Position Summary

The Quality Engineer will provide quality assurance input and oversight to both new product development and sustaining production. This role requires a mix of working with 1) compliance to current procedures; 2) data analysis of current processes; 3) critical thinking/writing skills for development and documenting improved processes and 4) auditing to the requirements of the company Quality Manual and customer requirements to ensure full and cost effective compliance. The Quality Engineer reports directly to the Site Leader and works independently with responsibilities involving higher level decision making.

Matrix Composites (an ITT Company) designs and manufactures a broad range of high-performance composite components and assemblies.

Founded in 1993, Matrix serves the unique needs of customers engaged in critical applications in industries such as Aerospace, Defense and Commercial/General Aviation. Full-service capabilities include design, development, tooling, fabrication, testing and integration.Safety is a core value at Matrix Composites. Our department managers/supervisors play a critical role in creating and maintaining a safe workplace for our employees by following all Matrix Composites safety policies and procedures and by observing employees to ensure that safety procedures are followed.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Essential Responsibilities

• Represent Quality Assurance during new product development, including planning and design reviews to ensure the intended process will yield hardware compliant to all applicable requirements; including all inputs (raw material requirements, tooling requirements, etc) and outputs (raw data and statistical analysis of data).
• Supervise the Quality Assurance department
• Lead the creation and approval of a program Quality Program Plan that extracts customer (e.g. the voice of the customer) and company requirements and defines a cost effective plan to ensure compliance; including all relevant data collection and analysis schemes to track and respond to any unacceptable product, tooling or process capability metrics.
• Establish and flow down key performance indicators (KPIs) to each program team and identify both the method and frequency of data collection and reporting to program teams and to management.
• Where prudent (related to quality), lead FMEA, RCCA, Kaizen events, etc. related to continual improvement.
• Oversee the proper use of quality measurement tools and systems to ensure full drawing and specification compliance.
• Assist in selecting and acquiring equipment/tooling as required.
• Perform internal audits as a lead auditor as assigned.
• Evaluate and recommend QA sampling plans for vendors and internal programs based on desired confidence limits, process capabilities, and manufacturing/inspection methods and equipment.
• Provide technical guidance and training to other team members in statistical analysis techniques, data analysis, sampling techniques and other traditional QA Engineering areas of expertise.
• Actively participate in the company’s Lean Enterprise program.
• Other duties as assigned by leadership.

Position Requirements

• BS degree in technical or quality discipline.
• 5-7 years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Aerospace composites experience preferred
• ASQ certifications received or in process of being received.
• Proficient in use of general shop tools, inspection tools, and test equipment; sound mathematical and technical skills.
• Must possess a demonstrated application as well as a high degree of fluency and understanding in the use of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing; good interpersonal skills and organizational skills; ability to be highly organized, detail oriented and able to respond to change quickly. Strong presentation skills.
• Strong computer skills including the use of MS Office products such as Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, and associated statistics applications.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Quality Management System tools and continuous improvement methodologies. ISO/AS9100 system knowledge and application/auditing experience.
• A strong understanding of the audit process including types of audits, planning, preparation, execution, reporting results, and follow-up.
• A thorough understanding of problem-solving and quality improvement tools and techniques (8D, 5-Why, etc.). This includes knowledge of management and planning tools, quality tools, preventive and corrective actions, and how to overcome barriers to quality improvements.
• Ability to multi-task and handle tasks with competing priorities effectively.