Quality Engineer, NPI

Date: Oct 14, 2024

Location: Garden Grove, CA, US

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

 

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

The Quality Engineer is responsible for improving and maintaining customer quality ratings as well as the collection of data to reduce cost of poor quality. They also facilitate root cause analysis and problem resolution within manufacturing cells.

Job Responsibilities

  • Facilitate Contract Review process.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (design, supply chain, etc.) to develop Quality Assurance Plans for new products.
  • ​Identify quality requirements from customer Quality Flowdowns.
  • Developing Inspection and product verification and validation plans.
  • Implementing process controls to ensure consistent product quality.
  • Support collection of data to reduce cost of poor quality.        
  • Facilitate root cause analysis and problem resolution within manufacturing cells.
  • Conduct system audits.
  • Disposition non-conforming product and ensure corrective actions are generated.
  • Manufacturing process knowledge.
  • Facilitate AS9102 First Article Inspection as required.
  • Facilitate Product Delivery as required.
  • Conduct system and process audits and product audits.

Job Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience in quality engineering in the aerospace industry required..
  • Experience required with: GD&T; performing and facilitating first article inspection (AS9102); MRB/nonconforming parts; reading and understanding engineering drawing and specifications, including dimensional requirements.
  • Available to work weekends as needed.
  • Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations and/or program requirements.  

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Leading failure analysis investigations for new products.
  • Provide training to cross functional teams on new product requirements and testing.
  • Quality Accreditation.
  • Graduate Degree in Engineering.
  • Experience with MS Office, specifically Excel and Minitab.
  • Quality systems experience (AS9100, inspection, FAI, PRB/MRB).
  • Lean and Continuous Improvement skills / 6 Sigma background.

Compensation Data

Compensation Range: $89,093.00 - $111,366.00

 

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further.  And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

 

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

 

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN.  We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute.  It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’.  By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. ​

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