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Quality Engineer
Job Description:
The Quality Engineer position will work closely to solve quality problems and support new development programs, legacy programs, and conduct internal audits.
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.
Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supporting new product introduction programs by creating and maintaining the following as required:
- Production Part Approval Process
- Advanced Product Quality Planning
- Zero Defects Program
- Control Plans
- Inspection Plans
- Inspection Reports
- First Article Inspection Reports
- Supplier Approval and Development
- Attend NPI meetings including
- Preliminary Design Reviews
-Critical Design Reviews
-Make Buy Reviews
- Monitor Progress of NPI programs through manufacturing and into production
- Conduct purchase order reviews related to NPI and production programs
- Interact with customers on NPI and production programs
- Engage in problem solving with engineering, operations, and supply chain on NPI and production programs
- Support shipments of NPI and production programs
- Conduct internal audits
- Become a designated quality representative when required by the customer
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 / POs, 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
Education and Experience:
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering required
- 9 to 10plus 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
Other Skills:
- Computer Literacy in Excel, Minitab, CAD and Visio
- Advanced problem solving and advanced data analysis techniques
- Knowledge in and experience in 8D problem solving techniques, SPC and statistical analysis
Other
- Due to contracts with the United States Government, the candidate must be either a US or Green card holder
Compensation
Employee Type:Salaried
Salary Minimum:$100,000
Salary Maximum:$110,000 Salary Disclaimer:Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate only. At the time of this posting.The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.
Please note that we have this contract exclusively and any double submittals on a candidate will result in our client automatically rejecting the candidate. We will answer any questions that we can to help you determine if this could be a good fit for you.
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