Quality Engineer

VECCO (Vital Engineered Component Company) Quality Engineer:

Plans and directs activities concerned with development, application, and maintenance of quality standards and activities for industrial processes, materials, and products to assure that customer expectations are met or exceeded while maintaining an acceptable cost level.

This position sits at VECCO (Vital Engineered Component Company) Sterling Heights, MI facility and will report to the Quality Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain systems to provide quality control, quality assurance and process control systems to support internal and external (customer) requirements.
• Train employees, as required, in various quality control, SPC, quality assurance, auditing and the use of required documentation.
• Perform product, process, and system audits and verifies effectiveness or corrective actions that were taken.
• Active as a leader or team member in corrective action and continuous improvement activities.
• Perform closed-looped corrective action and root cause analysis.
• Coordinates and documents employee-training activities. Various program/project management assignments to promote continuous improvement of company systems and products.
• Develop control plans, FMEA’s and other Quality Planning documents.
• Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation.
• Coordinates failure analysis on discrepant product returned by the Customer and ensures that cause and corrective action is implemented and effective.
• Develops and implements methods and procedures for timely disposition of discrepant material and devises methods to assess cost and responsibility.
• Reviews Manufacturing Operation Sheets, as required, to ensure manufacturing processes, machining methods and sequence changes have no adverse effect on quality or violates contractual requirements.
• Conduct First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRS)
• Represents quality assurance on new product start-up teams. Identifies any unique customer requirements for workmanship or traceability.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Completes all required compliance training. Maintains knowledge of and adhere to VECCO (Vital Engineered Component Company) internal compliance policies and procedures. Takes responsibility to keep up to date with changing regulations and policies

Job Requirements

• Five or more years’ experience in manufacturing, quality, and/or engineering, preferably in an aerospace environment, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred or formal education and training to perform statistical calculations, process capability studies, and data analysis, including knowledge of math, statistics, blueprint reading and an understanding of GD&T.
• Skilled at various computer software applications required for the development and use of programs in support of SPC, program management and other similar activities.
• Experience working in ERP system beneficial Syteline experience a plus.
• Possesses people skills that allow for successful interaction with various employees, including acting in leadership roles on teams and other projects as well as direct customer representation for quality issues.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
• Knowledge or experience with ISO9000:2000, AS9100 Quality Systems, ISO17025, NADCAP, AS13100.
• Experience performing internal and supplier audits. AS 9100 Rev D
• Experience in the use of statistical methods for process control, capability analysis and gage R&R studies.

VECCO (Vital Engineered Component Company) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. VECCO (Vital Engineered Component Company is a subcontractor to the United States Government and provides defense services involving technical data and products governed by the Arms Export Control Act and the International Administration Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. parts 120-120 and the Export Administration Act and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 C.F.R parts 730-774 (“Export Laws”). All candidates are subject to review and governance under such Export Laws and any offer of employment may be subject to additional considerations and/or conditions.
VECCO (Vital Engineered Component Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other protected class.