Arwood Machine, A VulcanForms Company, seeks a Staff Quality Engineer to develop and drive measurable Quality improvements relating to products and processes in a digital production facility leveraging automated precision machining for defense, aerospace, medical, and other critical industries.
Requirements
- Knowledge of Root Cause Analysis, Data analysis, and Statistical Process Control concepts
- Experience in first article inspection reports (FAIRs), quality monitoring, and leading root cause correct actions for both short-term and long-term initiatives in a cross functional environment.
- Experience in manufacturing process knowledge with Quality systems and industry technical standards (ISO 9001, AS9100 and/or AS9102), interpreting drawings, work instructions, Bill of Materials (BOMs), consumable materials control, process disciplines and tool control.
- Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)/AS9145; Utilizing tools such as PPAP, Key Characteristics, DFMEA, PFMEA and/or Control Plans
- Expertise in Geometric Dimension and Tolerancing blueprint interpretations
Responsibilities
- Develops and drives measurable Quality improvements relating to products and processes
- Ensure Inspecting and Testing of materials, equipment, processes, and products to meet quality specifications.
- Create test and inspection method and develop and execute test method validations
- Collaborate to develop and implement quality and process controls and improvements.
- Assure the QMS conforms to the customer, internal, industry (i.e., AS9100, ISO 9001, ISO 13485), and regulatory/legal requirements.
- Engage and support shop floor personnel and manufacturing defect prevention teams to ensure alignment on top priorities (using baseline data and future forecast).
- Perform process walks, operator observations, and lead manufacturing team discussions to drive process enhancements to reduce variation.
Other
- Lead/Drive Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) initiatives (PFMEA, control Plans, SPC, etc.) using baseline metrics and future demand with the ability to perform verification/validation of improvements and efficiencies to facilitate defect prevention.
- Integrate product and process verifications such as First Articles and audits throughout value stream processes to prevent quality escapes, optimize throughput and assure on-time delivery of products and services.
