
- Experience with internal auditing, SPC, PPAP, MSA, and process capability.
- Quality engineering experience in the aerospace industry.
- Knowledge of GD&T and a strong geometric dimensioning and tolerancing background.
- MiniTab knowledge, including SPC and MSA.
- Nondestructive testing experience.
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), or Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence certification.
- Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certification.
- Quality audit experience.
- Knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma tools.
- Ability to read blueprints, technical data sheets, and schematics.
- Quality and metrology knowledge.
- Presentation skills and the ability to collaborate as a strong team player.
Responsibilities
- Create and validate inspection techniques, standards, and guides, including for new product development.
- Complete measurement system analyses (MSAs), PPAPs, first article inspections (FAIs), gage R&R studies, capability studies, and other quality studies.
- Write procedures and work instructions for additive manufacturing quality processes.
- Review control plans and process plans for conformance to drawings.
- Lead the creation and maintenance of process FMEAs.
- Lead quality councils and material review board (MRB) events.
- Drive root cause and corrective action (RCCA) events within additive manufacturing and with suppliers when needed.
- Lead internal audit efforts, including layer process audits and special process audits, and coordinate fresh-eye audits.
- Own the standard production process for CT scan, X-ray, fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI), and other nondestructive testing methods.
- Implement process improvements to reduce cost and improve quality.
- Maintain additive manufacturing AS9100 certification and own the NADCAP certification for additive manufacturing in Charleston.
- Attend and support customer design reviews, audits, and visits.
- Manage the additive manufacturing quality system and support the calibration system when needed.
- Develop quality procedures for in-process monitoring and analyze data from in-situ tools.
- Develop a thorough understanding of additive manufacturing machines and support equipment.
- Support new manufacturing execution system (MES) implementation and recommend quality improvements.
- Support digital initiatives to implement Model Based Enterprise.
Benefits
- Health and welfare benefits.
- Retirement benefits.
- Programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
