Engineer, Quality

The Quality Engineer role at East Hartford is responsible for planning and executing activities related to the development, application, and maintenance of quality standards and activities for customer processes, materials, and products to assure that customer expectations are met or exceeded while maintaining while optimizing cost and operational performance

Core Responsibilities: 

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality control, quality assurance, and process control systems to meet internal and customer requirements.
• Lead and support root cause analysis and corrective action activities (RCCA, 8D, 5 Whys), ensuring effective closed-loop resolution.
• Perform product, process, and system audits and verify the effectiveness of corrective actions that were taken.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing defects, improving first-pass yield, and lowering cost of poor quality (COPQ).
• Develop and maintain inspection plans, control plans, PFMEA, and other quality planning documentation.
• Apply statistical methods (SPC, capability analysis, gage R&R) to monitor and improve process performance.
• Coordinate failure analysis for nonconforming or returned product; ensure timely and effective corrective actions.
• Develops and implements methods and procedures for timely disposition of discrepant material and devises methods to assess cost and responsibility.
• Review manufacturing operation sheets and process changes to ensure compliance with quality and contractual requirements.
• Perform gap analysis of customer requirements and establish plans to achieve compliance
• Support new product introduction (NPI), including identification of customer-specific requirements for quality, traceability, and workmanship.
• Coordinate and document training activities related to quality systems.

Qualifications: 

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment; aerospace experience preferred.
• Experience with AS9100, ISO9001:2015, NADCAP, and AS13100 requirements.
• Experience performing internal and supplier audits.
• Experience working with major aerospace OEMs (e.g., Pratt & Whitney, GE Aerospace, Sikorsky).
• Experience performing internal and supplier audits.
• Experience in the use of statistical methods for process control, capability analysis and gage R&R studies.
• Prior DPRV experience for a major OEM is a plus.

Education Requirements:

·         Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or related discipline and/or equivalent experience, preferably in a technical field. 

Instructions:

To be considered for the above position, please visit our website www.onebarnes.com, click on careers, search for the job posting in which you are interested and submit your resume online.

This job position may include access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws. If an applicant does not meet the definition of a “U.S. Person” (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status), the Company may be required to obtain an export control license. If the position for which you applied involves access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws, then any offer is also contingent on verification of appropriate documentation for the Company to assess whether an export license will be required to employ you in that role, and if it is determined that an export license is required, the offer is also contingent on the Company’s determination, in its sole discretion, whether a license application and ongoing administration is prudent under the project’s contract parameters and whether an export license can be successfully obtained before you can start in that role. Export license applications may take several weeks to be processed.

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