Title:  Senior Associate, Quality Engineering

Job Title: Senior Associate, Quality Engineering

Job Code: 45827

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL 

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off    

Job Description:

• Interface and collaborate with Management, Program Office, Engineering, Test functions with respect to technical requirements.
• Knowledge in ISO/AS9100 specifications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to both internal and external customers, often through presentations format
• Work on Continuous Improvement Projects, lead Corrective / Preventive Action investigations (RCCA’s, 8D)
• Develop and implement program quality plans and procedures using statistical quality controls and analyses.
• Review and approve engineering specifications such as Work Authorization Flow Tags (WOFTs), Acceptance Test Procedures (ATPs), drawings, models, manufacturing work instruction for adequacy, quality, and compliance to specification and contractual requirements.
• Material Review Board collaboration
• FRACAS and Failure Analysis (support role in Test Failure Review Board (FRB) meetings)
• Creation of Quality Plans and SDRL / CDRL requirements
• Ability to work and ensure success in role with minimal direct supervision
• Perform/conduct updates to APQP deliverables, FAI reports, internal audits, etc.
• Potential travel in support of Customer needs.
• Review/assign/update appropriate Quality Clauses to purchased products.

Essential Functions:

• • Create plans for developing and/or transferring manufacturing operations from one facility to another.
  • Apply modern quality principles, concepts, and methods to routine aerospace and manufacturing operations, including Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools.
  • Analyze defect data and implement data‑driven corrective actions.
  • Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, customer quality requirements, and company quality requirements to ensure compliance.
  • Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to address product and process non‑conformances and compliance gaps.
  • Demonstrate GD&T fundamentals and understanding of drawing requirements for manufacturing.
  • Assess the need for First Article Inspections (FAIs) based on trigger events defined in AS9102 and/or contractual flow‑down, and facilitate their completion.
  • Implement AS9100 requirements into standard work.

Qualifications: To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Management, Quality Sciences or related field or have completed their bachelor’s degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.