Senior Quality Engineer(Friday-Sunday)

Beehive Industries•Loveland, OH

About The Position

The Senior Quality Engineer serves as a technical quality leader for aerospace manufacturing operations, supporting the machining center of excellence in Blue Ash, Ohio, with a focus on CNC machining and inspection. The role requires expert-level knowledge of GD&T, SPC, and dimensional inspection tools, along with a strong emphasis on training and mentoring quality and production teams in inspection methods and standards. The Senior Quality Engineer ensures AS9100 compliance, drives continuous improvement, and supports root cause investigations across internal and supplier operations. The role includes developing and implementing inspection plans and custom gaging solutions; applying SPC and capability analysis; overseeing First Article Inspections under AS9102; and creating and maintaining control plans, inspection plans, and work instructions. The Senior Quality Engineer supports customer-specific requirements, audits, new product launches, and customer onboarding, while mentoring junior quality staff and production operators. The schedule is Friday through Sunday.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience.
At least 5 years of Quality Engineering experience in aerospace or precision manufacturing.
Expert-level GD&T interpretation and application, including ASME Y14.5.
Experience designing custom gaging solutions, such as go/no-go, air gaging, and functional gages.
Strong experience with SPC tools and analysis, including control charts, MSA, and GR&R.
Experience operating CMMs and their software, such as PC-DMIS or similar.
Hands-on experience using comparators, calipers, micrometers, and other metrology tools.
Experience with AS9100, ISO 9001, and customer-specific aerospace requirements.
Proficiency with quality data tools, including Minitab, Excel, eQMS, and ERP/MRP systems.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a clearance.
Strong communication skills and ability to teach, mentor, and coach at all levels.
Analytical, hands-on approach and comfort working on the floor as well as with data.
Ability to translate complex quality requirements into practical shop-floor execution.
Comfort leading investigations, writing reports, and interacting with customers and suppliers.
Continuous-improvement mindset and data-driven decision-making.
Methodical and systematic approach, teamwork orientation, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with some ambiguity.

Nice To Haves

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Six Sigma certification.
Experience with additive manufacturing inspection methods.
Knowledge of NADCAP special processes, such as heat treat and coatings.
Experience developing and teaching technical training or certification programs, such as Certified Operator Programs.
Experience working in a start-up or small-to-medium-sized company.

Responsibilities

Lead and support dimensional inspection activities, develop inspection plans, and guide the team in using CMMs, comparator analysis, and manual inspection tools.
Design procedures and implement custom inspection gages and tools for quick, repeatable inspections supporting part control plans and SPC.
Serve as a technical subject-matter expert and trainer in GD&T interpretation, measurement methods, and shop-floor SPC application.
Develop and implement SPC control charts, capability studies (Cp, Cpk), and data-driven process monitoring.
Oversee First Article Inspections (FAIs) per AS9102 and support new product launch readiness.
Perform and teach root cause and corrective action methods, including 8D, 5 Whys, and Fishbone analysis.
Create and maintain control plans, inspection plans, and detailed work instructions for in-process and final inspection.
Analyze scrap, rework, and escape data; identify trends and lead improvement efforts.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve process capability and reduce variation.
Understand customer requirements and flowdowns; develop customer-specific inspection plans and communication strategies; support customer-specific audits, FAIs, and onboarding requirements.
Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits, including AS9100 and NADCAP, while maintaining audit readiness.
Mentor junior quality staff and production operators on measurement principles and inspection accuracy.