Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Job Description

Required: Experience in aerospace or automotive manufacturing. Knowledge of AS9100 or TS16949.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

The Quality Engineer has a broad range of duties, including:

• Working closely with Engineering to ensure that designs meet applicable quality requirements.

• Plan and perform internal quality audits and execute action items.

• Lead quality initiatives to reduce scrap and rework by developing and facilitating cross-functional teams.

• Conducting quality investigations.

• Be an active participant in the material review board.

• Provide quality function support by working closely with Sales, Engineering, and Manufacturing to manage customer relations, expectations, needs and satisfaction.

• Independently drive and direct actions with departmental groups to maintain MRB and RMA issues.

• Drive key quality performance metrics: DPPM, OTD, Cost of Quality, Customer Scorecards, Internal Audit Risk and Effectiveness, Supplier Performance, Contract Review.

• Source inspection liaison

• Travel to customer and supplier locations as required.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of aerospace quality requirements and specifications.

• Proven track record of partnering with manufacturing and engineering

• Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action. Experience with formal quality and operations systems.

• Capable of reviewing and interpreting drawings, contracts / PO’s, and applicable processing standards.

• Skilled at performing First Article inspections.

• Proficiency with MS Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• An understanding of use and application of statistics and SPC.

• Six Sigma preferred

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering required

• 1 to 5 plus years working in the aerospace and or automotive industry in a quality, engineering, or manufacturing capacity.

• Previous experience in a high mix, low volume job shop

• Ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D Quality Management System processes.

• Due to ITAR restrictions an export license may be required