Quality Engineer II — Aerospace Quality & Improvement

Mercury-Systems; Franklin (NJ); On-site; USD 77,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, life and disability insurance

9/80 work schedule

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Mercury Systems Quality Engineering team in NJ is seeking an eager Quality Engineer to drive continuous improvement and resolve complex quality challenges in a fast-paced aerospace/defense environment.

The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality from development through manufacturing, applying APQP/lean concepts and 8D RCCA methodologies to improve processes and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent years of work experience
• 2+ years of quality assurance/quality engineering in a mission-critical environment
• Experience with RCCA methodologies
• Experience with failure and defect analysis
• Knowledge of COPQ initiatives, scrap reduction and rework
• Knowledge of quality standards and methods (e.g., AS9100)
• Knowledge of fault trees and statistical process control
• Active DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain one (US Citizenship required)
• First Article Inspection experience preferred (optional)
• NPI experience preferred (optional)

Responsibilities

• Ensure product compliance through functional tests and inspections.
• Participate in qualification of new suppliers and internal processes.
• Assist in evaluating and improving manufacturing processes using lean concepts and APQP.
• Implement ECO changes into manufacturing and supply chain; manage material disposition actions.
• Execute non-conforming material processes and MRB management.
• Drive failure analysis and communicate with customers.
• Promote continuous improvement of product and process across the organization.
• Monitor KPIs and report on a regular cadence.
• Review customer scorecards and align improvement initiatives accordingly.
• Interface with customers to provide quality status.
• Support AS9100 and drive quality improvements.
• Participate in internal and external audits and report results.
• Monitor factory performance through defect analysis and RCCA trends.
• Conduct internal assessments to AS9100; update procedures as needed.
• Address COPQ, scrap, escapes, and rework.
• Address production-related quality issues using 8D for RCCA.
• Assist with ESD, environmental control and FOD programs.
• Develop Quality Inspection Criteria and Quality Control Plans.
• Support First Article Inspections on all NPI products.

Skills

RCCA

Failure analysis

COPQ initiatives

AS9100

Audits

8D methodology

FOD/ESD programs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Mercury Systems Quality Engineering team in NJ is seeking an eager Quality Engineer to drive continuous improvement and resolve complex quality challenges in a fast-paced aerospace/defense environment.

The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality from development through manufacturing, applying APQP/lean concepts and 8D RCCA methodologies to improve processes and customer satisfaction.