Quality Engineer AWW (Fri-Sun) (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-07-15

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW715: Asheville Site W Asheville Greenfield Site TBD , Asheville, NC, 28803 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. 

Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

Innovation through diversity of thought. At Pratt & Whitney, we believe diversity of thought enables creativity, innovation, and a foundation for inclusion. By fostering an inclusive culture, we accept a shared accountability and responsibility to recognize, sponsor, coach, hire and promote talent equally. We welcome our employees to be their whole - best - selves at work because trust, respect and integrity, are a part of our DNA.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

This position is for Weekend Shift i.e. Alternate Work Week (AWW): Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 6:30AM - 6:30 PM.

What You Will Do:

Pratt and Whitney is seeking a highly talented and motivated individual who enjoys operating in a dynamic, fast paced environment and can meet the proactive and reactive challenges of supporting the operations.

Quality Engineers are integral to the continued success of the mod center as the leaders of problem resolution teams related to part manufacture in the value stream, the drivers of process improvement and educators of technical requirements. They also act as liaisons between the mod center, program office and internal customer when discussing quality concerns.

In this position, your primary role will be to support the shop floor. A QE is responsible for reviewing procedures, specifications, work instructions and equipment to ensure compliance to Quality Management Systems.

• Reduce customer escapes by identifying non-conformance drivers and implementing mistake proof solutions.
• Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering to improve part quality signature.
• Drive scrap, rework, and repair dollars to the lowest achievable levels by participation in process monitoring and improvement projects.
• Comply with FAA, and DCMA standards, applicable laws, and company policies.
• Provide strategic leadership in the development and implementation of project quality plans to obtain annual reduction goals in Scrap, Rework and Repair (SRR) and escapes to flight operations and DCMA discrepancies.
• Improve manufacturing, assembly, inspection, and test processes to reduce and prevent defects and prevent quality escapes to our customers.
• Provide quality engineering support (interpretation, process approvals, etc.)
• Participate in technical investigations.
• Assist with immediate risk containment measures and systemic mistake proof solutions to improve quality, cost, and delivery performance.
• Develop and deliver technical training to the inspection and operations teams.
• Support the development of productivity initiatives to improve product acceptance methodology. Integrate goals that will align with process quality engineering activities.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• A Bachelor's Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years' related experience.
• Candidates with 9 or more years of experience in Quality Engineering, who do not possess a degree, will also be considered
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

What is my role type?

In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. This role is:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance workers, as they are essential to the development of our engines.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s