Quality Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-05-23

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCO01: Interiors (Seats) - CO Springs 1275 N Newport Road, Colorado Springs, CO, 80916 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

The Colorado Springs Interiors team is focused on innovation, safety and cost efficiency in the manufacturing of pilot, co-pilot and cabin attendant seating.  The highly sought after Quality Engineering discipline develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality evaluation, control systems and protocols.

What You Will Do

• Maintain a close relationship with customer and program leadership to ensure compliant hardware deliveries.
• Understand customer requirements and expectations and be able to communicate those key points to internal production team.
• Provides analysis and explanations of inspection plans, methods and technologies to assure reliability and conformance of products and processes.
• Prepare, review, and audit First Article Inspections (AS9102).
• Coordinate preparation and management of Notification of Escapes with suppliers internal manufacturing and the customer.
• Ensures that projects and process control documentation are compliant with requirements, objectives and/or contracts.
• Utilizes PPAP core elements (e.g. PFMEA, MSA, Process Flow and Control Plans, etc.) to identify and make recommendations for managing risk in product development.
• Interpret engineering and specification requirements to prepare, review and approve specific quality documents such as Quality Plans and Inspection Plans.
• Analyzes and makes recommendations for root cause and corrective action for nonconformities and/or design problems for internally produced products & processes
• Help drive process improvements and cost savings utilizing a continuous improvement mentality
• Participate in customer, as well as third party regulatory and internal audits.
• Support Material Review Board (MRB) activities.
• Review and approve Manufacturing change orders (MCO) and Engineering Changes.
• Collaborates internally to ensure quality standards are in effect.

What You Will Learn

• This unique position collaborates with engineering designs and specifications, devises testing plans, methods and equipment to assure reliability of product.

Qualifications You Must Have 

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field or in absence of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience
• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here:  https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with CORE or another continuous improvement program
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis (fault tree, fishbone diagrams, etc.)
• Experience with SAP/ERP
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Previous work experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry is a plus
• Ability to multi-task, be thorough and detail oriented, with strong job closure and analytical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance         
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

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