Senior Quality Engineer

Cubic Corporation • Tullahoma, TN

22h • $90,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Senior Quality Engineer is responsible for leading quality engineering activities to ensure products and processes meet internal requirements, customer specifications, and applicable regulatory standards. This role provides technical leadership in problem solving, continuous improvement, and compliance with AS9100 and aerospace customer requirements. The Senior Quality Engineer partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Customers to drive quality performance and prevent recurrence of nonconformances.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 5–10+ years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and aerospace quality requirements.
• Demonstrated experience leading audits, RCCA, and CAPA activities.
• Proficiency with quality tools (FAI, SPC, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA).
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and GD&T.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interface with customers and leadership.

Nice To Haves

• Aerospace manufacturing experience.
• ASQ certifications (CQE, CQA, or equivalent).
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
• Experience with SAP or other ERP/MES quality modules.
• Experience supporting regulated or high-reliability products.

Responsibilities

• Quality Systems & Compliance Serve as a subject matter expert for AS9100, ISO 9001, and applicable aerospace regulatory requirements.
• Lead internal, customer, and third-party audits; support corrective actions and closure.
• Ensure compliance with quality procedures, work instructions, and control plans.
• Support management review by analyzing quality metrics, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Problem Solving & Corrective Action Lead root cause analysis using structured methodologies (8D, RCCA, Fishbone, 5 Why).
• Own corrective and preventive action (CAPA) activities, ensuring effectiveness and sustainability.
• Drive containment, disposition, and long-term corrective actions for internal and customer issues.
• Manufacturing & Process Quality Provide quality engineering support to production and manufacturing engineering.
• Review and approve inspection plans, first article inspections (FAI per AS9102), and control methods.
• Analyze process capability, yield, scrap, and rework data to drive continuous improvement.
• Support new product introduction (NPI), including risk assessments (PFMEA) and process validation.
• Supplier Quality Support supplier qualification, audits, and performance monitoring.
• Lead supplier corrective actions and improvement initiatives.
• Review and approve supplier deviations, concessions, and source inspection requirements.
• Customer Interface Act as a primary quality point of contact for customers.
• Support customer audits, quality reviews, and issue resolution.
• Prepare and present quality data, reports, and corrective action responses.
• Leadership & Mentorship Mentor and provide technical guidance to Quality Engineers and Quality Technicians.
• Lead cross-functional teams on quality improvement initiatives.
• Promote a culture of quality, compliance, and continuous improvement across the site.

Benefits

• Cubic is dedicated to providing a comprehensive employee benefits program.
• All regular, full-time and part-time employees (working an average of 20 hours per week) are eligible for benefits that are effective on the first day of employment.
• Cubic offers medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks), life insurance options, critical illness and accident coverages, Flexible Spending Accounts, a pre-paid legal plan, travel accident insurance, an award-winning well-being program which includes an employer-funded lifestyle spending account, up to six weeks of paid parental leave, and a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match.
• Employees can also take advantage of backup childcare, pet care, pet insurance, virtual tutoring, and a tuition reimbursement program.
• Many locations follow a 9/80 work schedule with time-off policies to help encourage employees to take time for rest and relaxation.
• Full-time salaried employees are eligible to participate in Cubic’s flexible time-off arrangement.
• Part-time and hourly employees accrue paid time-off (PTO)/Sick leave at a rate of 5.23 hours bi-weekly.
• Lastly, Cubic provides its employees 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level