Quality Engineer

Position Summary: The Quality Engineer is responsible for interpreting Customer contract requirements, engineering drawings & data sets, specifications, and other technical information to ensure compliance and proper implementation in the Quality Management System (QMS).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews design plans, process procedures, test procedures, and quality manuals to understand the scope, requirements, and function of products.
• Ensures products meet the organization’s and customers’ quality and product integrity requirements.
• Identifies root causes of problems in the production process; recommends and/or implements corrective measures.
• Analyzes data to identify trends in product quality or defects with the goal of mitigating and preventing recurrence and future defects.
• Provide interface to the Customer for quality related activities.
• Host and provide support for customer or industry quality audit or certification activities as well as support internal and or customer audits.
• Update and maintain procedures and work instructions to ensure compliance with Customer requirements.
• Conduct process and product audits in support of quality compliance.
• Participate in design review, design verification, and Integrated Product Team (IPT) support, as required.
• Create inspection plans, and methods for the manufacturing operations, including inspection equipment and tools necessary to provide efficient inspection processes.
• Assist and train personnel in procedures and processes establishing and documenting inspection criteria and process improvements including process auditing.
• Participate in and lead team based corrective action and continuous improvement efforts related to continuous quality improvement.
• Required participation in internal training as needed to perform the duties assigned to this role.
• May be assigned to manage MRB cage and process.
• May be assigned to project management programs that have significant quality requirements.
• Interact with customer and government inspectors.
• Visit suppliers and customers < 5%.
• Other related duties may be assigned.