Quality Engineering Specialist

Stelia Aerospace North America Inc; Lunenburg; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Health care spending account

Job summary

STELIA North America in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, invites a skilled Quality Engineering Specialist to join our team. You will establish and monitor quality requirements across manufacturing processes, align with customer specs, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Key duties include audits, MRB coordination, inspection planning, calibration, and strong collaboration with design and production. A degree in engineering and 5–7 years in manufacturing are preferred.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in industrial, mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 5–7 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Professional engineer designation or eligibility to register.
• ASQ Quality Engineering Certification or audit training an asset.
• Experience with AS9100/ISO 9001 and NADCAP is a plus.
• CAD/CAM software experience.
• Knowledge of Lean/6-Sigma/JIT/5S preferred.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage activities to establish and enhance manufacturing process quality.
• Contribute to program quality plan reviews and documentation.
• Lead process, system, and quality audits.
• Lead MRB activities, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop training plans to improve quality standards.
• Manage quality communications with customers and participate in audits.
• Analyze data to refine processes and specifications.
• Perform inspections and calibrations of tooling and equipment.

Skills

Quality engineering

AS9100

ISO 9001

CAD/CAM

Root cause analysis

Project management

Lean manufacturing

Communication

MS Office

Education

Engineering degree (industrial/mechanical/aerospace)

Tools

CAD/CAM software

Quality management systems (AS9100/ISO)

Job description

At STELIA North America, we are offering the opportunity for a career that is out of this world! We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our Quality Engineering Team in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. An affiliate of the Airbus Group of Companies, STELIA is an aerospace and defence company specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of composite components and assemblies. Headquartered in Lunenburg, NS, and with a site in Mirabel, QC, we operate more than 150,000 sq feet of facilities dedicated to operations, manufacturing and administration. The Quality Engineering Specialist will establish, support and monitor the quality requirements within the manufacturing process in accordance with the customer requirements

In this role, you will:

• Coordinate and manage activities to establish, assess, and enhance manufacturing process quality.
• Contribute to configuration management of the program quality plan, including internal and external document reviews, customer requirements, and the development and maintenance of production inspection processes.
• Support and lead process, system, and quality management system audits.
• Facilitate and lead Material Review Board activities for applicable programs, including evaluating and resolving non-conformances, supporting rework/repair assessments, and implementing root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Drive and participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee and support external qualification activities.
• Develop and implement training plans to enhance quality standards and processes.
• Manage quality-related communications with customers, including identifying and resolving quality issues, handling Notices of Escape, and participating in customer audits.
• Analyze and refine production processes, engineering specifications, and related data to enhance manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities for assigned processes/programs.
• Develop and implement inspection test plans.
• Conduct in-process and final inspections.
• Perform tooling and equipment calibrations.

You have:

• Degree in industrial/mechanical/aerospace engineering or equivalent from a recognized post-secondary institution.
• 5-7 years’ engineering experience (experience in manufacturing environment preferred).
• Professional engineering designation or ability to register to attain one.
• ASQ Quality Engineering Certification (or equivalent) and/or process and business system audit training/certification an asset.
• Knowledge and experience with industry quality management systems, such as: AS9100, ISO 9001, Transport Canada, NADCAP as well as experience using CAD/CAM software.
• Aerostructures and composite manufacturing processes experience an asset.
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and teamwork skills.
• Project management and/or root cause and corrective action skills an asset.
• Knowledge/training with various manufacturing and quality philosophies (LEAN, 6-sigma, JIT, 5S, etc.) an asset.
• Experience using MS suite of products.

At STELIA North America, we know our people are our greatest asset. We welcome anyone who is passionate, positive, team oriented, improvement focused, and willing to grow and develop their career. If you join us, you will find an environment that is challenging and rewarding, and a culture that is flexible, inclusive, and welcoming.

We offer competitive total rewards package including:

• Comprehensive Flexible Benefits including Health and Dental, Health Care Spending Account