Sr. Product Quality Engineer - Verify Inc.

Industry: Aerospace

Position: Sr. Product Quality Engineer

Location: Portland, Oregon

Duration: 3 months

Frequency: Full-time

Pay Range: $45-$50 an Hour

• Ensure the airframe, airframe components, assemblies, and systems meet design, quality, safety, regulatory, and industry-specific requirements
• Work closely with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and other departments to ensure smooth product transitions from design to production. Provide technical guidance on quality-related issues
• Support the development and roll out of Advanced Product Quality Planning techniques such as PFMEAs, control plans and SPC
• Lead the establishment of inspection plans
• Conduct or support First Article Inspection in compliance with SAE AS9102 
• Conduct or support Material Review Board dispositions
• Identify, lead, and support continuous improvement initiatives for airframe manufacturing processes, including root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Develop reports summarizing quality performance, findings, and recommendations for corrective actions
• Develop metrics and KPIs to assess and act on the health of the manufacturing systems to drive continuous improvement
• Identify potential risks and work with cross-functional teams to mitigate risks and develop contingency plans
• Develop and support the training of team members and other stakeholders on quality standards, practices, and tools
• Assist in the planning and process for company inspection in support of FAA and Company conformity inspection and certification process

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial) with at least 5+ years experience 
• Experience creating and approving first article inspections with working knowledge of the tools required for inspection
• Experience with MES systems and creating inspection plans electronically
• Experience with APQP - creating PPAPs, DFM, MSAs, FMEAs and SPC.   
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment in aerospace or other highly regulated environments
• Experience with design reviews including assessing the ability to verify dimensional requirements GD&T ASME Y14.5 (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
• Knowledge of Quality Standards such as AS9100, AS9102, AS9103, AS9145, and AS6500. 

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with SAP
• Experience creating real time dashboards using Sigma or Microsoft BI
• Experience with conformity inspection and working with the FAA and Designees
• Six Sigma Black/Green Belt or ASQ Certified Quality Engineer
• Experience with developing/validating automated inspection equipment in a manufacturing environment including working with SQL languages
• Experience with aircraft or composite assembly processes
• Assist in the planning and process for company inspection in support of FAA conformity inspection and certification process.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, political affiliation, marital status, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Verify, Inc. will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.”