Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Job Summary:
Under minimal direction, serves as the technical quality authority for projects within the Engineered Systems Division. Evaluates GD&T requirements, tolerance stack-up, and statistical capability risk from pre-sale feasibility through final runoff to ensure manufacturability and customer acceptance. Responsible for validating dimensional performance and statistical capability readiness prior to customer signoff.
Essential Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Evaluate GD&T requirements, tolerance stack-up, and statistical capability risk to ensure manufacturability and customer acceptance
- Identify features with elevated risk of capability failure and recommend mitigation strategies
- Lead statistical capability studies, calculating Cp/Cpk and Pp/Ppk (as required) to validate dimensional performance and customer acceptance readiness
- Lead customer quality discussions, clearly communicating statistical results, measurement methodology, and capability conclusions
- Facilitate part correlation efforts to ensure internal inspection results align with customer measurement methodology and acceptance criteria
- Establish inspection strategy aligned with print requirements and customer specifications
- Establish Cp/Cpk and Pp/Ppk targets based on customer and internal expectations
- Program and optimize CMM routines using Zeiss Calypso
- Create ballooned drawings, inspection reports, and gage plans using DISCUS software
- Drive corrective action when statistical performance does not meet required thresholds
- Participate in pre-sale technical reviews to evaluate dimensional feasibility and tolerance risk
- Support first article inspection documentation and customer submissions
- Contribute to continuous improvement efforts related to inspection strategy and process stability