Senior Aerospace Quality Engineer — AS9100 & FAI Expert

CoAspire, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia, MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) with company match

PTO and Federal holidays

Job summary

CoAspire, LLC in Northern Virginia is seeking a Quality Engineer to support a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment. You will work with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain and Quality to identify product and process risks, establish controls, prevent defects, and ensure AS9100 and customer requirements are met.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace/defense quality, experience with AS9100/FAI, nonconformance, RCCA, and data-driven quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of aerospace/defense quality engineering experience.
• Experience interpreting drawings, specs, BOMs and work instructions.
• Knowledge of AS9100 and AS9102 FAIs; nonconformance management.

Responsibilities

• Identify Key Characteristics and establish inspection, verification, and process-control methods.
• Review drawings, specifications, BOMs, work instructions for quality requirements and risks.
• Develop and maintain risk-based inspection plans and control plans.
• Evaluate changes and impact on form, fit, function, and FAIs/FAIRs.
• Plan and review First Article Inspections and FAIR packages per AS9102 and requirements.
• Provide QA support for nonconformance, MRB, containment and disposition.
• Lead or support RCCA activities using 5-Why, Fishbone, 8D methods.
• Analyze quality data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Apply PFMEA, control plans, SPC and process capability analyses.
• Provide shop-floor QA support to resolve production issues and protect conformity.
• Support supplier quality activities and audits.

Skills

Quality engineering

AS9100 knowledge

Root cause analysis

Statistical process control

PFMEA

Inspection planning

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing

Tools

ERP

PLM

QMS

Job description

CoAspire, LLC in Northern Virginia is seeking a Quality Engineer to support a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment. You will work with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain and Quality to identify product and process risks, establish controls, prevent defects, and ensure AS9100 and customer requirements are met.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace/defense quality, experience with AS9100/FAI, nonconformance, RCCA, and data-driven quality improvement.