Quality Engineer

Kranze Technology Solutions, Inc

$90K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Math, or related field; or Associate's degree with relevant experience
  • 3+ years as a quality engineer in aviation, electro-mechanical, fabrication, or defense industries
  • Familiarity with mechanical and electrical measuring systems and software
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance; US Citizenship required
  • ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) preferred
  • Experience with APQP, FMEA, and RCCA
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and strong analytical skills

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain quality control systems to comply with regulations and standards
  • Monitor production and supplier quality to identify and resolve defects
  • Conduct inspections of materials and products and ensure quality assurance
  • Review contracts for quality-related requirements
  • Develop documentation for quality plans and inspection procedures
  • Monitor supplier performance and manage scorecard data
  • Collaborate with engineering and production teams on quality and process improvements

Benefits

  • Comprehensive leave plan (Paid Time Off)
  • Health care package including Medical, Vision, Dental, and HSA
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid overtime
  • Flexible scheduling options
  • Travel opportunities
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Casual work environment
Full Job Description
Kranze Technology Solutions is seeking a Quality Engineer (QE) to join our growing Quality team. This QE will be part of a team supporting Supplier Quality, Customer Quality, Quality Systems and Production. The position will work to maintain and improve quality across all facets of KTS's production efforts and quality systems in support of ISO 9001, AS9100, ITAR, customer-specific requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.

Responsibilities:
  • Designing, implementing, and maintaining quality control systems to ensure compliance with industry, customer, and regulatory requirements (e.g.: AS, MIL-STD, ISO standards...)
  • Monitoring production and supplier quality, identifying defects, determining root causes, and implementing corrective actions
  • Coordinates and conducts inspections of material and finished products, applying appropriate quality assurance sampling and testing requirements. Products include electro-mechanical assemblies, aircraft wire harness assemblies, aircraft kit creation, and circuit card assembly
  • Assists with review of contracts for quality clauses and other quality planning criteria
  • Develop and maintain documentation such as quality plans, inspection procedures, and quality reports based upon contractual, design, manufacturing, inspection standard, and regulatory testing requirements
  • Monitors supplier performance and tabulates supplier scorecard information
  • Works with Supply Chain to improve suppliers and administer Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA's)
  • Collaborate with engineering and production teams to address quality issues, process and material improvements, product development, and documentation
  • Analyze quality metrics such as defect rates, process capability, and customer feedback
  • Member of the MRB team leading root cause analysis, corrective action processes, and coordinate structured problem-solving methods such as 8D
  • Performs other duties as assigned
Education & Experience Requirements:
  • Bachelors degree in a related field (Quality, Engineering, Math, Industrial, etc.) or Associates degree with related coursework and/or work history
  • Proven experience of 3+ years as a quality engineer within an aviation, electro-mechanical, fabrication, connector/cable, or defense industry
  • Knowledge of mechanical and electrical measuring and software systems
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance. US Citizenship required
  • ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) preferred
  • Experience with APQP, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
  • Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong working knowledge and experience with Quality Management Systems (ex. AS9100, ISO 9001, etc.)
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal and customer service skills
  • Excellent team player who can work efficiently with minimal supervision
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite or related software
Benefits
Kranze Technology Solutions is proud to provide extremely competitive benefits to all full time employees including:
  • Comprehensive Leave plan (Paid Time Off)
  • Comprehensive Health Care package including Medical, Vision, Dental, Health Savings Account (HSA), and more
  • 401 (k) retirement plan
  • Paid Overtime
  • Flex Time and Flexible Scheduling
  • Opportunities to travel
  • Tuition Reimbursement options
  • Casual and relaxed work environment
We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. As required by law in this state, the estimated salary range for this position is $90,000-$130,000 and represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect. We tailor our offers within the range based on organizational needs, internal equity, market data, geographic zone, and the selected candidate's experience, education, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process.

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