Quality Assurance Engineer

Lead quality activities for new product introduction, APQP, production launches, and manufacturing process transfers, including development and maintenance of Process Flow Diagrams, PFMEA, FAIRs, Control Plans & Inspection Plans. Provide daily quality support to manufacturing operations, driving containment actions, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure product conformity and process effectiveness. Review engineering drawings, technical specifications, GD&T requirements, and inspection criteria to ensure appropriate quality controls, measurement methods, and product conformity throughout manufacturing processes. Participate in manufacturing readiness reviews, process validations, equipment qualifications, and quality system audits to ensure robust and compliant manufacturing processes. Serve as the primary contact for supplier quality issues, drive root cause analysis, and implement corrective/preventive actions using tools like 8D and Six Sigma methodology. Define properly traceability records for process and product for all life cycle products and create final inspection activities with DPRV before ship articles. Monitor supplier KPIs to evaluate performance and initiate improvement plans while ensuring compliance with AS9100, AS9102, and customer specifications. Work closely with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and suppliers to drive product quality and resolve complex manufacturing and supplier issues.