Program Quality Engineer: Aerospace & Customer Impact

Apera; Vermont; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Apera, a US-based electric aviation manufacturer, is seeking a Program Quality Engineer to join the Customer Quality team and shape how the next aircraft are built, drawing on lessons from ongoing programmes.

You’ll lead customer quality discussions, drive corrective actions, and coordinate across engineering, manufacturing and production to prevent defects and ensure robust builds using APQP, PFMEA and PPAP methodologies across programmes.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree and hands-on quality experience in aerospace hardware.
• Experience representing Quality with customers on technical issues.
• Led an aerospace improvement project, with stakeholder buy-in and verifiable results.
• Structured root cause analysis, engineering drawings, GD&T and inspection data.
• Familiarity with AS9100D and FAA Part 21; APQP, PFMEA or PPAP experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer quality discussions, explain technical findings, and agree corrective actions.
• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing and production teams to own and drive a plan across functions.
• Shape how new hardware enters production using APQP, PFMEA and control plans to identify risks.
• Measure success on the manufacturing floor through fewer defects and more consistent builds.

Skills

Customer quality discussions

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership across functions

Root cause analysis

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

APQP

PFMEA

PPAP

GD&T

Job description

Apera, a US-based electric aviation manufacturer, is seeking a Program Quality Engineer to join the Customer Quality team and shape how the next aircraft are built, drawing on lessons from ongoing programmes.

You’ll lead customer quality discussions, drive corrective actions, and coordinate across engineering, manufacturing and production to prevent defects and ensure robust builds using APQP, PFMEA and PPAP methodologies across programmes.