Quality Engineering Specialist

Pratt & Whitney; Hastings Highlands; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Quality Engineering Specialist to manage quality requirements and customer interactions at their Oakville facility. The role involves ensuring compliance with aerospace regulations, overseeing inspection planning, and collaborating with various engineering teams. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of experience in the manufacturing industry, along with engineering qualifications. The position is on-site, promoting collaboration and innovation in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Health, safety, and environmental standards enforcement

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in quality engineering.
• Experience in interpreting engineering drawings and manufacturing data.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and implement quality requirements and customer interfaces.
• Ensure compliance with Aerospace regulatory and engineering requirements.
• Oversee inspection planning and completion activities.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Manufacturing industry experience

Engineering drawing interpretation

ERP and PLM experience

CNC machining knowledge

SPC and Six Sigma techniques

Education

University Degree or equivalent experience

Advanced degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

Catia

Modeling software (2D / 3D)

Job description

Date Posted:

2025-12-17

Country:

Canada

Location:

LOC13049 1400 South Service Road West,Oakville,Ontario,L6L 5Y7,Canada

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Joining Collins Aerospace isn't just about finding a job; it's about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Collins Aerospace is looking to hire Quality Engineering Specialist who will be reporting to the Manager, Quality Engineering. As the Quality Engineering Specialist, you will be responsible for managing & implementing quality requirements; Be the primary customer quality interface at the Oakville site for all Oakville non-conforming product management, customer escapes, audits and corrective actions; ensuring that all products shipped meet all Customer dimensional, material and systems specifications or documented deviations to those specifications.

This position is working on-site at Oakville facility, ON - Canada

What You Will Do

• Coordination with Program Quality to flow down Customer Quality requirements to the Oakville production processes and ensuring compliance to those requirements.
• Planning and execution of all Quality Assurance activities to ensure that parts produced at the Oakville site comply to all Aerospace regulatory, QMS and Engineering requirements
• Oversee and be accountable for Inspection Planning in coordination with Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Control
• Oversee and be accountable for the timely planning and completion of FAIs in coordination with Production Planning and Quality Control.
• Approve techniques / manufacturing plans and sending to Program Quality for submitting to customers for approval
• Oversee and be accountable for accuracy and completeness of Build Records and Delivery Documentation to customers
• Identifying Inspection, FAI or MRB related production flow constraints and actively working to resolve them in coordination with Quality Control, Engineering and Program Quality
• Participate actively in PPAP (Product Part Approval Process).
• Facilitate Process Certification events, Manufacturing Process Reviews and follow up on open actions
• Work with Manufacturing engineering group to maintain PFMEA and Control Plans
• Organize and lead Gauge R&R evaluations
• Implement and maintain SPC system and report Cpk data on all KC’s
• Coordinate containment, sort/rework actions for external and internal issues
• Participates and coordinates problem solving for Quality Clinic and manufacturing concerns (customer specific reports: 8D, 7 step, 5 phase, Is/Is Not, etc)
• Ensure enforcement and compliance of Customer Specific Requirements,
• Initiate and/or participate in continuous improvement activities.
• Promote and comply with health, safety, and environmental standards, safe operating procedures, good housekeeping practices and the observance of protective equipment requirements at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years of relevant experience or an Advanced degree and 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in Manufacturing industry
• Experience in interpreting engineering drawings and math data including geometric dimensioning and tolerance.
• Experience in ERP and PLM
• Experience in Modeling (2D / 3D) software.
• Successful candidates must meet all requirements under ITAR and CCGP

Qualifications We Prefer

• University degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering)
• Experience in Aerospace or Automotive industries
• ASQ "Certified Quality Engineer" certification an asset.
• Strong technical background in CNC machining and NADCAP special processes
• Proficient with RED "X" or similar root causing tools, SPC, Six Sigma techniques, Lean Manufacturing, PFMEA and DOE.
• Strong communication, organizational, interpersonal and analytical abilities
• Knowledge of SAP and Catia
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment

Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in‑class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter‑weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable, and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!

* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in‑person meetings.

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