Quality Engineer

Crane Aerospace & Electronics; Ohio; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Crane Aerospace and Electronics in Elyria, Ohio is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our team. The role focuses on controlling and monitoring quality to ensure products meet industry standards and customer requirements.

You will collaborate across Engineering, Operations, Suppliers, and Customers; perform data analysis, root cause investigations, CAPA, and support audits from Defense, Aerospace, and Customer Auditors.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Quality Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related field
• FAA sensitive position may require security investigation for access to controlled information
• ASQC Quality Engineer Certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Suppliers and Customers to ensure quality standards are met
• Collect, analyze and interpret production data to evaluate product quality and trends
• Conduct root cause analysis and recommend corrective and preventive actions
• Halt production processes if critical defects are identified to prevent nonconforming material
• Monitor and maintain quality control systems and drive improvements
• Train team members in quality control methodologies and statistical analysis
• Generate reports on nonconformances, root cause analyses and quality trends
• Review regulatory standards and emerging trends to ensure compliance and continuous improvement
• Identify critical control points and establish sampling procedures to monitor quality
• Lead qualification of product and process changes and support audits by Defense, Aerospace and customers
• Provide technical support for failure analysis and corrective action implementation
• Review and approve quality-related ECOs, MCOs and deviations
• Perform process capability analysis and maintain control plans and PFMEAs

Skills

Quality engineering experience

Verbal and written communication

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Color vision

Multi-project management

Education

BA/BS in Quality Engineering or related field

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Engineer at our Elyria, OH location.

About Crane:

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You'll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Elyria facility has been a bedrock in the community-friendly town of Elyria, Ohio, for more than a century. Known for our excellence in pumping technology, our Elyria site produced the first-ever positive displacement pump for high-performance piston engine aircraft and even supplied pumps for Charles Lindbergh in the 1930s. We have more than 150,000 fuel and lubrication pumps in service today and are proud to offer custom thermal management system solutions for a range of next-gen applications. Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics!

Job Summary:

The Quality Engineer works under immediate supervision and uses established procedures to control and monitor quality, ensuring products are consistent with industry standards, government regulations, and customer requirements

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Suppliers, and Customers to ensure quality standards are met.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret production data to evaluate product quality andidentifytrends.
• Conduct root cause analysis for quality issues and recommend corrective and preventive actions to mitigate risks.
• Halt production processes if critical product defects areidentifiedto prevent nonconforming material from escaping.
• Monitor andmaintainquality control systems to ensure their effectiveness and efficiency, makingimprovementsas necessary.
• Train and instruct team members in quality control methodologies, statistical analysis, and analytical procedures.
• Generate detailed reports on nonconformance of products or processes, root cause analyses, and quality trends for management and stakeholders.
• Review and interpret statistical studies, regulatory standards, and emerging trends in quality control to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
• Identifycritical control points in the Value Stream andestablishappropriate samplingprocedures tomonitorquality.
• Lead and drive the qualification of product and process changes, ensuring adherence to the highest quality standards.
• Support andparticipatein audits conducted by Defense, Aerospace, and Customer Auditors, ensuring compliance with industry and customer requirements.
• Provide technical support for failure analysis, reliability testing, and corrective action implementation asrequired.
• Review and approve quality-related document changes, including Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), Manufacturing Change Orders (MCOs), and deviations.
• Perform process capability analysis and ongoing data reviews to ensure processesremainstable and capable.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop andmaintainControl Plans, PFMEAs, and Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) to mitigate risks and improve processes.
• Any other task assigned by supervisor or management.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience:0-4years ofQuality Engineering experience
• Knowledge:Understands fundamental concepts, practices and proceduresof assigned product or program; Knowledge ofcommonly usedconcepts, practices, and procedures within the field
• Skills/Abilities:Excellent verbal and written communication skills;Proficient in the use of Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint;Full color acuity; Ability to managemultiple projects concurrentlytomeet company standards and deadlines
• Education/Certification:BA or BSdegree in Quality Engineering, IndustrialEngineeringor a related field
• Eligibility Requirement: FAA sensitive position - may be subject to agovernmentsecurity investigation to verify eligibility for access to classified information
• Eligibility Requirement: This position may require access to Controlled Data or Information. Where the position requires such access only US Persons will be considered. As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experiencein an Aerospace environment or similar manufacturing setting
• ASQCQuality Engineer Certification

Working Conditions:

• Standard office environment
• Work requires substantial visual concentration on detail
• Working conditions are normal for a manufacturing environment
• Manufacturing operations may require the use of safety equipment to include but not limitedtoeye safety glasses, gowning, masks, hearing protectors, heel/wriststrapsand any other required PPE
• May be exposed to unusual environmental conditions such as loud nois