Quality Engineer

Precision Castparts; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts in California is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive quality engineering and continuous improvement across manufacturing and supplier interfaces. You will act as the focal point for QA issues with customers and suppliers, ensuring compliance to AS9100 and other requirements.

The role involves leading QA activities, data-driven defect reduction, internal and supplier audits, contract reviews, and collaboration with Manufacturing, Operations, and Engineering.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of professional manufacturing experience.
• Experience with military or aerospace quality systems.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality engineering activities and projects in QA.
• Drive continuous defect reduction through data analysis and problem solving.
• Conduct internal/supplier audits to ensure requirements are met.
• Perform PO and contract reviews to ensure flow-down of requirements.
• Ensure compliance and improvement to the Quality Management System.
• Host client and regulatory audits and manage responses.
• MRB duties representing Quality Engineering.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Operations and Engineering to improve processes.
• Exercise professional judgment in quality engineering assignments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Six Sigma

ASQ Certification

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Job description

Position Summary

The Quality Engineer will utilize a wide range of knowledge and professional skills to drive Quality Engineering and Continuous Improvement in

Position Summary

The Quality Engineer will utilize a wide range of knowledge and professional skills to drive Quality Engineering and Continuous Improvement in
itiatives and projects. The candidate will be the focal point for interfacing Quality Assurance issues with internal and external customers/suppliers ensuring compliance to the appropriate requirements including non-conformance analysis and implementation of effective countermeasures.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Be assigned to perform varying degrees of Quality Engineering activities and lead projects pertinent to Internal and Customer Quality Assurance under general guidance of Quality Assurance Management.
• Drive continuous defect reduction by collecting and analyzing quality-related data (yield, rework, and scrap) and facilitating problem-solving activities to process improvement.
• Conduct internal/supplier audits to ensure customer requirements, regulatory agencies, government regulations, and engineering specifications are properly met.
• Perform purchase order and contract reviews to ensure complete flow-down of requirements throughout various facets of the organization.
• Ensure continual compliance and improvement to the Quality Management System procedures and processes.
• Host client and regulatory audits, manage responses/resolution, and audit follow-up
• Perform Material Review Board (MRB) duties representing Quality Engineering
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Operations and Engineering to improve manufacturing process and develop methods to eliminate quality problems.
• Requires consistent exercise of discretion and independent judgment to perform assignments of a professional nature requiring application of quality engineering and related techniques.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Experience/ Education

• Minimum 3-5 Years of professional experience in manufacturing - preferred aerospace but will consider high regulatory standard
• Experience working in military or aerospace quality systems
• S. degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or related field from an Accredited Institution required.

Required Skills

• Six Sigma, and/or ASQ Certification is a plus.
• Ability to understand and interpret engineering technical data, such as manufacturing or part drawings, to provide guidance to cross-functional teams.
• Significant experience working directly with customers and suppliers.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as, strong problem solving, organizational, project management and decision-making skills.
• Understand internal and external customer requirements with a high attention to detail in resolving findings
• Knowledge of aerospace quality standards including AS9100, AS9102, & ISO9001.
• Ability to process and effectively communicate information using MS PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.