Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience
Experience in aerospace or regulated environments such as DoD
Proficiency in First Article Inspection
Familiarity with AS9100 Quality Management Systems
Background in failure analysis and corrective actions
Six Sigma, Lean, or ASQ certifications preferred
Strong team player with customer-facing experience
Responsibilities
Develop partnerships with senior managers and customers to implement quality improvement strategies
Engage at strategic and tactical levels to enhance quality, cost, and schedule performance
Generate CORE and CoPQ projects to boost efficiency and reduce costs
Lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) initiatives
Facilitate internal and customer-required First Article Inspection (FAI) Reviews
Prepare for customer and third-party audits
Interface with customers to review quality management processes
Benefits
Opportunities for professional growth and continuous improvement
Collaborative team environment
Engagement in high-stakes quality assurance projects
Access to advanced quality management resources
Involvement with customers and stakeholders in the aerospace sector
Participation in audits and regulatory processes to enhance expertise
Full Job Description
Responsibilities:
Develop partnerships with senior managers, IPTs, customers, and quality functions of the program team to define steps necessary to implement proactive quality strategies
Engage on both strategic and tactical levels, focusing on quality, cost and schedule performance, early engagement, influencing and providing differentiating quality value to program teams and customers.
Generation of new CORE (Customer Oriented Result and Excellence), CoPQ (Cost of Poor Quality) projects to reduce costs/increase efficiency
Monitor / lead root cause corrective action (RCCA)
Facilitate the completion of internal and customer required First Article Inspection (FAI) Reviews
Participation and preparation for customer, third party regulatory and internal audits
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of five (5) years of prior relevant experience.
Must have some type of aerospace or DoD experience or something regulated
Must have first article inspection
Working experience with AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
Working experience leading teams in failure analysis, root cause analysis, corrective and preventative action.
Working experience in providing technical program support for manufacturing and/or design processes.
Six Sigma, Lean, and / or American Society for Quality (ASQ) certifications
Experienced team player who achieves goals and strives for continuous improvement.
Experience presenting, reviewing and/or approving changes through a formal Change Board.
Experience exercising judgement and apply resolution-making skills with appropriate supervisory intervention.
Experience in risk mitigation and opportunity management.
Experience translating system requirements and contractual requirements to ensure full compliance is flowed down through product, assembly, and test documentation.
Experience applying people skills and working with customers, suppliers, and in a team environment.
Experience in First Article Inspections per AS9102.
Experience in one or all of the following is highly desired: Six Sigma, Process Certification, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), and Product Part Approval Process (PPAP)
Experienced in 8D, quality tools, 5 Whys of Root Cause Analysis, and SPC analysis
Ability to lead a cross-functional team and provide forecasting to reach established goals
Ability to assimilate, analyze, and present data to leaders, customers, and peers
Experiencing interfacing with internal and external customers as well as all levels of personnel
