Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
$120,000–$160,000 year
On-siteIrvine, California, United States
Job Summary
Build and mature Quality Management System procedures, inspection processes, and quality infrastructure while monitoring systems to identify systemic issues and design lasting improvements. Work open Nonconformance Reports end-to-end, including containment, root cause investigation, disposition, and closure, supported by research of industry specs and technical data. Develop and maintain inspection plans by reviewing GD&T and CMM reports, while establishing and monitoring the calibration system to ensure measurement equipment remains compliant and audit-ready. Perform contract reviews to ensure quality requirements flow correctly from customer to supplier and monitor supplier quality performance. Maintain company compliance with aerospace standards like AS9100 and support internal and customer audits as needed.
Required Qualifications
- B.S. degree (Engineering, STEM, or related technical field)
- 7+ years of Quality Engineering experience in aerospace/defense manufacturing
- Comfortable working across mechanical, composite, and electrical product lines
- Strong working knowledge of GD&T, including the ability to read and interpret CMM inspection reports
- Demonstrated experience with NCR/CAR processes and root cause corrective action methodology
- Experience with inspection process development and calibration systems
- Experience with contract review and flow-down of quality requirements
- Proficient with Microsoft 365 and office tools
- Eligible to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance
- Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee (or eligible for required authorizations)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience building or standing up quality processes at a growing company, not just operating within a mature system
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems (NetSuite/ION) and PLM tools (Arena), plus Jira and Confluence
- Prior audit experience (internal or customer/regulatory)
- Familiarity with supplier quality monitoring and management
- Software experience
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