Quality Engineer

Position Summary

The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring that products and materials meet safety standards, regulatory, statutory, and customer quality expectations and requirements. This position works closely with engineering, suppliers, manufacturing, test laboratories, in-house inspection, and sales to ensure products and materials are compliant, manufacturable, and meet quality standards. This role involves direct customer interaction, internal leadership, and project management in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure products and materials comply with product safety and quality standards for the aerospace industry including customer requirements (e.g., AS9100, ISO9001, FAA regulations, EASA, NADCAP, etc.).
• Act as a key interface with aerospace OEM and Tier 1 customers on audits, surveys, complaints, and product performance metrics.
• Investigate defects and process deviations, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead and support quality standards, procedures, control plans, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance and training on quality control and assurance principles.
• Generate, lead, and support First Article Inspections (FAI/FAIR/AS9102).
• Manage quality-related activities through customer portals Establish inspection standards, testing methods, and acceptance criteria for incoming materials.
• Serve as a member of the Material Review Board (MRB).
• Participate in supplier selection, evaluation, monitoring, and auditing to ensure adherence to quality standards.
• Lead structured Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA/8D, Fishbone, 5-Why) initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement through data analysis, trend identification, and process capability studies.

Required

• 3–5 years of quality assurance or quality engineering experience
• Strong knowledge of aerospace quality systems, regulations, and standards (AS9100, ISO 9001, FAA, NADCAP).
• Demonstrated experience with FAIR/AS9102, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, and RCCA methodologies.
• Experience supporting or leading aerospace customer audits and compliance reviews.
• Proficiency in interpreting complex technical documents, blueprints, drawings, and mil-specs.
• Solid understanding of gage systems, calibration, SPC, and quality management auditing methods.
• Strong organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret schematics, technical drawings (GD&T), and engineering data analysis reports.
• Proven project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams on complex projects.
• Experience with ERP systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• ASQ Certified Quality Inspector (CQI), Certified Quality Technician (CQT), or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).
• Experience in aerospace or defense industry a plus.
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience.
• Experience with quality management software.
• ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Auditor certification
• Experience with supply chain quality management.

Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,200.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• quality engineering: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Garfield Heights, OH (Preferred)

Work Location: In person