Quality Engineer is responsible for support of current production systems to improve safety, quality, reliability, cost, and cycle time. In this position, you will support processes and equipment in the manufacturing of carbon/carbon composites. our teams focus on multidirectional reinforced Carbon/Carbon (C/C) and Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) used in demanding applications such as thermal protection systems, re-entry vehicle nose tips, and rocket motor nozzles. Or Staff has doubled in the past 4 years to 400 members, 50 engineers in R&D and support engineering.
Job Responsibilities:
- Represent the company's quality team as the point of contact to assigned customers including support of onsite & virtual meetings as well as maintaining responsibility for distribution of data & information as required
- Coordinate company and supplier quality requirements to ensure proper flow down to vendors; assist in identification of supplier related issues &/or qualification of new vendors
- Develop and utilize systems to satisfy customer quality requirements including regulatory, certification, and validation systems
- Assist in providing quality support throughout the various gates of Contracts & Proposal process
- Deploy both proactive & reactive quality tools & principles within the organization including execution of RCCA, PFMEAs, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Process Flow Diagrams, Manufacturing Quality Plans (MQP), APQP as required
- Ensure proper product sampling, quality control checks, identification, and traceability are in place across the entire manufacturing value stream
- Make recommendations & establish business cases for capital expenditures in support of enhancing the quality of products & processes
- Utilize available data to assess the health of products, processes and quality systems
- Assist & train inspectors on best practices in accordance with quality assurance procedures
- Review of customer & internal drawings; report back to stakeholders on any required changes
- Participate in the organization's configuration management process including initiating, reviewing and dispositioning Engineering Change Orders
- Support the internal audit program in accordance with AS9100
- Participate &/or lead various RCCA activities in support of internal/customer non-conformances
- Participate in &/or lead Material Review Boards (MRB) meetings as quality engineering representative
- Maintain safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations
- Support, cooperate with, and participate in company-wide Lean and Safety improvement initiatives
What we need from you:
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, materials engineering, or closely related discipline
- several years relevant experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office software and Windows Operating systems
- Familiarity with database usage, Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Strong communication skills (written and oral)
- Expertise/experience in working with and meeting customers and/or suppliers requirements
- Experience as a team leader in identifying and resolving issues
- Good presentation skills
- Quality Assurance practices and procedures expertise
- Practical knowledge and experience using Lean, Six Sigma, & TQM principles
- Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations
- Supports, cooperates with, and participates in company-wide Lean improvement initiatives
