Aerospace Quality Engineer - Spacecraft & Aircraft

The Structures Company, LLC

Mesa (AZ)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 180,000

Full time

9 days ago
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Job summary

The Structures Company is seeking a manufacturing quality SME to support spacecraft and aircraft fabrication, assembly, and integration. You will lead RCCA/CAPA, NCR dispositioning, and FAI activities while ensuring MWIs meet quality standards.

Ideal candidates hold 8+ years in aerospace QA with GD&T expertise, CMM/metrology experience, and a track record of cross-functional collaboration to enable production readiness on complex aerospace components.

Qualifications

  • Must have 8+ years of manufacturing quality engineering experience in aerospace.
  • Experience with First Article Inspections (FAIs) per AS9102.
  • Experience reviewing MWIs and tooling documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the manufacturing quality SME for spacecraft and aircraft fabrication, assembly, and integration.
  • Lead RCCA, CAPA, and NCR processes and related investigations.
  • Review MWIs to ensure compliance with processes and quality standards.
  • Conduct and oversee FAIs in accordance with AS9102 requirements.
  • Perform GD&T validation and tolerance analyses on drawings, ensuring manufacturability.
  • Collaborate with design engineering to enable production readiness of components.

Skills

Composite fabrication
Metallic manufacturing
GD&T ASME Y14.5
FAI (AS9102)
RCCA & CAPA
MRB decision-making
NCR dispositioning
Leadership
CMM/metrology experience
Manufacturing leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CMMs
Metrology systems

Job description

The Structures Company is seeking a manufacturing quality SME to support spacecraft and aircraft fabrication, assembly, and integration. You will lead RCCA/CAPA, NCR dispositioning, and FAI activities while ensuring MWIs meet quality standards.

Ideal candidates hold 8+ years in aerospace QA with GD&T expertise, CMM/metrology experience, and a track record of cross-functional collaboration to enable production readiness on complex aerospace components.

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