Aerospace QA Engineer — AS9100 & CAPA Lead

American Society for Quality; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Houston Precision Fasteners is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to oversee daily QA/QE activities in a highly regulated aerospace manufacturing environment. You will ensure AS9100D compliance, review customer drawings and quality requirements, and lead corrective actions with cross-functional teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least five years of QA/QE experience in aerospace or medical device manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, or materials engineering preferred.
• Minimum 5 years QA/QE experience in a highly regulated manufacturing environment (Aerospace/AS9100 or ISO 13485).
• Experience with third-party registration, surveillance, or recertification audits is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve compliance with AS9100, regulatory and customer aerospace requirements.
• Conduct contract reviews to identify and communicate customer, regulatory, and quality requirements.
• Lead/Support internal audits to ensure ongoing AS9100D compliance and customer specifications.
• Perform First Article Inspections per AS9102 and ballooning requirements.
• Participate in New Product Introduction meetings and communicate quality risks to planning/sales.
• Lead Lean initiatives and drive cost-of-quality improvements.

Skills

QA/QE experience

AS9100 knowledge

Auditing

SPC

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Aerospace

Tools

Ballooning software

SPC software

Measurement tools

Job description

Houston Precision Fasteners is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to oversee daily QA/QE activities in a highly regulated aerospace manufacturing environment. You will ensure AS9100D compliance, review customer drawings and quality requirements, and lead corrective actions with cross-functional teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least five years of QA/QE experience in aerospace or medical device manufacturing.