Manufacturing Quality Engineer

MUST HAVE AVIATION / AIRCRAFT / AEROSPACE BACKGROUND

Quality Engineer (2 Openings)

• Location : Onsite in Mesa, AZ
• Pay Rate : Up to $60 / HR
• 1 year  Contract - Potential for direct hire conversion

Who You Are

As a Manufacturing Quality Engineer, you are a hands on professional with expertise in production quality control, process validation, and defect reduction. You excel in shop floor problem-solving, collaborating with production, operations, and supply chain teams to ensure right-first-time quality at every manufacturing stage.

Your ability to analyze quality trends, oversee MRB activities, and drive corrective actions will be key to maintaining compliance with AS9100, FAA, and regulatory requirements. Your goal is to minimize defects, rework, and escapes, ensuring continuous process improvement and alignment with manufacturing best practices.

Your Mission

• Integrate quality assurance into all phases of manufacturing and assembly, ensuring compliance with engineering specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Lead Material Review Board (MRB) activities, including dispositioning nonconforming materials, coordinating rework plans, and ensuring timely resolution.
• Conduct hands-on shop-floor quality surveillance, supporting real-time inspection, verification, and process compliance.
• Perform Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) analysis using 8D, 5-Whys, and DMAIC methodologies to address recurring quality issues.
• Reduce Scrap, Rework, and Repair (SRR) costs by implementing manufacturing process controls and quality-driven improvements.
• Facilitate Corrective Action Board (CAB) reviews, driving Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) across manufacturing and supply chain processes.
• Develop and refine Manufacturing Execution System (MES) workflows, ensuring proper tracking of nonconformances, escapes, and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineers to ensure Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) and Control Plans are aligned with aerospace quality standards.
• Lead First Article Inspections (FAI) per AS9102, ensuring manufacturing processes are qualified and repeatable.
• Partner with production teams to improve standard work instructions, process documentation, and operator training to drive quality accountability.
• Provide expertise in composite fabrication, assembly integration, and aerospace hardware inspection.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, or a related technical field
• 5 years of hands-on experience in aerospace manufacturing quality engineering.
• Experience in composite aerospace structures, bonded assemblies, or metallic fabrication.
• Experience with manufacturing process validation, including FAI, PFMEA, and process capability analysis.
• Expertise in Material Review Board (MRB) processing, including nonconformance documentation, root cause investigation, and dispositioning hardware.
• Strong background in production floor quality support, including inspection, process auditing, and compliance verification.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, 3D models, and GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
• Proficiency in Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) methods, including 8D problem-solving, CAPA, and DMAIC.
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Quality Management Systems (QMS) in a production environment.
• Working knowledge of AS9100, ISO 9001, FAA, and aerospace regulatory requirements.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills to interface with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and auditors.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Hands-on experience with CMM, laser scanning, or non-destructive testing (NDT) for aerospace components.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification or experience with lean manufacturing principles.
• American Society for Quality (ASQ) certifications (CQE, CQA, or equivalent).

The Structures Company is a national staffing firm specializing in contract, contract to hire and direct hire placement opportunities.  Our clients rely on us to support their engineering, IT, Production, Maintenance & Repair and support staff. Our niche recruiting team is one of our biggest strengths and is the main reason we are a top provider of talented professionals to the majority of our clients.  They will help you identify the opportunity that best fits your interests, while also providing industry-leading customer service.

We support the majority of Aerospace OEM's and Tier 1 Suppliers across the United States.

We have a national medical, dental and vision plan with United Healthcare and we also have a robust 401K offering.  In some cases, there is bonus potential, sick pay and holiday pay for those who qualify.

Salary : $60