Aero-Hose
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Job Summary
The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring aerospace hose products meet all customer, regulatory, and company quality requirements throughout the manufacturing process. This role supports the Quality Management System (QMS), product compliance, process improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure the production of safe, reliable, and defect-free aerospace hose assemblies and components.
The Quality Engineer partners with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales, and customers to investigate quality issues, implement corrective and preventive actions, and drive continuous improvement. This position requires a strong understanding of aerospace quality standards, root cause analysis, statistical methods, and regulatory requirements, including AS9100, customer specifications, and other applicable industry standards.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The following duties represent the primary responsibilities of the position. Additional duties may be assigned as business needs require.
- Develop and maintain systems to automate and execute customer surveys in a timely manner.
- Support the implementation and ongoing integration of the ERP system and QT9 into daily quality operations.
- Perform contract reviews, configuration management, and create new production routers.
- Manage Chemical & Physical Certifications, First Article Inspections (FAIs), AS9102 First Articles, and customer-specific quality requirements while identifying opportunities for process improvement.
- Serve as the primary liaison between the internal legal team and third-party export compliance vendors to ensure compliance with export control regulations and company standards.
- Lead investigations of internal and external quality issues using structured root cause analysis methodologies, including 8D, Five Whys, and Fishbone Analysis.
- Review engineering drawings, specifications, and customer requirements to ensure product and process compliance.
- Analyze quality metrics and performance trends to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Support customer, regulatory, and third-party audits, including AS9100 and other applicable aerospace quality standards.
- Lead Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) activities and verify the effectiveness of implemented solutions.
- Support supplier quality activities, including supplier qualification, audits, performance monitoring, and corrective action follow-up.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance quality processes, improve turnaround time, and reduce quality-related production delays.
- Prioritize daily quality activities with a strong sense of urgency to ensure quality products are released and shipped on time or ahead of schedule.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve processes, reduce defects, and enhance customer satisfaction.
Education and Experience Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of three (3) years of Quality Engineering experience in aerospace, aviation, industrial hose manufacturing, or a related industry.
- Working knowledge of AS9100, AS9102, and other applicable aerospace quality standards.
- Experience with Root Cause Analysis, CAPA, Statistical Process Control (SPC), and other quality improvement tools.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, and technical documentation.
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certification preferred.
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS)
- Continuous Improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
- Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action techniques
- Statistical Process Control (SPC) and data analysis
- Risk assessment and quality planning
- Regulatory and customer compliance requirements
- Strong customer focus and commitment to quality
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and sense of urgency
- Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams
- Project management and organizational skills
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access)
- Experience with Power BI, QT9, ERP systems, QuickBooks, and SolidWorks preferred.
Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to careers@marmon.com, and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.
