Quality Control Engineer

Overview of the Position:

The Quality Department and its personnel are responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of rules, policies and regulations within the organization in order to work in accordance with manufacturer and customer requirements. This position will interface with engineers, technicians, inspectors and other technical personnel to verify procedures and create/enhance the process of disassembly, cleaning, building and testing components. Incumbent will manage technical data as well as assist in various tasks within the Quality department.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

 

• Assists in the management of the Quality Management System to assure each department has documented there procedures and the procedures are implemented and effective. Utilize and implement standard work in each department.
• Conduct internal audits for company quality requirements.
• Support in handling of all associated quality procedures and work instructions, as well as control of nonconforming product, product disposition.
• Attends meetings to determine internal status and assists in directing priorities and suggests solutions to problems. Utilize and implement problem solving methodology in each department.
• Reviews new or unique contractual terms and conditions, customer procedures, and procurement regulations that have an impact on the company's business processes and functions.
• Assure detailed review of all quality documents and required process specifications in contract work.
• Resolves problems with vendors concerning quality control requirements.
• Manages Supplier Quality, vendor performance metrics, site audits and approvals.
• Manages CMM & Technical Database for latest revisions and work plans.
• Reviews latest CMMs revisions daily by researching incoming & outgoing workloads.
• Interprets new revisions and Issues changes to work plans when new EOs/POSHs are released.
• Coordinates with lead technicians, Shop Managers, Quality & Quoting to notify details on part changes or new part approvals.
• Understands Customer EO requirements to implement in Quantum Work Plans.
• Interprets FedEx POSH, UPS EO's, United ECRA's to establish 100% replacement parts, parts replacement on condition & other customer requests to streamline technician requisition process.
• Creates templates based off customers to list accepted PMA & 100% parts replacement.
• Templates created are customer focused to allow for easy implementation of requested parts replacement and accepted PMA.
• Manages Wencor & Non-Wencor PMA requests for customer approvals.
• Submits PMA packages to customers and manages approval status by PN.
• Witnesses Technician warranty testing and warranty administration.
• Ensures technician warranty testing done by acceptable CMM standards.
• Assists Purchasing/Procurement team in applicable PMA research.
• Creating/Maintaining applicable PMA lists by PN and researching new available PMA.
• Assist in creating outgoing documentation for finished and completed work orders. Producing 8130-3 documents, ATC Service Reports and Packing slips.
• Assist in assigning Part-Out items to serviceable stock through Quantum and processing 8130 documentation.

Qualifications

Education / Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Preferred 5 years in Quality Role, concentration in Aerospace

 

Other Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.

 

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

 

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

 

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

 

• Is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl; and lift up to 25 pounds
• Move inventory in various configurations using PPE and proper techniques.
• Is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Is frequently required to talk or listen.
• Works in moderate noise levels.
• No vision requirements.