Quality Engineer

Heico Corporation; Vista (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Heico Corporation, located in Vista, CA, seeks a Quality Engineer to interpret contract requirements, drawings, data sets and specifications to ensure compliance within the Quality Management System (QMS).

The role reviews plans, procedures and manuals to define scope and verify product quality, conducts root-cause analysis, and implements corrective actions to prevent recurrence. You will interface with customers and audits, supporting design reviews and IPT activities.

Qualifications

• U.S. Person status required due to export controls.
• 1–2 years of AS9100 experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, or combination of education and aerospace experience.

Responsibilities

• Reviews design plans, procedures, and manuals to understand scope and function of products.
• Identifies root causes and implements corrective actions.
• Interacts with customers and government inspectors.
• Participates in design reviews and IPT support as required.
• Leads process audits to verify compliance and quality performance.

Job description

Position Summary:

The Quality Engineer is responsible for interpreting Customer contract requirements, engineering drawings & data sets, specifications, and other technical information to ensure compliance and proper implementation in the Quality Management System (QMS).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews design plans, process procedures, test procedures, and quality manuals to understand the scope, requirements, and function of products.
• Ensures products meet the organization’s and customers’ quality and product integrity requirements.
• Identifies root causes of problems in the production process; recommends and/or implements corrective measures.
• Analyzes data to identify trends in product quality or defects with the goal of mitigating and preventing recurrence and future defects.
• Provide interface to the Customer for quality related activities.
• Host and provide support for customer or industry quality audit or certification activities as well as support internal and or customer audits.
• Update and maintain procedures and work instructions to ensure compliance with Customer requirements.
• Conduct process and product audits in support of quality compliance.
• Participate in design review, design verification, and Integrated Product Team (IPT) support, as required.
• Create inspection plans, and methods for the manufacturing operations, including inspection equipment and tools necessary to provide efficient inspection processes.
• Assist and train personnel in procedures and processes establishing and documenting inspection criteria and process improvements including process auditing.
• Participate in and lead team based corrective action and continuous improvement efforts related to continuous quality improvement.
• Required participation in internal training as needed to perform the duties assigned to this role.
• May be assigned to manage MRB cage and process.
• May be assigned to project management programs that have significant quality requirements.
• Interact with customer and government inspectors.
• Visit suppliers and customers < 5%.
• Other related duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• U.S. Person status required do to export control
• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related field, or combination of education and work experience within the aerospace industry
• 1-2 years of AS9100 experience required
• Capable of standing and or sitting for extended periods of time

• Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and the management team.
• Must be well organized, flexible, and able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Must thrive in a team-oriented and deadline-driven environment

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Extensive knowledge of or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s production processes.

• Certification to the Body of Knowledge for ASQ Quality Engineering preferred
• AS9000/AS9100 Auditing experience highly preferred
• Experience in performing root cause analysis and corrective action development

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience with inspections tools and Romer-arm / CMM preferred.
• Highly skilled in MS Office programs- Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point and Adobe Acrobat

• Familiarity and skill with interpreting technical drawings and blueprints

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Constant specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee may occasionally lift and /or move up to 25 pounds. The employee sits for extended periods of time at a computer station or work desk and is exposed to typical office environment conditions and noise levels. Required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when working on the manufacturing floor where the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the manufacturing floor is usually loud.

Note: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

This position falls under the International Traffic in Arm Regulation (ITAR). This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b (a) (3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. Company will require proof of status prior to employment.