POSTION SUMMARY
The Quality Engineer under minimal direction is responsible for supporting Quality System and Product Specification compliance. Utilizes a wide range of knowledge, experience and professional skills to drive Quality Engineering and Quality Management System Improvement initiatives and projects.
The candidate is a focal point for interfacing Quality issues with internal and external customers, suppliers, regulators ensuring compliance to the appropriate requirements including non-conformance analysis and implementation of effective countermeasures and corrections.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties will include (but are not limited to):
Establishes and provides written procedures for quality assurance systems.
• Formulates quality assurance policies and procedures.
• Works with technical teams to drive improvement in Scrap, Rework, and Returns/Escapes.
• Provides expertise in Quality Assurance metrics and process improvement tools and methods to document and improve FPY.
• Oversees the MRB process to assure conformance to requirements and drive corrective action when required.
• Consults in high level reviews of corrective actions to assure that trends or systemic issues are identified and advises on development and implementation of preventive or corrective actions.
• Generates and controls department instructions, internal and supplier corrective actions.
• Acts as main contact in audits.
• Provides support to Operation in quality planning, support of productions, inspection and test, quality control, documentation, and shipment of quality products.
• Assists in the training and development of Quality Department Personnel.
• Provides support, training, and leadership in Quality Tools.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor&39;s degree (B. S.) in Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial or Aerospace engineering, or 8 years of equivalent experience and certifications.
Experience: 6+ years of progressive quality experience in aerospace, automotive, or industrial manufacturing environment
Preferred Qualifications:
Black/Green Belt Six Sigma Certified.
AS 9100D Lead Auditor Certification.
NADCAP experience.
Project Management.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Aerospace and Manufacturing environment.
- Excellent and proven problem-solving skills and strong technical aptitude.
- Experience with AS9100 Quality Management System.
- Experience with NADCAP audit and accreditation requirements (such as Chemical Processing, Heat Treating, NDT and Material Test Lab).
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings including GD&T, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
- Process improvement experience (Six Sigma and Statistical Process Control Methods).
- First Article Inspection, Quality Test Plans, and Inspection Processes experience.
- Manages projects, is organized, able to prioritize work, and make appropriate decisions
- Strong applicable knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Strong organizational, time management, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistics.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited information exists.
- Familiar with APQP methodology.
- pFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) experience.