Aerospace Quality Engineer - AS9100 & CAPA Leader

Aerosphere Power and Navigation; Mount Olive (NJ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Aerosphere Power and Navigation is seeking a Quality Engineer to support the development, manufacturing, inspection, and delivery of aerospace/defense products. You will ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements while leading CAPA and continuous improvement initiatives.

The role requires experience with AS9100/ISO 9001, and a strong ability to interpret drawings, GD&T, and inspection standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of quality engineering or manufacturing quality experience in regulated industries.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 and AS9102 requirements.
• Experience with root-cause analysis and corrective action methodologies such as Fishbone.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, and inspection requirements.
• Experience with statistical and quality tools, including SPC and process capability analysis.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality plans, procedures, and inspection requirements for aerospace and defense products.
• Support compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, customer requirements, and applicable government/regulatory standards.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and manufacturing documentation to identify quality requirements.
• Perform root-cause analysis and lead corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Investigate nonconforming material and product issues and support material review board (MRB) activities.
• Develop and maintain FMEA, Control Plans, inspection plans, process flow diagrams, and other quality documentation.
• Support first article inspection (FAI) activities in accordance with AS9102.
• Analyze quality data, identify trends, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Program Management, and Inspection teams to resolve quality issues.
• Participate in internal, customer, supplier, and regulatory audits.
• Evaluate supplier quality performance and assist with supplier corrective actions.
• Support process validation, qualification, and production readiness activities.
• Establish and monitor key quality metrics, including defect rates, yield, scrap, rework, and customer escapes.
• Review and disposition nonconforming products in accordance with approved procedures.
• Develop inspection methods and acceptance criteria in collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Ensure appropriate configuration control and traceability of aerospace/defense hardware and documentation.
• Promote a culture of quality, accountability, risk management, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering

Tools

AS9100

AS9102

Fishbone

SPC

Process capability analysis

GD&T

MS Office

Job description

Aerosphere Power and Navigation is seeking a Quality Engineer to support the development, manufacturing, inspection, and delivery of aerospace/defense products. You will ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements while leading CAPA and continuous improvement initiatives.

The role requires experience with AS9100/ISO 9001, and a strong ability to interpret drawings, GD&T, and inspection standards.