Program Quality Engineer

We are seeking a Program Quality Engineer to serve as the quality engineering focal point for assigned programs, executing the Quality Control system to drive customer satisfaction and product conformance.

The role supports quality activities across Manufacturing operations, including First Article Inspection (FAI), supplier part approvals, continuous improvement, and defect reduction for electromechanical products.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the quality engineering point of contact for assigned programs, supporting problem identification, resolution, loss reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain program quality plans, inspection plans, and quality requirement flowdown from contracts to manufacturing and suppliers.
• Review contract quality requirements and identify necessary processes, tooling, and documentation.
• Execute and disposition First Article Inspections (FAI/AS9102) and supplier part approvals.
• Participate in Material Review Board activities and disposition nonconforming material.
• Develop and maintain quality metrics to monitor Quality Control system effectiveness.
• Lead root-cause analysis and structured problem-solving to identify effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Interact with customers to identify quality improvement opportunities and close the feedback loop with manufacturing and development personnel.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline and four years of prior relevant experience; or master's degree with two years of prior relevant experience.
• Four years of hands-on quality engineering experience in a manufacturing and/or product-based environment.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 / ISO 9001 requirements, AS9102 First Article Inspection, engineering drawings, specifications, and GD&T.
• Demonstrated experience with root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.
• Ability to review and provide quality inputs to aviation program manuals, forms, and records.
• Must be proficient in utilizing Microsoft Office products.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or equivalent certification.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• AS9100 internal auditor training or experience.
• Experience with Solumina or a comparable MES/quality management system.
• Experience building quality dashboards and reporting in Power BI.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis tools such as Minitab.