Aerospace Quality Engineer - FAI, Audits & Improvement

Valent Aerostructures, LLC; Washington (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonaca North America seeks a Quality Engineer to interpret contract requirements, drawings and data to ensure QMS compliance. The role spans from proposal review to final delivery and documentation of quality acceptance.

Requirements include a 4-6+ year aerospace QE background, AS9102 FAI, auditing, and CATIA familiarity. On-site work with cross-functional teams and a focus on continuous improvement and customer satisfaction are essential.

Qualifications

• First Article Inspection (FAI) per AS9102 Net-Inspect Application Auditing experience required, preferably to AS9000/AS9100.
• Lead Auditor certification for AS9000/AS9100 preferred.
• Experience in performing root cause analysis and corrective action development.
• Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to use enterprise applications (e.g., material resource planning, product lifecycle management) and a variety of special software applications on a daily basis.
• Certification to the Body of Knowledge for ASQ Quality Engineering preferred.
• US Citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Identify and communicate Customer contractual requirements.
• Provide interface to the Customer for quality related activities.
• Host and provide support for customer or industry quality audit or certification activities.
• Create Quality Assurance Program Plans, as applicable.
• Update and maintain procedures and work instructions to ensure compliance with Customer requirements.
• Conduct process and product audits in support of quality compliance.
• Participate in design review, design verification, and IPT support, as required.
• Create inspection plans and methods for the manufacturing operations, including FAI plans.
• Assist and train personnel in procedures and processes establishing and documenting inspection criteria.
• Participate in and lead team-based corrective action and continuous improvement efforts.
• Utilize qualitative and statistical methods and tools to analyze process capability and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on-site.

Skills

FAI

AS9102

Net-Inspect

Auditing

Root cause analysis

Corrective action

Microsoft Office

MRP/PLM

ASQ Quality Engineering

US Citizenship

CATIA

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/quality/science

Tools

CATIA

Job description

Sonaca North America seeks a Quality Engineer to interpret contract requirements, drawings and data to ensure QMS compliance. The role spans from proposal review to final delivery and documentation of quality acceptance.

Requirements include a 4-6+ year aerospace QE background, AS9102 FAI, auditing, and CATIA familiarity. On-site work with cross-functional teams and a focus on continuous improvement and customer satisfaction are essential.