Product Quality Engineer needed to develop, modify, apply and maintain quality evaluation, control systems and protocols for the build of highly complex electro-optical, electronic & mechanical spaceflight and/or airborne assemblies.
Requirements
- AS9100/ISO 9001 quality system experience.
- Demonstrated experience in development and execution of Manufacturing Engineering Instructions
- Test engineering support experience in environmental (TVAC and Vibration) testing
- Experience with programming languages and general object-oriented design concepts.
- Experience with software development lifecycle models and software quality assurance methods.
- Experience with APQP
- GD&T and Engineering Drawing Review experience
Responsibilities
- Validate processes and products utilizing established quality assurance policies, plans and procedures
- Develop and implement audit plans to ensure compliance to internal policies, program requirements and regulatory requirements
- Routinely track and analyze data to proactively identify process improvement opportunities and to identify and evaluate quality issues
- Lead teams to develop disposition, formally evaluate root cause, and implement corrective and preventative actions.
- Provide drawing reviews and test procedure reviews to ensure design modifications meet all quality requirements
- Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action activities, Material Review Board and Failure Review Board meetings, and participate in Independent Review Board sessions
- Manage quality performance across supply chain through supplier assessments, source selection, supplier quality management and implementation of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) tools.
Other
- Individual must have strong initiative, be a self-starter and have a proactive mind-set.
- Quality Engineer sets the tone for Quality with his/her manufacturing and engineering counterparts.
- Regularly interface with customer quality representatives for build and test activities and resolution of issues.
- Meet financial and business objectives with accurate quality forecasting, executing programs within cost and schedule, resolving problems and driving functional strategic improvements.
- Ability to travel 30+% depending on program needs.
