Quality Engineer

CHIPTON-ROSS Inc.; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CHIPTON-ROSS Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer for a full-time contract opportunity in Redmond, WA. As a Senior Associate, you will manage moderately complex projects while working closely with team members and customers to ensure hardware meets specifications.

The ideal candidate will have an accredited Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 2 years of experience, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and familiarity with aerospace processes. Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of related experience.
• Ability to work in multi-functional team environments.
• Ability to communicate compliance status effectively.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes engineering expertise to ensure hardware compliance.
• Communicates deviations and nonconformance.
• Interprets engineering drawings and customer requirements.
• Participates in nonconforming product review.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma tools

Understanding aerospace processes

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Quality Engineer for a contract opportunity in Redmond, WA.

Basic Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively establish positive working relationships with various operational groups, all levels of employees, suppliers, and customers.

Position Responsibilities

Senior Associate, Quality Engineer works under moderate supervision and independently on larger, moderately complex projects or assignments. Communicates with contacts within and outside of own team which may include customers or vendors. Makes basic adjustments to systems and processes to solve problems. Works to achieve operational targets that impact department results.

Essential Functions

• Utilizes engineering background and expertise to communicate between team members and customer counterparts to provide assurance that the hardware is compliant to specifications. Handles and communicates deviations/ nonconformance at different levels within the organization. Understands and communicates typical aerospace processes (machining, welding, non‑destructive testing, etc.) and how they are applied to the hardware being manufactured.
• Applies modern quality principles, concepts, and methods to routine aerospace and manufacturing operation, including Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools.
• Interprets engineering drawings and specifications, customer quality requirements, and company quality requirements to ensure compliance with the customer’s expectations.
• Participates in the review and disposition of nonconforming product.
• Interfaces with the Material Review Board (MRB) to provide technical justification when a nonconformance to mutually agreed specifications is determined.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to product development in a multi‑functional team environment is desired.

Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements (if noted by client in their req):

Required Education

• Requires an accredited Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.

Work Hours

• Full‑Time