What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Quality Engineer position at TRC Talent Solutions?
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Candidate specializing in Composite Structure and Airframe components to join our Quality Engineering team. The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of product quality throughout the product lifecycle of the aircraft. This includes overseeing design validation, manufacturing processes, developing inspection plans, and regulatory compliance, ensuring the delivery of a safe, reliable, and high-quality aircraft.
What you’ll do
- Ensure the airframe, airframe components, assemblies, and systems meet design, quality, safety, regulatory, and industry-specific requirements
- Work closely with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and other departments to ensure smooth product transitions from design to production. Provide technical guidance on quality-related issues
- Support the development and roll out of Advanced Product Quality Planning techniques such as PFMEAs, control plans and SPC
- Lead the establishment of inspection plans
- Conduct or support First Article Inspection in compliance with SAE AS9102
- Conduct or support Material Review Board dispositions
- Identify, lead, and support continuous improvement initiatives for airframe manufacturing processes, including root cause analysis and corrective / preventive actions (CAPA).
- Develop reports summarizing quality performance, findings, and recommendations for corrective actions
- Develop metrics and KPIs to assess and act on the health of the manufacturing systems to drive continuous improvement
- Identify potential risks and work with cross-functional teams to mitigate risks and develop contingency plans
- Develop and support the training of team members and other stakeholders on quality standards, practices, and tools
- Assist in the planning and process for company inspection in support of FAA and Company conformity inspection and certification process
What you need
Bonus qualifications
Experience with SAP
Experience creating real time dashboards using Sigma or Microsoft BI
Experience with conformity inspection and working with the FAA and Designees
Six Sigma Black / Green Belt or ASQ Certified Quality Engineer
Experience with developing / validating automated inspection equipment in a manufacturing environment including working with SQL languages
Experience with aircraft or composite assembly processes
Assist in the planning and process for company inspection in support of FAA conformity inspection and certification process.
