Quality Engineer Level 2

$70,000 - $120,000/Yr

Shultz Steel - South Gate, CA

Full-time

South Gate, CA

10,001+ employees

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Quality Engineer Level 2 position at Shultz Steel involves driving Quality Engineering and Continuous Improvement initiatives within the aerospace industry. The role requires an intermediate professional with a minimum of 3 years of experience, focusing on interfacing Quality Assurance issues with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and implementing effective countermeasures for non-conformance. The engineer will lead audits, manage quality systems, and contribute to the development of quality plans to ensure the production of conforming products efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Lead organization growth of Heat Treat NADCAP processes.
• Conduct internal/supplier audits to ensure compliance with AMS 2750 and associated heat treat specifications.
• Review temperature uniformity surveys (TUS) and system accuracy tests (SAT) packages for final quality approval.
• Assist with client and regulatory audits, manage responses/resolution, and audit follow-up.
• Provide leadership to drive root cause analysis and ensure effective Corrective/Preventive Action plans are implemented.
• Audit sampling procedures and design and develop forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.
• Establish a program to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement, and analytical equipment and facilities.
• Perform purchase order and contract reviews to ensure complete flow-down of requirements throughout various facets of the organization.
• Contribute to the development of planning department documents to assure a quality plan is in place to produce conforming product in the most efficient manner.
• Perform material review board (MRB) duties representing quality engineering and produce methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material.
• Monitor and follow up on proposed corrective actions to verify implementation and effectiveness.
• Ensure continual compliance and improvement to the quality management system procedures and processes.
• Manage company calibration and understand the metrology behind it.
• Evaluate and monitor suppliers to manage/publish supplier performance metrics and develop projects to improve outsource processes.
• Train and develop workers engaged in measuring and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials, product, or process quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Metallurgical Engineering, or related field from an Accredited Institution required.
• 3+ years manufacturing experience in a quality engineering field with aerospace customer.
• 3+ years working directly with customers and suppliers.
• Experience with GD&T.
• Experience with ISO / AS9100 / NADCAP.
• AS9100 Lead Auditor Certification.
• Proficient with computer software, particularly Microsoft Office suite of programs.

Nice-to-haves

• Lean/Six Sigma Certification preferred.
• CMM, Romer Arm, PC-DMIS experience a plus, but not required.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus, but not required.

Benefits

• Eligible for the Company's Quarterly Cash Bonus Plan based on performance.
• 120 hours paid time off every year.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance for employees and their families.
• 401(k) plan enrollment.