Aerospace Quality Engineer: RCCA, Supplier & Process Expert

FlightWave Aerospace - A Red Cat Company; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

FlightWave Aerospace - A Red Cat Company is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure our products and supply base meet the highest safety, reliability, and performance standards.

You will develop and improve quality processes across the product lifecycle, from design through manufacturing and supplier management, partnering with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and customers to drive root‑cause resolution and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related technical field.
• 2–4 years of aerospace quality engineering experience in high-rate, high‑complexity manufacturing.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, SOWs, and quality clauses.
• Familiarity with PFMEA, APQP, PPAP, MSA, and GD&T.
• Familiarity with AS9100/ISO 9001 Quality Management System requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead RCCA activities and drive closure on quality issues.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem‑solving skills with an ownership mindset.
• Travel 20–50% domestically to supplier sites for audits, qualifications, and issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Plan, perform, and document receiving, in‑process, and final inspections to verify product conformance to engineering and contractual requirements.
• Develop and maintain inspection plans, work instructions, and quality checklists.
• Support new product introduction by driving design reviews, process validation, and qualification of internal processes as well as supplier parts, subassemblies, and systems.
• Lead and support root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions (RCCA/CAPA), and MRB activities for both internal processes and supplier‑related issues.
• Define and improve product and process requirements to ensure compliance with aerospace standards and customer expectations.
• Partner with engineering and manufacturing to proactively address both internal and supplier related quality issues and reduce variability.
• Provide quality support for customer, program, and supplier engagements.
• Establish and monitor key quality metrics; drive improvements when out‑of‑goal conditions occur.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of the Quality Management System (QMS) in alignment with AS9100 and ISO 9001 requirements.

Skills

Aerospace quality

SOW interpretation

GD&T

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Quality

Job description

FlightWave Aerospace - A Red Cat Company is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure our products and supply base meet the highest safety, reliability, and performance standards.

You will develop and improve quality processes across the product lifecycle, from design through manufacturing and supplier management, partnering with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and customers to drive root‑cause resolution and continuous improvement.