Aerospace Quality Engineer (Bloomington, MN) - Hitchcock Industries, Inc. DBA CPP-Minneapolis

CPP- Bloomington, MN is looking to hire an experienced Quality Engineer to join our team. This position is responsible for ensuring the quality system, manufacturing, inspection and test processes, and product characteristics comply with both customer requirements and governmental regulations. You are a key member of the QA team, providing feedback on quality issues and facilitating nonconforming material and corrective action activities. This position is one that requires the employee to obtain various customer-required certifications.

This is a salaried position that includes a full-benefits package, robust PTO plan, 401K and quarterly bonus potential.

What will you do?

• Create quality plans for product qualification (PPAP and FMEA) as well as validate production processes
• NPI (New product introduction) quality planning (Work Instructions and Procedure development)
• Ability to communicate daily to customers via email and phone conferences.
• Attendance at daily stand up, RCCA, scrap and continuous improvement meetings
• Review and implement specifications as directed by customers and the government
• Review and approve incoming and outgoing purchase orders
• Initiate, monitor, and control internal and external customer requests for corrective action
• Facilitate and host customer audits when required
• Authorize product/process changes via Engineering Change Requests, or Customer Engineering Change Requests
• Act as our customers' release agent upon acquiring relevant certifications
• Authorize and issue Returned Goods Authorization (RGA's)

What do we have to offer?

• $85-100K annually which is dependent on education and experience
• Quarterly bonuses
• Comprehensive Benefit Plans
• 401k with generous company match
• Paid Holidays and Vacation Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

What can you bring to the table?

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or directly related field
• 2+ years previous experience in manufacturing
• Attention to detail and the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Ability to work with others through complex situations

Sponsorship is not available for this role. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US on a permanent and consistent basis without company sponsorship now and in the future.

This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

This is a non-management position
This is a full time position