What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer - Aerospace position at Andrews & Cole, LLC?
About the Role - The Quality Engineer is responsible for driving quality forward by effective communication both internally and externally.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for maintaining configuration control documentation through contract review and blueprint/specification control.
- Customer facing QE with accounts including OEM's and sub tiers.
- Can perform as a backup QE for additional customers.
- Work with Engineering to submit waivers and concessions as required/requested.
- Work with Engineering review and submit First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs).
- Participate in investigation and disposition of customer complaints and customer returns.
- Communicate and submit Corrective Actions as needed to customers and internally.
- Internal quality representative for internal and external customers
- Achieve certification for customers source inspection as necessary, including completing training and certification.
- Responsible for working towards various continual improvement projects.
- Must be Trained as Internal Auditor, participates in internal audits, external audits, special process audits, customer audits.
- Subject matter expert with customer specific requirements.
- Candidate may be assigned various other duties.
Qualifications -
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Experience 4 years as a Quality Engineer or comparable quality discipline.
- Communicate effectively via direct interactions (in person, conference call, group meetings), as well as indirectly via email for example.
- Well organized and able to multi-task effectively as well as use other recourses to accomplish tasks.
- Ability and willingness to work onsite in a high-paced team-oriented environment.
- Positive attitude, willingness to get the job done. Read and understand blueprints, detailed customer specifications/requirements.
- Must be willing to undergo a pre-employment background check.
- Must be willing to participate in pre-employment drug screening.
- US Citizens only, due to a requirement of company contracts that are under the Arms Export Control and Export Administration Act.
Preferred Skills - Experience in castings industry, experience with ISO9001 or AS9100 preferred but not required.