Senior Quality Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Occupational Summary:

The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer will be responsible for compliance to AS9100, quality requirements of NHBB’s customers and driving projects for reduction of scrap and rework processes

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Direct support for AS9100 quality management system compliance, including internal audits, corrective action system and applicable projects.
• Monitor and improve key quality metrics of scrap and rework
• Lead projects to reduce scrap and rework by leading cross functional team projects.
• Determine most effective methods for inspection techniques.
• Implement standardization of inspection techniques across manufacturing, assembly and supplier.
• Provide guidance, support and training for corrective action activities in the organization.
• Statistical methods to control and evaluate process capabilities, such as SPC, machine capabilities and gauge R&R.
• Provide a subject matter expertise while interacting with internal, external customers by meeting regularly, responding requests, and resolving issues as they may rise.
• Implement PPAP, process flows, FMEAs, control plans and process capability.
• Performs Quality audits to manufacturing processes and ensuring that all requirements are being followed.
• Reviews contractual requirements for quality compliance, flow down requirements to all levels of the organization, and creation of customer compliance matrix.
• Generates, reviews and process Quality non-conformances, conduct containment, disposition, evaluate root causes and implement corrective action as required.
• Mentoring team members on quality practices.
• Generate and deliver technical presentations
• Support NADCAP heat treatment audits

Job Skills and abilities:

• Advanced knowledge of Quality, manufacturing engineering processes and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to exercise a high degree of independent judgment.
• Able to solve complex problems; makes decisions based on analysis of multiple sources of information.
• Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to drive tasks to completion.
• Experience/familiarity with AS9100/ISO9001 quality standards
• Experience/familiarity with chemical and heat treatment NADCAP compliance (preferred)
• Familiarity in aerospace manufacturing processes and requirements
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Familiarity with and understanding of aerospace bearing materials and machining processes
• Knowledge in Inspection and test methodologies
• Proficient at blueprint reading, engineering drawing interpretation and tolerancing
• Highly self-motivated with demonstrated problem solving skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly self motivated and able to work independently
• Ability to prioritize and produce results in a fast paced manufacturing environment
• Desirable Knowledge on heat treatment processes and equipment

Education / Experience Required

• 4 year degree in engineering
• 3-6 years of quality and manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace environment
• 1-2 years of experience in a machining environment. Preference, grinding, CNC machining and assembly
• ASQ certified quality engineer is preferred
• Six sigma green or black belt certified is preferred
• AS13100 training is preferred

Pay Range $94,963 - $118,000 DOE

Other Requirements:

• Possess a sense of urgency
• Able to be flexible and respond to the changing needs of the organization

Note: Physical job requirements may include:

Note: Physical job requirements may include standing, use of hands to carry out job functions as well as sitting, lifting, carrying, bending and stooping during the course of the job.

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or have asylum or refugee status in the U.S.

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NHBB is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.