Senior Quality Engineer, Aerospace & Defense | Onsite Lead

Marvin Engineering Company; Inglewood (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Marvin Engineering Company, a defense contractor based in Southern California near LAX, is hiring a Quality Engineer IV (Aerospace & Defense) for an all-onsite role in Inglewood, CA. You will ensure production quality through the Business Management System, coach QE teams, review contracts, and lead corrective actions to resolve non-conformances.

You will drive continuous improvement, analyze defect trends, maintain quality KPIs, and mentor engineers I-III while collaborating across functions to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Logistics, or Supply Chain.
• 8+ years of experience as a Quality Engineer in aerospace and defense.
• Must have a general understanding of aerospace manufacturing and technical document interpretation (blueprint, specifications, etc.).
• Excellent presentation and communication skills – both verbal and written.
• Able to interpret and understand industry specifications, i.e., ISO, ASME, MIL-STD, MS, etc.
• Thorough understanding of Quality Management System requirements to AS9100.
• Advocate and maintain the quality and integrity of our products to our customers.
• Be an effective leader: Model professionalism, support growth, set goals, and hold team members accountable.
• Provide project leadership for process improvement initiatives.
• Understanding of configuration management principles and practices.
• Experience with Quality Engineering tools, i.e. PFMEA, Six Sigma, SPC, etc.
• Uphold the company’s core values of Partnership, ‘Can-Do’ Attitude, Integrity, and Innovation.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools.
• Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Coach/train/guide quality engineers on projects, RCCA facilitation, sub-tier PO flow down, MRB decision making, contract review, configuration control responsibilities, customer escorting, and review/development of customer end item deliverables.
• Identify, initiate, and lead continuous improvement projects by working with QE I, II or III, and assembly & inspection personnel.
• Collaborate with other department leads on cross-functional processes.
• Conduct one-on-one employee meetings, prepare and complete performance reviews for quality engineers (I, II, & III).
• Coordinate and escort major customer visits.
• Maintain Quality KPIs/Metrics for assessing the health of Quality Engineering processes, hold team accountable.
• Perform Quality Engineering activities as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Quality systems

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Logistics, or Supply Chain

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Quality tools (PFMEA, Six Sigma, SPC)

Job description

Marvin Engineering Company, a defense contractor based in Southern California near LAX, is hiring a Quality Engineer IV (Aerospace & Defense) for an all-onsite role in Inglewood, CA. You will ensure production quality through the Business Management System, coach QE teams, review contracts, and lead corrective actions to resolve non-conformances.

You will drive continuous improvement, analyze defect trends, maintain quality KPIs, and mentor engineers I-III while collaborating across functions to