Senior Quality Engineer, Aerospace QMS & Compliance

Calnetix Technologies; Cypress (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Calnetix Technologies in Southern California seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to lead the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS) in compliance with AS9100, AS13100, ISO 9001 and customer requirements.

This role will drive audits, corrective actions, risk management, and process excellence across engineering, manufacturing, and program management to ensure regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field.
• 8–10 years of quality experience with strong emphasis on quality systems and QMS management.
• Experience implementing and maintaining AS9100 QMS and supplier documentation review.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the QMS in compliance with AS9100, AS13100, ISO 9001, and customer requirements.
• Serve as primary subject matter expert for QMS compliance, audits, certification audits, and customer assessments.
• Manage audit readiness activities including gap assessments, corrective action tracking, and closure verification.
• Maintain core QMS processes including document control, training systems, management review, risk management, and configuration control.
• Own quality system processes such as First Article Inspection (FAI), control plans, process validation records, and quality planning documentation.
• Lead nonconformance and corrective action systems (NCR/CAPA), including containment, disposition coordination, and trend analysis.
• Drive root cause analysis using structured methodologies (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, RCCA).
• Monitor and report quality KPIs and system performance metrics for leadership review.
• Ensure customer and regulatory requirements are properly flowed down and integrated into internal processes.
• Support product verification and release activities including documentation review and compliance package preparation.
• Conduct internal audits and ensure timely closure of findings per AS9100 requirements.
• Develop and deliver training related to QMS processes, AS9100/AS13100 requirements, and internal quality procedures.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program Management to ensure QMS integration across product lifecycle.
• Provide limited supplier quality support focused on documentation review and compliance verification only (FAI reports, CoC, material certs).
• Participate in customer and supplier audits as QMS representative when required.

Skills

Quality Systems

Audits

Root Cause Analysis

QMS Management

AS9100

Lean Six Sigma

PFMEA

SPC

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing or related field

Tools

GD&T

CMM Reports

Job description

Calnetix Technologies in Southern California seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to lead the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS) in compliance with AS9100, AS13100, ISO 9001 and customer requirements.

This role will drive audits, corrective actions, risk management, and process excellence across engineering, manufacturing, and program management to ensure regulatory compliance.