Quality Assurance Engineer

position description

Our client, a leading aerospace manufacturer in the Wolverhampton area is actively seeking two Quality Assurance Engineers to deliver the planning, implementation, and administration of Quality Programs.

Nature And Scope Of The Position:

Since the product line is highly competitive in product, price, and service support, Quality Engineering decisions and efforts are expected to influence an effective Quality System which complies with customer, government, and regulatory agency requirements. In addition, inspection planning and engineering analysis is focused on variation reduction, thereby improving productivity, in‑process yield and efficiency of fabrication activities. It is within the following overall framework that the incumbent functions:

Contract Compliance:

Before a contract is awarded, the Quality Engineer will prepare quality assurance proposals and related cost estimates. At this time the Quality Engineer will examine the contractual requirements, determine compliance or if exceptions will be taken, and plan for the flow-down of these requirements internal and external. Upon contract award, the Quality Engineer will participate in design reviews and makes input to the design process based upon contractual knowledge, knowledge of statistical methods, knowledge of computer software development and controls, knowledge of manufacturing, assembly, measurement, and test processes. The Quality engineer uses his experience in related development and production to integrate the lessons learned into the new design.

Through the development phase of the program, the Quality Engineer is responsible for a variety of activities including statistical experimentation, coordination with Reliability Engineering and Customers regarding qualification issues, conformity inspections, and final reporting. Through lessons learned in the development and qualification phase, the Quality Engineer prepares for the production phase of the program by conducting quality engineering studies, recommending design changes, and optimizing production fabrication techniques. Activities include; Failure analysis, material review, customer & government interface, audit support, configuration control, traceability, and contamination control.

Inspection Planning:

The Quality Engineer must draw upon their knowledge of statistical methods and fabrication processes to develop inspection plans for receiving inspection, manufacturing operations, assembly & test processes, and final inspection for programs in the development or production phases. Since these inspection operations are performed by production personnel, the Quality Engineer must use creative approaches to assure inspection plans are optimum in terms of providing the maximum protection with the least expenditure of manpower. The Quality Engineer must integrate these inspection plans into receiving inspection instructions, manufacturing operation sheets, A&T worksheets, and other documentation.

The inspection plans available to the Quality Engineer include 100% inspection, sampling inspection, no inspection, and Statistical Process Control. These plans can only be properly applied when the Quality Engineer has mastery of Process Capability, Statistical Theory, Reliability Data including FMEA, Fault Trees, and warranty data, Historical Problems including development and qualification test data, and Functional Product Knowledge. Properly applied inspection plans will minimize product variation and fabrication time thereby reducing operating costs.

Project Engineering:

The Quality Engineer performs varied technical tasks requiring the creative application of engineering concepts, statistical methods, and Quality Technology. He/ She works on non-routine problems such as product improvement studies, process improvement studies and development of new systems & procedures which are broad in scope and impact the company across divisional boundaries.

This position requires frequent contact with personnel both inside and outside the company, maintaining a close working relationship with Engineering, Sales, Purchasing, Program Management, Manufacturing, Production, Materials & Process Engineering, and other Quality Assurance disciplines. Frequent personal contact with Customer, Government, Regulatory Agency, and Major Subcontractor Representatives require critical interpersonal skills, writing skills, tact, and persuasiveness. The incumbent must be capable of conversing with the customer regarding all aspects of program quality requirements.

The Quality Engineer should be self-motivated and have the ability to follow through on assignments with limited supervision. He/ She should have the ability to work on several assignments and programs concurrently under stress without confusion.

This position requires a Degree/HNC in Engineering and three years' experience, two of which must be in Quality Engineering. The incumbent must have mastery of those specifications most frequently encountered in aerospace quality programs and knowledge of manufacturing, assembly, and functional test methods.

The Incumbent must have sufficient background in statistical methods to develop unique solutions to continuous improvement and process monitoring problems. The incumbent must be a proficient user of various statistical, spreadsheet, word processing, and database software packages.

Accountabilities:

Inspection Planning: Develop production & development inspection plans for receiving inspection, manufacturing, assembly & test, engineering procedures, and first article inspections.

Quality Planning: Planning, development, implementation, and administration of cost effective Quality Programs. These activities require the development of traceability plans, contamination plans, configuration control plans for hardware & computer software, control of associated documentation, and the development of other written plans for customer approval.

Contract Compliance: Assure compliance with contractual issues for complex programs related to quality including coordination of customer, government, regulatory agency audits, and flow-down of contract requirements to suppliers and appropriate disciplines.

Project Engineering: The Quality Engineer performs varied technical tasks which are non-­routine such as product improvement studies, process improvement studies, and development of new systems & procedures. These studies require the use of analysis techniques such as SPC, regression, statistics, and Design of Experiments.

Training: Train and educate functional groups in the areas of Statistical Process Control, Gauge Variation, Designed Experiments, and Program specific contractual quality requirements.

Program Support: Provide technical assistance to Manufacturing, A & T, Vendors, Customers, and other Engineering disciplines in the resolution of fabrication, and field related problems. This support typically requires the application of a creative approach to problem solving.

Failure Analysis & Corrective Action: The Quality Engineer is responsible to conduct Failure analysis by utilizing his organizational, technical knowledge, analytical and communication skills. The end result is to find the root cause and implement closed loop corrective action.

For more information regarding this role please call Kris Smith on 01453 829535 or send a CV to [email protected]

Omega Resource Group Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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