Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Ensure AS9100 QMS compliance by translating customer, regulatory, and aerospace requirements into inspection plans, manufacturing controls, supplier flow-downs, and quality records.
- Protect product safety and conformity by identifying quality risks, supporting production readiness, verifying special process controls, and ensuring requirements are met before delivery.
- Lead nonconformance, escape, complaint, and supplier-defect investigations; drive containment, root cause, corrective action, and preventive action through effective closure.
- Prepare, review, and submit AS9102 First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR/FAI) and supporting evidence to verify product and process conformance.
- Participate in MRB activities, disposition nonconforming material, and ensure risk-based containment, recovery, and customer/regulatory compliance.
- Perform and support internal, supplier, customer, and third-party audits; maintain audit readiness and objective evidence for AS9100 requirements.
- Evaluate and improve supplier quality performance through audits, scorecards, corrective action follow-up, and support for defect and delivery-risk reduction.
- Partner with engineering, manufacturing, inspection, program management, supply chain, customers, and suppliers to resolve quality issues and improve manufacturability, repeatability, and compliance.
- Maintain accurate quality documentation, certifications, inspection records, customer portal submissions, and status reporting for open quality actions.
- Use quality data, trend analysis, and continuous improvement methods to reduce variation, prevent recurrence, and improve process performance.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline required.
- 3+ years in quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, or process engineering in a regulated manufacturing environment.
- 2+ years hands-on with nonconformance management, root cause analysis, CAPA, MRB activities, and resolution of customer and supplier quality issues.
- Proficient in GD&T and reading engineering drawings, specifications, inspection plans, customer flow-down requirements, and manufacturing process documentation.
- Working knowledge of AS9100 and AS9102; FAIR preparation experience preferred
- Familiarity with PPAP, APQP, PFMEA, SPC, Lean/Six Sigma preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), experience with Minitab, ERP/MRP systems, customer portals, and electronic QMS platforms highly desirable.
- ISO 9001 / AS9100 internal/lead auditor experience a plus
Competencies:
- AS9100/AS9102 quality mindset with sound judgment in regulated manufacturing environments.
- Product conformity focus, including drawings, GD&T, inspection plans, FAI/FAIR, certifications, and customer flow-downs.
- Risk-based nonconformance management, containment, MRB support, and customer-impact escalation.
- Disciplined RCA/CAPA execution using structured problem-solving methods (5-Why and 8D).
- Strong documentation discipline for traceability, audit evidence, quality records, and customer portal submissions.
- Data-driven improvement using Excel, Minitab, SPC, process capability, Pareto analysis, trends, and basic statistics.
- Effective collaboration with manufacturing, inspection, engineering, suppliers, customers, and cross-functional teams.
- Self-directed ownership, clear communication, and ability to manage production priorities to closure.
Travel:
- The Quality Engineer may be required to travel throughout North America and could be required to travel to Europe or Asia.
The final compensation offered to the candidate may be based on geographical location, work experience and/or skill level. Additions to the compensation package, including but not limited to paid time off, insurance benefits and 401(k) eligibility, will be outlined at the time of the job offer.
Application:
Compensation range: $75,000-$115,000
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status.
This position requires the use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. Green Card Holder), Political Asylee or Refugee.
All applicants must successfully complete a background check and drug screening as a condition of employment.