Aerospace Quality Engineer

The KRS Division is responsible for Aerospace applications with a global responsibility for Sales, Manufacturing, Business development, Product and Process Development. The KRS Division has a customer portfolio that includes all major players in the Aerospace industry. Our business is fully customer focused, with products specifically designed for an engine/airframe application and then produced in small quantities and small lots on highly flexible equipment. Extreme product range fragmentation, complex product design, very high-quality standards and traceability requirements are the peculiarity of the KRS Division.

We are looking for an Aerospace Quality Engineer to join our team in Hanover, PA.

This position is responsible for providing leadership and support on assigned programs and projects ensuring that the Company’s products are manufactured in accordance with customer specifications and Company quality requirements. Serves as a liaison between customers, vendors and the Company on quality related issues, customer quality programs (PPAP) and in support of internal company goals and objectives.

Duties and responsibilities are (including but not limited to):

• Reviews company and customer drawings, changes, inspections sheets, process procedures, test procedures, procurement documentation, quality manuals and inspection sheets ensuring company and customer quality and configuration requirements are met on assigned products, programs and projects.
• Provides technical support to assigned functional areas including visual aids, inspection sheets for final inspection and quality metric analysis in support of the Company’s Quality objectives.
• Provides leadership and guidance to Quality Assurance Inspectors, Quality Technician, Production Supervision and operators on company quality requirements.
• Serves UPPAP Champion - coordinating compliance with customer requirements and communication with customer representatives on program requirements. Maintains substantiating documentation of assigned UPPAP parts.
• Interacts with representatives from a variety of functional areas, including design engineering, manufacturing engineering, purchasing and production and inspection personnel relating to products and programs (PFMEAs, Capability Studies, Risk Analysis and Measurement System Analysis) associated with Quality Assurance and Customer requirements.
• Interfaces with customer quality and engineering representatives on a variety of issues including flight safety programs. Schedules and host customer sources inspectors.
• Performs vendor surveys and evaluates potentially new vendors as required to support company objectives and programs.
• Generates Quality Assurance documentation in accordance with applicable specification. Develops and implements inspection procedures.
• Maintains the gauge calibration and recall computer system and coordinates outside calibration resources.
• Prepares prototype and submission documentation.
• Designs and maintains quality control documentation, forms, and inspection sheets.
• Monitors returns and issues corrective actions (internal/external).
• Serves as an AS9100 internal auditor.

Job Requirements:

• Due to the nature of the work, US citizenship is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Quality Assurance or technical equivalent or equivalent practical experience and specialized training.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in Aeronautical environment in Quality Control function strongly preferred.
• Must have a comprehensive knowledge of quality engineering principles, methods, geometric dimensional tolerancing (GDT) gauging and calibration, and statistical methods and analysis.
• Able to effectively work in an environment requiring considerable independent judgment, analysis, creativity, pragmatism and self-motivation with customer focus.
• Refers to supervisor for clarification of priorities, objectives or policies.
• Able to effectively operate with considerable latitude for un-reviewed action and decision-making and accountability for outcomes.
• Self-starter with the ability to effectively interact all various levels of the organization.
• Incumbent must possess a highly degree of computer literacy.
• In-office position, no hybrid or remote work available.

KRS Division is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a medical condition or disability, call the Human Resources department at [email protected] to let us know the nature of your request.