Quality Engineer - Aerospace Process & Compliance

American Precision Avionics; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

American Precision Avionics in Duluth, Minnesota, is seeking a Quality Engineer to join the Quality & Safety department. The role focuses on developing and maintaining quality requirements for aerospace wiring harnesses and assemblies, performing audits, and supporting continuous improvement with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include implementing quality systems, problem solving, and collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and procurement to uphold safety and compliance with

Qualifications

• 2–5 years manufacturing/quality experience.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or STEM equivalent.
• CQE or Six Sigma training and ISO 9001/AS9100 familiarity.
• Experience with FAA, SAE, UL or OSHA regulations an asset.
• Lean, FMEAs, root cause analysis, CAPA knowledge.
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish is a plus but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop, apply, implement and maintain quality requirements and processes.
• Serve as primary QA resource for problem identification and continuous improvement.
• Support concurrent design development projects representing QA and customer.
• Design and implement methods for process control and inspection.
• Inspect materials, equipment, processes and finished products for quality.
• Promote quality standards, test methods, plans and reports.
• Lead internal and external quality audits and supplier interfaces.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve quality and productivity.

Skills

Statistics & SPC

Auditing

Quality systems

Problem solving

Communication skills

Lean principles

ISO 9001/AS9100

Bi-lingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

CQE or Six Sigma training

ISO 9001/AS9100 Auditor training or equivalent

Job description

American Precision Avionics in Duluth, Minnesota, is seeking a Quality Engineer to join the Quality & Safety department. The role focuses on developing and maintaining quality requirements for aerospace wiring harnesses and assemblies, performing audits, and supporting continuous improvement with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include implementing quality systems, problem solving, and collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and procurement to uphold safety and compliance with