Lead Quality Engineer

• Ensure compliance with applicable customer, regulatory, and industry quality standards, including AS9100, ISO 9001, customer-specific requirements, and internal procedures.
• Support internal and external quality audits, assessments, and corrective action activities.
• Implement Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) methodologies and support Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submissions and approvals.
• Develop, review, and maintain control plans, PFMEAs, inspection methods, and validation requirements.
• Verify manufacturing launch readiness and compliance with established quality requirements.
• Improve manufacturing process capability through Statistical Process Control (SPC), mistake-proofing, and variation reduction initiatives.
• Lead investigations into customer complaints, quality escapes, product returns, and manufacturing defects.
• Develop and implement containment actions, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Facilitate structured problem-solving activities using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone Analysis, Pareto Analysis, and related methodologies.
• Analyze manufacturing quality data to identify trends, process variations, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support supplier quality improvement initiatives, supplier performance evaluations, and corrective action activities.
• Provide technical expertise on quality management systems, quality tools, and customer-specific requirements.
• Monitor the effectiveness of corrective actions and support continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in manufacturing, quality engineering, supplier quality, or related technical roles.
• Experience working within a regulated quality management system environment.
• Knowledge of quality management systems, regulatory compliance, and manufacturing quality standards.
• Experience supporting quality audits, assessments, and corrective action processes.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis, corrective action, and preventive action methodologies.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in aerospace manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of AS9100 and ISO 9001 quality management standards.
• Experience implementing Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) methodologies.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification or higher.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certification.
• Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor certification.
• Experience utilizing program management tools and advanced problem-solving methodologies.
• Knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), and control plans.
• Experience with structured problem-solving techniques, including 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone Analysis, and Pareto Analysis.

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client

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Pay: $58.00 - $66.00 per hour, * 401(k)

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance