Quality Engineering Specialist

About the Role

A leading aerospace and defense manufacturer is looking for a Senior Quality Engineering Specialist to support and strengthen its AS9100-certified Quality Management System. This is a high-impact role that works across engineering, production, supply chain, and customer-facing teams to drive quality, prevent defects, and push continuous improvement.

If you enjoy solving complex problems, digging into root cause, guiding teams, and owning quality processes from end to end, this is the role for you.

What You’ll Do

• Support and maintain the company’s AS9100 Quality Management System and compliance processes.
• Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Production, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Customer Service
• Analyze data, assess processes, and recommend improvements to strengthen manufacturing quality.
• Report quality trends, issues, and metrics to leadership
• Lead RCCA activities using tools like Fishbone and 5-Whys
• Investigate nonconformances and customer complaints, determine root cause, and drive corrective action
• Execute Failure Reports, CARs, SCARs, and customer complaint responses
• Coordinate Material Review Board activities
• Conduct internal audits and support third-party audits, FAI reports, and customer source inspections.
• Serve as the primary interface to customers and suppliers for quality-related matte.rs
• Lead supplier evaluations, on-site audits, prototype revi,ews and follow-up on supplier corrective actions
• Support employees and inspectors on quality questions, proced,ures and documenta.tion
• Create and update Quality Management System processes as needed
• Use dimensional measurement equipment (OGP and handheld devices)
• Support any other quality assignments as needed

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering plus 6 years of experience, OR a graduate degree with 4 years of experience
• Strong experience in an AS9100 environment
• Experience conducting AS9102 First Article Inspections
• Familiarity with microelectronics, mechanical dr,awings and tolerances
• Experience with Mil-Std-883, IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001
• Strong communication skills, both with customers and internal teams
• Experience with government projects and DCMA audits
• Proven ability to build and sustain an AS9100-compliant QMS
• Strong analytical, problem-,solving and documentation skills

Preferred

• Lean Six Sigma experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance

Work Authorization

Due to export-controlled work, only applications from U.S. persons can be considered.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The employer is an equal opportunity organization committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants.