Quality Engineer, Level II

ontic; West Chatsworth (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Goal Share bonus program

Paid volunteering time

24/7 wellbeing support

Employee discounts

Job summary

Ontic Chatsworth is hiring an Aerospace Quality Engineer to ensure products and processes meet customer, engineering, regulatory, and QMS requirements. You will review drawings, specifications, and quality flow-downs and manage nonconformances and CAPAs.

You will lead RCAs, analyze defects and trends, and collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Inspection to resolve issues and maintain quality metrics. Knowledge of AS9100 and GD&T is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace QA or manufacturing.
• Familiarity with AS9100/ISO 9001 and AS9102 processes.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specs, tolerances, and GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Support aerospace products, programs and manufacturing processes against customer requirements.
• Manage nonconformance reports and corrective actions.
• Review First Article Inspection Reports (AS9102) for timely completion.
• Lead or support RCA investigations using structured problem-solving methods.
• Analyze defects and quality trends to drive improvements.

Skills

Aerospace QA experience

AS9100 knowledge

GD&T understanding

Root cause analysis

Statistical analysis

CMM knowledge

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Associate degree in Engineering

Tools

Net-Inspect

DISCUS

ERP

MS Office

Job description

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!

About Ontic Chatsworth

Our 114,000 sq ft Chatsworth facility in Los Angeles specialises in electronic and electro-mechanical aerospace products, supporting critical systems including airborne radar, cabin and cockpit lighting, flight controls, engine and environmental controls and pilot controls.

Behind those products is a team solving complex technical and operational challenges every day. With specialist manufacturing and testing capabilities on site, Chatsworth combines decades of aerospace expertise with the opportunity to keep improving how we deliver for our customers.

Join the team and your work will contribute directly to the reliability and availability of systems used across civil and military aviation around the world.

The opportunity

As an Aerospace Quality Engineer at Ontic, you'll support our aerospace manufacturing operations by helping ensure products and processes meet customer, engineering, regulatory and Quality Management System requirements.

• Support assigned aerospace products, programs and manufacturing processes, reviewing drawings, specifications, customer requirements and quality flow-downs.
• Manage nonconformance reports, Material Review Board activities and corrective actions, ensuring quality issues are documented and resolved effectively.
• Perform and review AS9102 First Article Inspection Reports and support their timely and accurate completion.
• Lead or support root cause and corrective action investigations, using structured problem-solving methods to address defects, escapes and recurring quality issues.
• Analyze defects, returns and quality trends to identify improvement opportunities and help reduce recurrence.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations and Inspection to resolve product and process issues, while providing technical quality guidance.
• Support customer, supplier, internal and regulatory quality investigations and audits while maintaining accurate quality metrics and documentation.

What you'll bring

• Typically 5-7 years of aerospace Quality Engineering or manufacturing experience.
• An Associate or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing or a related technical field is preferred; equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 or ISO 9001, AS9102 First Article Inspection, nonconformance and Material Review Board processes, and root cause and corrective action.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, tolerances and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), along with knowledge of aerospace manufacturing and inspection processes.
• Knowledge of structured problem-solving methods such as 5-Why, Fishbone, 8D and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), as well as quality metrics and basic statistical analysis.
• Familiarity with mechanical inspection and coordinate measuring machine (CMM) concepts, along with Microsoft Office.
• Desirable: ASQ, Six Sigma, IPC-A-610 or J-STD-001 certification, and experience with Net-Inspect, DISCUS, ERP or electronic Quality Management Systems.

Why Ontic?

At Ontic, we're specialists in keeping critical aircraft flying. Our work supports civil and military aviation around the world, giving established aircraft products the long-term support they need to remain safe, reliable and available.

But it's our people who make that possible. We're a growing, global team where you're trusted to take ownership, encouraged to challenge how things have always been done and supported to develop your career as our business grows.

We believe in embracing the challenge - working together to solve complex problems and create opportunities for our customers, our business and each other.

Benefits at Ontic

• Goal Share bonus program - everyone at Ontic is automatically enrolled, giving us all the opportunity to share in our success
• Paid volunteering time - giving you time to support a cause or community that matters to you
• 24/7 wellbeing support - confidential support available through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee discounts - access to