Quality Engineer

Barnes Group; East Granby (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

BARNES AEROSPACE East Granby OEM is seeking a Quality Engineer to lead quality planning, audits, and continuous improvement for aerospace processes and products. You will develop inspection and control plans, train staff in SPC and QA practices, and coordinate customer approval packages to ensure conformity with contractual requirements.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in aerospace quality or manufacturing engineering, knowledge of FAA and AS9100 standards, and strong problem-solving and

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Quality Engineer or Manufacturing Engineer in aerospace.
• Experience with FAA regulatory requirements and ISO9001:2015, AS9100, NADCAP, and AS13100.
• Experience performing internal and supplier audits.

Responsibilities

• Compile and submit packages for customer approval (FAI, SPS, ESA, PPAP, etc.)
• Develop and maintain systems to provide quality control, quality assurance and process control systems to support internal and external customer requirements.
• Train employees in quality control, SPC, quality assurance, auditing and required documentation.
• Perform product, process, and system audits and verify effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Active as a leader or team member in corrective action and continuous improvement activities.
• Perform closed-loop corrective action and root cause analysis.
• Coordinate and document employee-training activities and manage program/project improvements.
• Develop inspection plans, control plans, FMEA’s and other Quality Planning documents.

Skills

Quality engineering

Auditing

Statistical methods

Root cause analysis

Leadership

FAA regulations

Quality standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Manufacturing

Tools

SPC software

Job description

Barnes Aerospace, East Granby OEM has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Engineer. The qualified individual would be responsible for planning and directing activities concerned with the development, application, and maintenance of quality standards and activities for industrial processes, materials, and products to assure that customer expectations are met or exceeded while maintaining an acceptable cost level.

Core Responsibilities:

• Compile and submit packages for customer approval (FAI, SPS, ESA, PPAP, etc.)
• Develop and maintain systems to provide quality control, quality assurance and process control systems to support internal and external (customer) requirements.
• Train employees, as required, in various quality control, SPC, quality assurance, auditing and the use of required documentation.
• Perform product, process, and system audits and verifies effectiveness or corrective actions that were taken.
• Active as a leader or team member in corrective action and continuous improvement activities.
• Perform closed-looped corrective action and root cause analysis.
• Coordinates and documents employee-training activities. Various program/project management assignments to promote continuous improvement of company systems and products.
• Develop inspection plans, control plans, FMEA’s and other Quality Planning documents.
• Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation.
• Coordinates failure analysis on discrepant product returned by the Customer and ensures that cause and corrective action is implemented and effective.
• Develops and implements methods and procedures for timely disposition of discrepant material and devises methods to assess cost and responsibility.
• Reviews Manufacturing Operation Sheets, as required, to ensure manufacturing processes, machining methods and sequence changes have no adverse effect on quality or violates contractual requirements.
• Represents quality assurance on new product start-up teams. Identifies any unique customer requirements for workmanship or traceability.
• Ensures adherence to applicable internal, federal, state and local laws and regulations related to compliance and takes responsibility to ensure ongoing conformity with such rules and regulations.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Quality Engineer or a Manufacturing Engineer in an aerospace environment.
• Skilled at various computer software applications required for the development and use of programs in support of SPC, program management and other similar activities.
• Possesses interpersonal skills that allow for successful interaction with various employees, including acting in leadership roles on teams and other projects.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Knowledge or experience with FAA regulatory requirements, ISO9001:2015, AS9100 Quality Systems, NADCAP, and AS13100.
• Experience performing internal and supplier audits.
• Experience in the use of statistical methods for process control, capability analysis and gage R&R studies.
• Prior DPRV experience for a major OEM is a plus.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or related discipline and/or equivalent experience, preferably in a technical field.

At Barnes Aerospace, career development is a shared responsibility in which all employees are encouraged to develop, improve, and enhance their skills and professional growth to support our business objectives.

This job position may include access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws. If an applicant does not meet the definition of a “U.S. Person” (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status), the Company may be required to obtain an export control license. If the position for which you applied involves access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws, then any offer is also contingent on verification of appropriate documentation for the Company to assess whether an export license will be required to employ you in that role, and if it is determined that an export license is required, the offer is also contingent on the Company’s determination, in its sole discretion, whether a license application and ongoing administration is prudent under the project’s contract parameters and whether an export license can be successfully obtained before you can start in that role. Export license applications may take several weeks to be processed.