Aerospace Quality Engineer — Process & COPQ Leader

Unison; City of Norwich (NY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Paid time-off

Job summary

Unison, a GE Aerospace company, is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive product and process quality in manufacturing, with a focus on reducing COPQ and preventing customer disruptions.

The role collaborates with manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, and customer teams to improve process capability and implement sustainable corrective actions while ensuring compliance with AS9100, FAA, NADCAP, and internal procedures.

Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to reduce COPQ, including scrap, rework, repair, escapes, and warranty-related losses.
• Investigate internal and external quality issues using structured problem-solving methods and drive effective corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain containment plans to minimize customer disruptions and ensure timely response to quality events.
• Monitor production quality performance through metrics like defect rates, yield, escapes, MRB, rework, and customer complaints.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace regulations, standards, and customer requirements (AS9100, FAA, NADCAP).
• Support audits, regulatory inspections, and customer reviews; ensure timely closure of findings.
• Partner with manufacturing and engineering to improve process controls, inspection methods, and error-proofing.
• Review nonconformances, support root cause analysis, and disposition issues with regulatory requirements.
• Drive process validation, control plans, PFMEA updates, and quality risk assessments for production.
• Support supplier quality and incoming quality activities when production issues are from external sources.
• Promote continuous improvement, compliance, and proactive risk identification on the shop floor.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Problem solving

Documentation & planning

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree + 3 years experience

High school diploma + 7 years experience

Job description

Unison, a GE Aerospace company, is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive product and process quality in manufacturing, with a focus on reducing COPQ and preventing customer disruptions.

The role collaborates with manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, and customer teams to improve process capability and implement sustainable corrective actions while ensuring compliance with AS9100, FAA, NADCAP, and internal procedures.