Quality Engineer I: Shape Quality for Aerospace Programs

Cessna Aircraft Company; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedule

Education assistance

Wellness program

401(k) with company funding

Job summary

Textron Systems is seeking a Quality Engineer I to assure that products and contracts meet objectives across the full product lifecycle, from design through fulfillment. You will support quality planning, surveillance, and problem-solving within a growing aerospace and defense context.

The role emphasizes analytical techniques, drawing interpretation, and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on reliability, process control, and continuous improvement in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
• Able to read, interpret mechanical and electrical drawings and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Uses operations research techniques such as cost analysis, experimentation, gaming, simulation, flow charting, information theory, and advanced mathematics in developing optimum quality plans.
• Develops overall quality plans using the systems concept identifying in terms of the product involved, general instructions, test and sampling procedures, specific parts and assembly instructions, material disposition, records, tables, charts, and graphs required.
• Acts as an advisor in all phases of statistical quality control, develops new statistical techniques and interprets significance of resulting data.
• Reviews Engineering and Manufacturing information such as new and revised designs, specifications and bills of materials; production, tool and test equipment drawings; production and tool plans; operation and routing sheets; production, storage, and shipping methods; and facility and floor space requirements.
• Acts as an advisor in his field of specialty to vendors or Textron Systems groups.
• Develops vendor certification and rating plans.
• Evaluates the quality and capability of vendors or potential vendors and approves such vendors.
• Plans the minimum quality standards, test, and inspection requirements and process controls.
• Performs complicated and difficult engineering work requiring a high degree of technical competence.
• Plans, schedules, conducts, or coordinates detailed phases of the engineering work in a part of a major project or in a total project of moderate scope.
• Performs work which involves conventional engineering practice but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, and difficult coordination requirements.
• Receives technical guidance on unusual or unprecedented problems.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Communication skills

Reading drawings

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Tools

MS Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

Textron Systems is seeking a Quality Engineer I to assure that products and contracts meet objectives across the full product lifecycle, from design through fulfillment. You will support quality planning, surveillance, and problem-solving within a growing aerospace and defense context.

The role emphasizes analytical techniques, drawing interpretation, and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on reliability, process control, and continuous improvement in a dynamic team environment.