Defense Project Quality Engineer: Lead Quality & Compliance

Moog; Buffalo, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Moog is seeking a Project Quality Engineer in Buffalo, NY, onsite. You will plan, implement, and continuously improve quality programs supporting defense programs, ensuring compliance to contractual and regulatory requirements and serving as the key quality interface with customers and suppliers.

Ideal candidates will have a engineering/STEM degree, 5+ years in quality engineering within manufacturing, and familiarity with root-cause analysis, MRB, FAI, and SPC methods; DoD security clearance is

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or STEM discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years in engineering or manufacturing, with 5+ years quality engineering in manufacturing.
• Experience with complex, mission-critical electronic, electrohydraulic, electromechanical, machined, assembled, or tested products.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality planning and program execution for Defense BU programs, including quality plans and inspection plans.
• Maintain contractual and regulatory compliance with traceability, configuration management, and data packages.
• Serve as primary quality interface with customers, suppliers, government reps, and internal teams.
• Lead resolution of quality issues via nonconformance management, MRB, RCA, and corrective actions.
• Drive product and process improvements using SPC, regression analysis, and DOE.
• Provide technical quality support to Engineering, Manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve issues.
• Provide training and guidance on quality requirements and continuous improvement tools.
• Support program execution with quality proposals, cost estimates, and staffing reviews.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

Nonconformance processing

First Article Inspection

Inspection planning

Statistical analysis

Lean Six Sigma

ESD/FOD handling

DoD security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/STEM

Job description

Moog is seeking a Project Quality Engineer in Buffalo, NY, onsite. You will plan, implement, and continuously improve quality programs supporting defense programs, ensuring compliance to contractual and regulatory requirements and serving as the key quality interface with customers and suppliers.

Ideal candidates will have a engineering/STEM degree, 5+ years in quality engineering within manufacturing, and familiarity with root-cause analysis, MRB, FAI, and SPC methods; DoD security clearance is