Aerospace Quality Engineer — Growth & Benefits, On‑Site FL

Dayton Granger, Inc.; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off and holidays

Mental health benefits

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability coverage

On-site gym

Job summary

DAYTON-GRANGER, INC. (DG) is a third-generation family-owned aerospace manufacturer in Fort Lauderdale, FL that designs, tests, and manufactures aircraft antennas and related components.

The Quality Engineer will ensure quality, reliability, and continuous improvement of products and processes while partnering with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate brings hands-on manufacturing experience and applies tools such as FMEA, SPC, MSA, RCCA, and process capability analysis in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or a related Engineering field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Quality Engineer in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data to develop actionable conclusions and recommendations.
• Proficiency in quality management software and tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to collaborate across departments and levels of the organization.
• Willingness and ability to learn new procedures and processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality plans, control plans, inspection plans, and sampling plans for new and existing products.
• Support process validation, qualification, APQP, PPAP, production ramp-ups, and new product/process releases.
• Lead PFMEA/FMEA activities and implement SPC, process capability studies, and MSA to ensure effective process and measurement controls.
• Analyze quality data, inspection results, scrap, rework, and trends to identify problems and drive process improvements.
• Provide hands-on shop floor support, including Gemba activities and resolution of process, capability, tolerancing, and material-related quality issues.
• Lead RCCA activities using 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, and other problem-solving techniques; ensure corrective actions are implemented and effective.
• Lead and coordinate MRB activities and support internal and external audits.
• Evaluate quality impacts of engineering and process changes and maintain appropriate quality documentation.
• Partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Engineering, Sales, Purchasing, and Operations to resolve quality issues and support continuous improvement.
• Perform responsibilities in accordance with the Quality Management System, AS9100, and applicable company policies and procedures.

Skills

Analytical skills

Quality management software

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

FMEA

SPC

MSA

8D problem solving

Job description

DAYTON-GRANGER, INC. (DG) is a third-generation family-owned aerospace manufacturer in Fort Lauderdale, FL that designs, tests, and manufactures aircraft antennas and related components.

The Quality Engineer will ensure quality, reliability, and continuous improvement of products and processes while partnering with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate brings hands-on manufacturing experience and applies tools such as FMEA, SPC, MSA, RCCA, and process capability analysis in a fast-paced