Quality Engineer

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Amanda Preston Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button and sending us your resume. Salary: $75,000 - $80,000 per year A bit about us: We are an aerospace manufacturer specializing in advanced composites, engineered plastics, and transparency materials, supporting both commercial and defense aviation programs. Our teams work in highly regulated environments where quality, precision, and process discipline are critical to flight safety and customer trust. Why join us? Established aerospace manufacturer with long-term commercial and defense programs Highly technical work with composites and transparency materials Competitive compensation ($75–80k) and benefits Opportunity to grow within quality engineering and leadership tracks Job Details We are seeking a Quality Engineer to support aerospace manufacturing operations in Wichita, KS. This role will be responsible for maintaining and improving quality systems, supporting production and inspection activities, and ensuring compliance with aerospace standards and customer requirements. The ideal candidate has direct aerospace manufacturing experience, a strong engineering foundation, and hands-on exposure to composites and transparency materials. Key Responsibilities Support and maintain aerospace quality systems in compliance with AS9100 and customer requirements Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions (RCCA, 8D, CAPA) for nonconformances Partner with manufacturing and engineering to improve process capability and product quality Review and approve quality documentation including FAI, inspection plans, and work instructions Support internal and external audits (customer, regulatory, and third-party) Analyze quality data and implement continuous improvement initiatives Support supplier quality activities as needed, including evaluations and corrective actions Ensure compliance with all applicable aerospace, regulatory, and customer standards Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (required) 3+ years of aerospace manufacturing quality engineering experience (required) Hands-on experience in a regulated aerospace environment (AS9100) Experience with composite materials strongly preferred Experience with transparency materials (acrylics, polycarbonate, canopies, windows) highly preferred Strong working knowledge of root cause analysis, corrective actions, and quality tools Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, engineering, and leadership Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button. Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Information collected and processed as part of your Jobot candidate profile, and any job applications, resumes, or other information you choose to submit is subject to Jobot's Privacy Policy, as well as the Jobot California Worker Privacy Notice and Jobot Notice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tools which are available at jobot.com/legal. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Jobot, and/or its agents and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: jobot.com/privacy-policy