Lead Quality Engineer

Belcan; Beltsville (MD); In loco; USD 90.000 - 140.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Belcan seeks a Lead Quality Engineer to drive product and process quality across value streams, deploying EQMS and EBS tools to prevent defects and improve customer satisfaction. The role supports operational excellence and provides technical guidance to Quality Engineers and cross-functional teams.

You will lead problem-solving, quality planning, risk mitigation, customer support, and continuous improvement initiatives in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, quality engineering, supplier quality, or related technical roles.
• Experience in a regulated quality management system environment.

Mansioni

• Ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and industry standards (AS9100, ISO 9001, customer-specific).
• Support audits, assessments, and corrective action activities.
• Deploy APQP methodologies and support PPAP submissions and approvals.
• Maintain control plans, PFMEAs, inspection methods, validation activities, and launch readiness.
• Lead investigations of customer complaints, escapes, and returns; drive containment and corrective actions.
• Facilitate structured problem-solving using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, Pareto analyses; mentor teams.
• Partner with Supplier Quality and Supply Chain to improve supplier performance.
• Act as SME for quality systems, tools, and customer requirements.

Conoscenze

Quality engineering

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Leadership

8D, 5 Why, Fishbone Analysis

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

The Lead Quality Engineer serves as a technical leader responsible for driving product and process quality performance across assigned value streams, products, customers, or suppliers. This role deploys Client Quality Management System (EQMS) requirements, Client Business System (EBS) tools, and advanced quality methodologies to prevent defects, improve customer satisfaction, reduce Cost of Non-Conformance (CONC), and support operational excellence. The Lead Quality Engineer provides technical guidance to Quality Engineers and cross-functional teams while leading problem-solving, quality planning, risk mitigation, customer support, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with applicable customer, regulatory, and industry standards, including AS9100, ISO 9001, customer-specific requirements, and internal procedures.
• Support audits, assessments, and corrective action activities.
• Deploy APQP methodologies and support PPAP submissions and approvals.
• Ensure adequate control plans, PFMEAs, inspection methods, validation activities, and launch readiness requirements are established and maintained.
• Support manufacturing process capability improvements through SPC, mistake-proofing, and variation reduction initiatives.
• Lead investigations of customer complaints, escapes, and returns.
• Drive containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Facilitate structured problem-solving activities utilizing 8D, 5 Why. Fishbone Analysis, Pareto Analysis, etc.
• Partner with Supplier Quality and Supply Chain teams to improve supplier performance.
• Act as a subject matter expert for quality systems, tools, and customer requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing, quality engineering, supplier quality, or related technical roles.
• Experience working within a regulated quality management system environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace manufacturing experience.
• AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 experience.
• APQP and PPAP deployment experience.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).
• Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor certification.
• Experience utilizing program management tools and advanced problem-solving methodologies