Quality Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 5 years of manufacturing quality engineering experience in the aerospace industry; a combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Working knowledge of machining practices, procedures, and supporting processes.
• Ability to analyze and develop policies and procedures; perform root cause analysis, including Pareto, fishbone, and 5Y methods; and perform process mapping.
• Proficiency in technical interpretation of engineering documents, drawings, blueprints, and models.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to tasks such as frequency distributions, test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.
• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize own work.
• Ability to contribute effectively to a team effort.
• Strong interpersonal and customer-oriented skills.
• Proficiency with computer applications including MS Office Suite, MS Project, Visio, and Visual Manufacturing software.
• Ability to read and write English.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.

Responsibilities

• Know and follow general company and corporate policies and procedures, as well as department policies and procedures.
• Meet personal goals and workplace expectations.
• Lead cause-and-corrective-action activities, follow up on commitments, and document results.
• Lead or participate in Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) events.
• Standardize and optimize inspection plans.
• Establish in-process inspection and operator certification programs.
• Track key quality data, including MRB, rejection causes, process discrepancies, escapes, and rework.
• Manage customer tags and communicate with customer technical representatives to resolve discrepancies.
• Review and approve AS 9102 First Article Inspection Reports.
• Review manufacturing planning for compliance with customer and internal quality requirements.
• Help train new manufacturing employees as needed.
• Serve as the quality contact for assigned customer products.
• Disposition internally generated non-conformance reports.
• Confer with management, production, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and related considerations to facilitate production processes.
• Confer with planning staff about product tooling to ensure efficient production methods.
• Confer with vendors about product specifications, arrange purchases of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluate products against specifications and quality standards.
• Design sequences of operations and specify procedures for fabricating tools and equipment and for other functions affecting product performance.
• Inspect machinery, equipment, and tools for efficiency, and investigate and initiate corrective actions for problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
• Consult customer specification documents to develop operations routing for manufactured products.
• Report to work on time, follow instructions, interact well with coworkers, and understand and follow work rules and procedures.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned.