As a Quality Engineer III here at Honeywell Aerospace, you will play a critical role in ensuring the highest standards of quality for our products and processes. In this role, you will impact the company's ability to deliver high-quality products, meet regulatory requirements, and exceed customer expectations. Your expertise in quality engineering, problem-solving skills, and commitment to excellence will contribute to the company's success and reputation in the industry.
You will report directly to our Quality Engineering Manager and you’ll work out of our Kanata, ON location on a hybrid work schedule.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing quality assurance strategies, conducting audits, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality and customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities
KeyResponsibilities
- Lead and support quality assurance activities to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements as well as Honeywell Aerospace and industry quality standards.
- Conduct nonconformance / noncompliance root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions to address quality issues.
- Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, customers and suppliers to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Monitor quality metrics and analyse data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
- Participate in conducting audits and ensure adherence to quality management systems and regulatory requirements.
- Establishes product quality documentation system by writing and updating quality assurance procedures according to AS9100.
- Maintain the AS9100. Certification, host the external audits and lead the internal audits.
- Maintain site internal audit schedule.
Qualifications
The Honeywell Aerospace building is a controlled goods program environment. Candidates must be eligible for CGP security clearance.
YOU MUST HAVE
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (Electronics/ Electrical, Mechanical, or related technical discipline)
- Minimum 5 years of experience in quality engineering roles within electronics manufacturing / repair environments.
- Minimum 3 years of experience working with AS9100 quality management systems and regulatory standards applicable to the industry.
- Minimum 3 years of experience working with quality tools such as Root Cause Analysis and audit.
WE VALUE
- Certifications such as Six Sigma, Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), or similar is a plus.
- Strong data analysis skills and experience with quality improvement methodologies.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to drive quality improvements.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Proficiency with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
- Knowledge on PPAP process
- Proficient in conveying technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to drive process improvements and innovations to enhance product quality and operational efficiency.
The annual base salary range for this position is $80,000 to $110,000 in Kanata, ON. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell Aerospace considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.
This position is for a current vacancy.
About Honeywell Aerospace:
Join a company that's reintroducing itself to the aviation community we've helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA), we're launching as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company built on a legacy of operational excellence and mission-focused execution.
Our new brand identity pairs that heritage with real momentum, as we build technology that helps pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world's aircraft, your work here has reach that's rare to find anywhere else.
Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.
Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.
Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, such as Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, or a related technical discipline
- At least 5 years of experience in quality engineering within electronics manufacturing or repair environments
- At least 3 years of experience with AS9100 quality management systems and applicable industry regulatory standards
- At least 3 years of experience with quality tools, including root cause analysis and auditing
- Eligibility for Controlled Goods Program security clearance
- Six Sigma, Certified Quality Engineer, or similar certification
- Strong data analysis skills and experience with quality improvement methodologies
- Proficiency with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Knowledge of the PPAP process
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan provides a company‑paid contribution of 8–12% based on years of service with immediate eligibility and vesting, and eligible employees can access retiree medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes 15 vacation days (rising to 20 after five years), nine paid holidays, and unlimited sick time for exempt employees with accruals for non‑exempt staff.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work models include a 9/80 schedule with alternating Fridays off, supported by backup care services, an EAP, relocation assistance, and home‑office stipends where applicable.
The Aerospace Corporation Insights
What We Do
The space enterprise has been transformed by rapid change and growth. New vehicles for national security space, a more rapid launch cadence, proliferated satellite constellations, the pursuit of interplanetary exploration, and thriving commercial ventures are changing the nature of the space industry. The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is a leading architect for U.S. space programs, shaping efforts to outpace threats to our national security while cultivating the technologies needed to further this new era of space commercialization and exploration. Aerospace works across the space enterprise in service of the public interest. In addition to supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, our customers include NASA, NOAA, numerous federal agencies, and commercial space — all of whom benefit from our deep technical knowledge. We only pursue business related to the space mission and complementary fields, operating as the nation’s trusted partner to solve the toughest challenges and develop reliable and innovative technologies. Innovation in space occurs when people have the freedom to imagine and do. At Aerospace, we take pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex challenges in the space enterprise.
Why Work With Us
We are a non-profit corporation chartered by the government to work on the hardest problems in space. We employ technical experts in every discipline of space-related science and engineering who touch every part of the US space program. Come join us as we make an impact bigger than ourselves.
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