Aerospace Transparencies - Senior Quality Engineer

PPG; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Vacation

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

PPG is seeking a Quality Engineer in Huntsville, AL, responsible for leading quality engineering for customer issues and implementing sustainable improvements. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in engineering and eight or more years of relevant experience. Skills in quality tools such as SPC and FMEA are essential. PPG offers comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and retirement plans. Only U.S. citizens and eligible candidates may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Eight (8) or more years of aerospace or similar environmental quality engineering experience.
• Six Sigma, CQE, or similar certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary quality engineering lead for customer quality issues.
• Leads cross‑functional root cause investigations.
• Ensures corrective actions address true systemic and process causes.

Skills

Quality engineering expertise

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Mentoring

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline

Tools

SPC

FMEA

Control Plans

DOE

MSA

Job description

Huntsville, AL

This position is based fully onsite in our Huntsville, AL facility. You will report to the Quality Manager.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary quality engineering lead for customer quality issues, complaints, and audits.
• Leads cross‑functional root cause investigations and drives containment, corrective, and preventive actions using structured methodologies such as 8D.
• Ensures corrective actions address true systemic and process causes, verifies effectiveness, and embeds lessons learned into standard work.
• Applies advanced quality tools (SPC, FMEA, Control Plans, DOE, MSA) and analyzes quality data to identify trends and risks.
• Partners across functions to implement sustainable process improvements and represents quality requirements in design, change, and failure reviews.
• Develops dashboards, KPIs, and data‑driven insights to support leadership decision‑making and customer communication.
• Acts as a senior technical influencer, mentoring quality engineers and driving outcomes through expertise rather than authority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Eight (8) or more years of aerospace or similar environmental quality engineering experience.
• Six Sigma, CQE, or similar certifications are preferred.
• Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply.

Benefits

PPG offers comprehensive benefits such as Health, Dental, Life, Retirement Plan, Paid Vacation & Holidays, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Disability/Leave and other voluntary benefits. Compensation is based on location, experience and qualifications.

Equal Opportunity / Disability Accommodation

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need an adjustment due to a disability, please email [e-mail].