Aerospace Quality Engineer - FAA/Data Driven

Victor Sierra Aviation; Baldwin City (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

McFarlane Aviation in Baldwin City, KS is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure each part leaving our facility meets FAA and customer specifications. You’ll work across production, inspection, and the QMS to root cause issues, implement permanent fixes, and partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to prevent recurrence.

You will lead inspections, First Article Inspections, and corrective actions, while training inspectors and operators on quality requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology or equivalent
• At least 3 years of quality engineering experience in manufacturing
• Ability to read drawings and specifications with working knowledge of GD&T
• Hands-on skill with micrometers, calipers, and pin and height gages
• Proven experience performing root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Solid understanding of FAA regulatory frameworks and QMS standards
• Strong Excel skills, including statistics, data analysis, and metric building
• Strong communicator with suppliers, customers, cross-functional teams, and leadership
• High sense of urgency in a fast-paced, high-mix environment

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the Quality Management System procedures and QA manual; identify gaps and drive corrective actions
• Ensure regulatory and customer requirements, including FAA-PMA, are met and stay current
• Conduct internal QMS audits and support external audits
• Create inspection plans, sampling plans, and quality control instructions for manufacturing and inspection
• Lead First Article Inspections (FAI) and complete FAIRs to meet requirements
• Evaluate drawings and specs for quality and regulatory compliance; define inspection methods
• Lead investigations into nonconformances and drive corrective/preventive actions
• Develop supplier quality strategies and analyze quality data to identify improvement opportunities

Skills

Read drawings & GD&T

Root cause analysis

Excel and statistics

Strong communication

High urgency in fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology

Tools

Micrometers

Calipers

Height & Pin Gages

CMM (programming)

Job description

McFarlane Aviation in Baldwin City, KS is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure each part leaving our facility meets FAA and customer specifications. You’ll work across production, inspection, and the QMS to root cause issues, implement permanent fixes, and partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to prevent recurrence.

You will lead inspections, First Article Inspections, and corrective actions, while training inspectors and operators on quality requirements.