Sr Quality Engineer

Our client is a fast-growing company known for its ability to provide highly engineered technology, service and system solutions to a range of aerospace and associated markets.
Globally focused with strategic facilities on four continents, we offer a range of products, components and integrated systems that are found on most commercial and military aircraft, as well as on unmanned aircraft, military ground vehicles, shipboard applications and spacecraft. Core product lines include: fluid control, landing gear and actuation, and electro-mechanical control.

DIRECT REPORTING: Quality Manager
The Quality Engineer shall lead process capability improvement, working closely with Manufacturing, Materials, and Engineering teams to ensure internal processes are capable of providing products to satisfy customer requirements. The QE will provide focused support for daily production activities and provide guidance for technical data interpretation/analysis of engineering drawings, specifications, purchase orders, etc. The QE will be responsible for assignment of component quality requirements by assessing gauging techniques and competency, writing quality plans, and coordinating technical requirements with appropriate groups. They will ensure root cause analysis and corrective actions are implemented and quality data is trended and reported on a routine basis.
Principal Activities:
• Drive manufacturing process capability improvements through variation reduction, error-proofing, and implementation of statistical process control
• Collect and analyze data to identify and prioritize opportunities for improvement of product and process quality
• Provide leadership on problem solving teams to drive root cause analyses and corrective/preventive action plans
• Key quality representative on new product introduction teams responsible for contract review and driving design-for-quality on new product introduction teams
• Manage major program manufacturing process qualification
• Manage supplier quality and provide support for supplier quality development • Perform product reliability studies
• Validate and respond to corrective and preventive action requests (from both internal and external customers)
• Provide quality witness on tear down of customer returned material
• Participate on Material Review Board and Configuration Control Board
• Develop process flow charts/diagrams and process failure mode effects analyses reports
• Create statistically valid control plans for manufacturing processes
• Use of lean and six sigma tools to drive variation reduction
• Conduct and participate in quality system, process, and product audits
• Provide technical leadership to inspection team members
• Support product/process certifications and approvals
• Comply with all company policies/procedures
• Comply with all military and contractual requirements
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by management
Job Requirements: Knowledge Skills & Abilities
• Knowledge of manufacturing operations required.
• High ethical standards. Models and supports organization's goals and values; adapts to changing conditions; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Strong business/technical writing, presentation, planning, problem solving, organizational, project management and decision-making skills.
• Six sigma tools and methodology; green belt or black belt experience is a plus • Lean manufacturing practices to improve product/process quality
Education & Experience
• BS Engineering with 2 years of experience in a quality related field. Or
• A minimum of 7 years of progressive quality systems and process quality experience in a manufacturing environment with a focus on Supplier Quality Development.
Experience with lean manufacturing in a high mix low volume environment is a plus. Other
• U.S. Person

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