Quality Engineer - Aerospace & Process Excellence

Howmet; Winsted (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Howmet in Connecticut is seeking a Quality Engineer to assure part quality from purchase order to shipping at Winsted operations. You will develop inspection standards, drive testing programs, and guide shop floor personnel to ensure compliance with drawings and specifications.

The role interfaces with customers and suppliers, leads disposition of discrepant material, supports MRB, and participates in EHS and AS9100 processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing or quality management required.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in aerospace quality or manufacturing.
• Must be eligible under ITAR as a U.S. person.

Responsibilities

• Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation.
• Communicates customer purchase order information to supply chain internally and externally.
• Develops and implements methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and devises methods to assess cost and responsibility.
• Guides workers engaged in measuring, inspecting and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials, products, or process quality and reliability.
• Prepare process approval requests and prepare first article data and characteristic accountability.
• Interface with customers and suppliers on specifications, problems and deviate material.
• Response to customer corrective actions as required and issues corrective actions to suppliers as needed.
• Perform various audit functions.
• Reviews customer purchase orders and specifications and drawings.
• Support shop floor manufacturing cells as required.
• Responsible for area records and procedures for AS9100.
• Reviews internal work instructions.
• Actively participate, promote and comply with all EHS programs and policies.
• May act as custodian for MRB and issues applicable reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing or quality management

Job description

Howmet in Connecticut is seeking a Quality Engineer to assure part quality from purchase order to shipping at Winsted operations. You will develop inspection standards, drive testing programs, and guide shop floor personnel to ensure compliance with drawings and specifications.

The role interfaces with customers and suppliers, leads disposition of discrepant material, supports MRB, and participates in EHS and AS9100 processes.