RCCA Program Lead - Aerospace Quality Engineer

SQA Services; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

SQA Services is seeking a skilled Quality Engineer to support aerospace supplier quality initiatives onsite in Everett, WA. You will analyze root causes, drive corrective actions, and communicate findings to clients and leadership.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in quality engineering within regulated manufacturing, familiarity with AS9100, and strong technical writing. Travel to client sites as required; ITAR compliance is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related discipline or equivalent quality-engineering experience.
• Minimum 5 years in quality engineering or supplier quality in aerospace/defense or other regulated manufacturing.
• Hands-on root-cause and corrective-action experience using structured methods (8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa).
• Knowledge of AS9100 and closing corrective actions for major OEMs.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple corrective actions to schedule.
• Strong technical writing; produce audit-ready analyses and responses.
• Onsite work at Everett, WA with client-site travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Assess root-cause analyses and containment strategies; disposition as adequate, needs strengthening, or re-analysis.
• Prioritize corrective actions by impact, Boeing due date, and risk; maintain RCCA register.
• Lead failure-mechanism analysis using RCCAmethodology; verify causes and controls.
• Develop sustainable corrective action plans with clear controls and effectiveness checks.
• Communicate with client and SQA leadership; maintain dashboards and reports.
• Prepare 8D and other corrective-action responses; manage rejections and resubmittals.
• Capture analyses in RCCA toolset and export formats (8D, STEPQ, Word, Excel, PDF).
• Collaborate with client Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Document Control.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Corrective actions

Technical writing

Cross-functional leadership

AS9100 knowledge

On-site coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related

Tools

RCCA toolset

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PDF

Job description

SQA Services is seeking a skilled Quality Engineer to support aerospace supplier quality initiatives onsite in Everett, WA. You will analyze root causes, drive corrective actions, and communicate findings to clients and leadership.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in quality engineering within regulated manufacturing, familiarity with AS9100, and strong technical writing. Travel to client sites as required; ITAR compliance is mandatory.