Value Stream Quality Engineer

Ontic•Creedmoor, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Value Stream Quality Engineer at Ontic, you will take an end-to-end view of quality across a product value stream, helping ensure products and processes consistently meet established procedures and customer requirements. The role spans the supply base, manufacturing processes, and customer requirements. You will use data, quality tools, and structured problem-solving to identify risk, understand performance, and drive improvements. You will take ownership of quality performance while working across teams to solve problems, reduce risk, and champion continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. The position is based at Ontic's Creedmoor, North Carolina facility, a 100,000-square-foot site supporting electronic, avionic, and electro-mechanical aerospace capabilities and products used in civil and military aircraft. The position requires meeting export control compliance requirements. A U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required; this includes a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee.

Requirements

Experience supporting quality across products, manufacturing processes, and/or supply chain activities.
Experience conducting product or process audits and working to established procedures and customer requirements.
Ability to lead risk assessments and support effective risk-management decisions.
Experience with root cause analysis and structured problem-solving.
Ability to develop, analyze, and interpret quality metrics and trends using statistical analysis tools.
Experience supporting or leading continuous improvement activities.
Knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
Must meet export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person under 22 C.F.R. §120.15; includes a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee.

Responsibilities

Ensure products and processes are maintained in accordance with established procedures and customer requirements.
Perform product and process audits to verify compliance and identify opportunities for improvement.
Lead risk assessments and help drive decisions about appropriate risk-management procedures.
Initiate and drive continuous improvement activities across the product value stream.
Develop and maintain quality metrics and trends using statistical analysis tools to provide visibility into performance.
Lead and participate in root cause analysis to identify and address quality issues.
Support the development of cost-reduction initiatives through continuous improvement and structured problem-solving.

Benefits

Goal Share bonus program
Paid volunteering time
24/7 confidential wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employee discounts
Learning and development opportunities
Employee referral program
Comprehensive medical insurance
Competitive PTO, holiday pay, and sick leave
401(k) plan with up to 4% company match
9/80 work schedule where applicable