What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at LER TechForce?
Job Description
Summary: The Quality Engineer ("QE”) is responsible for implementing and maintaining the quality requirements of AS9100 on projects within the aerospace industry.
The QE must have knowledge of the current standards accepted and used by government and industry for aerospace specification requirements of precision metal products; familiarity with aerospace inspection and quality control practices; and knowledge and familiarity with aerospace technical terminology.
The QE must have the ability to communicate clearly and concisely in technical writings and investigate technical problems methodically and evaluate them objectively.
The QE will be required to plan and present to management required and/or new procedures, methods, tools, etc. that will enhance the quality of the product being manufactured by ensuring quality, reducing cost, and increasing product efficiency and effectiveness.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Under general supervision, the QE must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
Summary: The Quality Engineer ("QE”) is responsible for implementing and maintaining the quality requirements of AS9100 on projects within the aerospace industry.
The QE must have knowledge of the current standards accepted and used by government and industry for aerospace specification requirements of precision metal products; familiarity with aerospace inspection and quality control practices; and knowledge and familiarity with aerospace technical terminology.
The QE must have the ability to communicate clearly and concisely in technical writings and investigate technical problems methodically and evaluate them objectively.
The QE will be required to plan and present to management required and/or new procedures, methods, tools, etc. that will enhance the quality of the product being manufactured by ensuring quality, reducing cost, and increasing product efficiency and effectiveness.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Under general supervision, the QE must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:
- Review all customer-imposed quality documents to determine applicability to specific operations and assess compliance. Independently decide and approve or direct corrections as necessary.
- Review quality documents to assure compliance with customer specifications and contractual requirements.
- Evaluate corrective actions taken, as requested by customer, and ensure it is complete and conclusive.
- Maintain required standard procedures such as a quality manual to encompass all quality requirements by customers.
- Interface with customers regularly to build and maintain a positive and stable working relationship and manage customer-related MRB activity.
- Generate lesson plans and participate in the training of inspection personnel, when required.
- Review shop planning for adequate inspection points incorporation into the manufacturing processes.
- Verify via inspection functions to ensure that customers receive product that meets the quality requirements contained in purchase orders, blueprints/drawings, and specifications.
- Monitor Quality Metrics, including scrap and rework costs, identify responsibilities, repetitiveness, etc., and initiate improvement projects to maintain or exceed company goals.
- Review and validate all costs (labor, equipment, etc.) to ensure they are necessary and without waste.
- Follow all (Company and Corporate level) policies and procedures.
- Other duties as needed and assigned.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree required, with a strong preference for a degree in an engineering discipline or other technical field and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum five (5) of related experience in the aerospace industry.