Senior Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Sr. Quality Engineer - AS9100 is a must if you have no experience with AS9100 quality standards do not apply; thanks!

Position Summary

The Senior Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring the compliance and quality of aerospace components by leading root cause analyses, supporting Material Review Board (MRB) activities, and driving continuous improvement in alignment with customer and regulatory standards.

Positioned in Quality Department, this role reports to the Quality Manager. The Senior Quality Engineer collaborates with employees at all levels throughout the organization as needed but does not supervise the work of others. This is a full-time position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential duties and responsibilities of this position are listed below. This list is not all inclusive and may be amended by from time to time.

• Lead timely and effective root cause investigations and corrective actions to reduce product losses, resolve customer complaints, and meet non-conformance reduction and cost targets.
• Provide input to optimize inspection methods and control cost; identify opportunities for savings through quality improvement and value engineering
• Assist in the identification and disposition of non-conformances; analyze new and recurring issues with a focus on those requiring customer MR review
• Participate in contract review and NPI process to identify customer requirements related to products and processes
• Generate product certification packets in accordance with customer and / or regulatory requirements
• Participate in continuous improvement activities that improve overall product and process quality
• Run daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly reports that identify both positive and negative quality trends for delivery to internal and external customers
• Participate in and lead daily quality clinics
• Develop Quality Alerts related to negative product and / or process quality trends
• Participate in Layered and Internal Audits
• Review of internal QMS procedures to determine if controlling documents meet current industry, customer, and / or regulatory requirements
• Provide support with external customer and agency audits
• Respond to audit findings resulting from external customer and agency audits
• Support Daily Production Meetings by providing an accurate reporting of MRB, Inspection, etc., activities
• Review production processes to confirm that the appropriate quality gates and inspection methods are implemented to confirm product compliance

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position will not direct the work of any other employees.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical requirements of this position are listed below.  This list is not all inclusive and may be amended by from time to time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED AND / OR PREFERRED

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required and / or preferred for this position are listed below. This list is not all inclusive and may be amended from time to time.

Job Details

Job Location

Chicago - Bedford Park, IL

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

College Graduate

Salary Range

$82080.00 - $125.00 Salary

Job Shift

1st Shift