Quality Engineer (AS9100 Aerospace)
Sqaservices · Garden City, New York, United States · onsite
USD 60 to 70 · period not stated
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain compliance with AS9100 Quality Management System requirements.
- Support internal, customer, regulatory, and third-party audits.
- Assist in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of quality procedures, work instructions, and process controls.
- Review manufacturing processes for compliance with engineering, customer, and regulatory requirements.
- Develop and maintain inspection plans, control plans, and quality standards.
- Support First Article Inspections (FAI) in accordance with AS9102 requirements.
- Evaluate nonconforming material and participate in Material Review Board (MRB) activities.
- Monitor process performance and identify opportunities for defect reduction and process improvement.
- Lead investigations of nonconformances, customer complaints, and internal quality issues.
- Utilize root cause analysis methodologies including:
- 8D
- 5 Why
- Fishbone (Ishikawa)
- FMEA
- Develop, implement, and verify corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Track effectiveness of corrective actions and ensure timely closure.
- Support supplier qualification and performance monitoring activities.
- Review supplier corrective actions and verify effectiveness.
- Participate in supplier audits and source inspections as required.
- Analyze supplier quality data and drive continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers.
- Support Process Validation and Process Capability studies.
- Conduct Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and Gage R&R studies.
- Utilize Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques to monitor manufacturing performance.
- Ensure validation documentation meets customer and regulatory requirements.
- Act as quality representative during customer visits and audits.
- Review customer quality requirements and ensure deployment throughout the organization.
- Support customer investigations and corrective action responses.
- Lead Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma quality improvement projects.
- Analyze quality metrics and identify trends.
- Drive initiatives that improve product quality, delivery performance, and operational efficiency
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in quality, Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline.
- 3-7 years of quality engineering experience in an aerospace, aviation, defense, or highly regulated manufacturing environment.
- Experience working within an AS9100-certified organization.
- Experience with AS9102 First Article Inspection requirements.
- Experience conducting root cause investigations and corrective actions.
- Working knowledge of:
- AS9100
- AS9102
- ISO 9001
- FAA regulations (as applicable)
- Customer aerospace quality requirements
- Proficient with quality tools including:
- FMEA
- SPC
- MSA
- Control Plans
- Process Capability Studies
- APQP/PPAP concepts
- Ability to interpret:
- Engineering drawings
- GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing)
- Specifications and technical standards
- Experience with ERP and electronic Quality Management Systems (eQMS).
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel data analysis.
Preferred Qualifications:
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt
- Aerospace manufacturing experience involving machining, assembly, welding, brazing, and special processes
- Internal Auditor certification
- Ability to apply AI-based tools and technologies, where appropriate, to support quality management activities, data analysis, problem-solving, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Analytical thinking and problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Risk-based decision making
- Effective communication and presentation skills
- Project management capability
- Team collaboration and leadership
- Customer-focused mindset
- Continuous improvement orientation
- Internal and external defect rates
- Corrective action closure effectiveness
- Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
- Customer complaint reduction
- Audit findings and closure performance
- First Pass Yield (FPY)
- Supplier quality performance
- On-time completion of quality initiatives
- Combination of offices, laboratory, and manufacturing floor environments.
- Frequent interaction with production personnel, suppliers, customers, and auditors.
- Occasional travel for supplier audits, customer visits, and training.