Quality Engineer

Zenix Aerospace SoCal; El Cajon (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenix Aerospace Ketema facility in El Cajon, CA seeks a Quality Engineer to maintain the quality standards and drive process improvements in our aerospace components production.

The role requires 3+ years in quality/manufacturing, a Bachelor’s degree, and familiarity with ISO, Six Sigma, AS9100; ASQ certifications are a plus. You will review orders, engineering changes, and participate in cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in quality and/or manufacturing.
• Must be detail oriented and a team player.
• Experience with ISO, Six Sigma, AS9100, and statistical process controls a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the quality standards and consistency of products.
• Reviews customer purchase orders, drawings, quality standards, tolerances, and engineering changes.
• Create and maintain quality-engineering requirements.
• Assists in developing procedures, documents, and monitors Quality Management Systems as it relates to customer and regulatory requirements.
• Analyze and measure manufacturing processes to ensure they achieve company quality, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Develop and suggest methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and devise methods to assess cost and responsibility.

Skills

Spreadsheet analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

ASQ certifications a plus

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Zenix Aerospace Is Currently Hiring The Following Position

Title: Quality Engineer

Shift: 1st Shift (6:30am - 3:00pm) Monday - Friday

Facility & Location: Ketema, El Cajon, CA

Who is Zenix Aerospace?

We are a global leader uniting decades of expertise under one name. Zenix Aerospace™ is a leading supplier of structural airframe and engine components to the global aerospace and space industries. A critical supplier across all major fuel-efficient commercial narrowbody platforms with a global footprint in eight strategic locations across the US, UK, and South East Asia. We deliver on time, to the highest standards of quality and safety, as a trusted partner in aerospace excellence.

We are the leading partner in aerospace engineering uniting global expertise with a shared vision, we design and deliver high-technology aerospace components that keep aircraft and space systems flying safely, reliably, and efficiently. With a global footprint, decades of engineering heritage, and a future-focused approach to digital innovation, we are trusted by the world’s leading aerospace companies to deliver consistent excellence. Together, we are elevating aerospace.

Who is Zenix Aerospace Ketema?

Zenix Aerospace Ketema is a leading provider of components for aircraft and turbine engine builders, as well as precision products for space, marine and ground-based applications. Zenix Aerospace Ketema specializes in producing complex fabrications and machined components from titanium and nickel alloys.

What Does the Job Involve?

Maintains the quality standards and consistency of products. Reviews customer purchase orders, drawings, quality standards, tolerances, and engineering changes. Create and maintain quality-engineering requirements. Assists in developing procedures, documents, and monitors Quality Management Systems as it relates to customer and regulatory requirements. Analyze and measure manufacturing processes to ensure they achieve company quality, cost, and schedule objectives.

What Will My Responsibilities Include

• Ensures compliance with customer requirements, review inspection reports versus customer requirements.
• Develops and recommends departmental policies, procedures, and programs to ensure departmental effectiveness in meeting assigned customer requirements.
• Ability to compile complex data packages for customer review and approval, FAIR’s. FPA’s, PPAP’s, APQP’s, PFMEA’s, MSA’s…etc.
• Develop and suggest methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and devise methods to assess cost and responsibility.
• May compile and write training material and conduct training sessions on quality control activities.
• Maintains complex quality records per customer requirements.
• Study, analyze, develop, document, and monitor quality processes.
• Determine quality improvement plans relevant to manufacturing and inspection processes.
• Reviews and analyzes customer / purchase order requirements and collaborates with team to prioritize quality efforts.
• Analyze customer concerns initiate root cause analysis and implement corrective action activities.
• Review contract and purchase orders to ensure quality specifications and requirements are communicated.
• Utilize Six Sigma problem solving techniques, advise appropriate management on successful resolution recommendations.
• Ability to interact professionally at all levels in the organization.
• Acts as the primary quality contact with assigned customer.
• Demonstrates initiative and coordinates action to improve overall quality.
• Ability to follow written and verbal directions and complete work independently.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to ensure quality methods are implemented and maintained.
• Supports and guides efforts to continuously improve company performance related to quality system, cost, and delivery requirements.
• Support and maintain the continuous improvement process by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing manufacturing processes to drive prevention initiatives.

What Key Skills Do I Need

• Utilization of computerized spreadsheets to conduct analysis.

What Qualifications Should I Have

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• ASQ certifications a plus.

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in quality and/or manufacturing industry.
• Basic computer skills in Microsoft Office Word and Excel.
• Must be detail oriented and be a team player.
• Experience with ISO, Six Sigma, AS9100, and statistical process controls a plus.

Why Join Zenix Aerospace

Joining Zenix Aerospace means not only a rewarding career with a tight-knit and collaborative team, but you will also enjoy a competitive compensation package that includes a market-led base salary, a comprehensive benefits package along with wellness benefits, employee recognition program, matching 401k plan, paid vacation, employee wellness activities, tuition reimbursement, and community involvement initiatives.

If offer of employment is made it will be contingent upon passing all of the following: Drug Test, Background Check, ITAR and U.S. Export Compliance Screening.

Equal Opportunity Employer: minority/female/disability/veteran

Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. refugees, asylees or temporary residents under amnesty provisions [as defined in 8 USC 1324b(a)(3)] and properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for trade compliance control purposes. Additionally, potential employee’s names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive technical data.