Job Description
We are looking for a hands on Manufacturing Quality Engineer to support a production environment at a small, tight knit site (~50 people) within a large aerospace organization. This is a production support–focused role that requires strong shop floor presence, solid quality fundamentals, and the ability to build relationships quickly across manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain.
Day to Day Responsibilities:
- Drive and support non performance / non conformance activities
- Work closely with inspectors and validate First Article Inspections (FAI)
- Read and interpret engineering drawings
- Participate in audits and quality system activities
- Not expected to be the lead facilitator for RCA immediately, but should be comfortable participating and contributing
- Support a manufacturing area with heavy production interaction
- Spend approximately:
o 50–60% supporting production (non conformances, investigations, floor support)
o ~20% customer quality interactions (including prep for Aerospace manufacturing customers)
o Remainder of time worked on audits, admin work, verifying FAIs, supporting inspectors, and helping with work instructions/design reviews
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Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years in aerospace (commercial or military)
- 3–5+ years in quality (manufacturing quality preferred)
- Strong ability to communicate across functions (operators, engineers, supply chain, customers)
- Experience with First Article Inspections (FAI)
- Experience in AS9100 / AS9100 based environments
- Corrective actions (8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone) – contributor level is sufficient
- Continuous improvement exposure (ION / Lean / CI mindset)
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- ERP experience (Oracle, SAP, etc. — any system is fine; will learn theirs)
- MRO experience as a Quality Engineer (HUGE plus)
- Understanding of AS9100 / AS9100 based FAI requirements
- Prior internal auditor experience
- Exposure to EASA or foreign regulatory environments
- Customer quality experience (Boeing or similar OEMs)
- Field inspection experience
- French language
- Comfortable reading and working from engineering drawings
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.