Aerospace Quality Engineer

PPG; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG's Aerospace Business in Grand Prairie, TX is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to lead cross-functional teams in containment, root cause, and corrective actions. This position is onsite at the Grand Prairie facility and reports to the Senior Aerospace Production Quality Manager.

Responsibilities include addressing customer complaints with QC/Production/Engineering teams, driving 8D reports, and using Lean Six Sigma to improve processes and product performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• 2+ years of applicable experience. A combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of experience.
• Ample experience with RCCA.
• Experience with AS9100, AS9102, AS9145.
• Quality Auditor Experience preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma experience.
• Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• Work with Technical Service or Sales to understand the customer's complaints and provide regular status updates.
• Work with QC, Production, Engineering, Technical, and Field Teams in discussing and resolving complicated data and/or information with all levels of involved personnel.
• Promote team to achieve quality goals, customer complaint cycle time targets and deliver high quality 8D reports.
• Follow-up progress of Customer Feedback from creation to closure.
• Evaluate results and trends of product performance to customer standards.
• Support customer audits to evaluate the effectiveness of the quality management system.
• Support Design Owners, Subject Matter Experts, and Process Improvement experts in driving process improvements to meet customer requirements.

Skills

RCCA

Lean Six Sigma

Quality Auditor Experience

AS9100

AS9102

AS9145

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field or related discipline

Job description

PPG's Aerospace Business is looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to join our team at our Grand Prairie Aerospace Transparencies facility. As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will resolve customer issues by leading a cross-functional teams to determine containment, root cause and corrective actions. You will determine gaps in process activities or product design to improve product performance.

This is an onsite position at our Grand Prairie, TX facility. You will report to the Senior Aerospace Production Quality Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Technical Service or Sales to understand the customer's complaints and provide regular status updates.
• Work with QC, Production, Engineering, Technical, and Field Teams in discussing and resolving complicated data and/or information with all levels of involved personnel.
• Promote team to achieve quality goals, customer complaint cycle time targets and deliver high quality 8D reports.
• Follow-up progress of Customer Feedback from creation to closure.
• Evaluate results and trends of product performance to customer standards.
• Support customer audits to evaluate the effectiveness of the quality management system.
• Support Design Owners, Subject Matter Experts, and Process Improvement experts in driving process improvements to meet customer requirements.
• Develop and improve processes using LEAN/Six Sigma principles

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• 2+ years of applicable experience. A combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of experience.
• Ample experience with root cause and corrective action (RCCA).
• Experience with AS9100, AS9102, AS9145.
• Quality Auditor Experience preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma experience.
• Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply.

About Us

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