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Lead Quality Engineer - Aerospace & Defense Industry!

The HEICO Companies, LLC
  • Exeter, New Hampshire
    17 days ago

    Job Description

    The Senior Quality Engineer serves as the Quality Director's primary technical and operational partner at the site, providing leadership for the Quality Management System (QMS), regulatory compliance, continuous improvement, and cross-functional quality initiatives. This position acts as the site quality leader in the absence of the Quality Director, coordinating quality activities across Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Special Processes, and Inspection to ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and AS9100 requirements. This position is responsible for maintaining and improving the Quality Management System, leading complex problem-solving activities, coordinating audit readiness, supporting strategic initiatives, and providing technical leadership and mentorship across the

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
    • Serve as the site owner for the Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring continued compliance with AS9100, customer requirements, and applicable industry standards.
    • Assist the Quality Director in the development, implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of quality policies, procedures, work instructions, and process documentation.
    • Coordinate document control activities related to Quality procedures and system documentation.
    • Coordinate management review inputs, quality objectives, and quality performance reporting.
    • Monitor QMS effectiveness using performance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement.
    • Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and improve quality processes across the organization.
    • Act as the Quality Director's delegate for day-to-day quality decisions and cross-functional coordination at the site.
    • Coordinate quality priorities across multiple quality functions to ensure timely support of production and customer requirements.
    • Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations leadership to resolve complex quality issues.
    • Foster collaboration between Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations.
    • Support workload balancing across the quality team based on business priorities.
    • Lead complex root cause investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies (8D, RCCA, 5 Why, Fishbone, etc.).
    • Facilitate cross-functional Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) activities and verify effectiveness.
    • Identify systemic quality risks and implement preventive improvements.
    • Ensure compliance with customer specifications, contract requirements, and aerospace regulatory requirements.
    • Support customer audits and interface directly with customer quality representatives.
    • Support Special Process (Dip Brazing, Vacuum Brazing, Heat Treat, and Chemical Processing) compliance.
    • Provide technical support to other Quality Engineers as needed, including: Corrective actions, first article inspections (AS9102), supplier quality, contract review, customer returns /escapes, MRB activities, process validations, risk assessments, production support, inspection process improveements.
    • Participate in new product introduction and process validation activities.
    • Support production readiness activities, process validation, and risk assessments.
    • Other duties as assigned.
    QUALIFICATIONS:
    • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
    • Equivalent experience may be considered.
    Preferred certifications:
    • ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
    • ASQ Certified Auditor (CQA)
    • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt
    • AS9100 Internal Auditor
    COMPETENCIES:
    • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment
    • High level of professionalism and customer focus
    • Strong organizational leadership without direct authority
    • Ability to influence cross-functional teams
    • Excellent decision-making skills
    • Strong analytical skills and the ability to express technical concepts effectively, both written and verbally
    EXPERIENCE:
    • 5-7 years of progressive Quality Engineering experience in aerospace, aviation, or defense manufacturing.
    • Demonstrated experience supporting AS9100-certified manufacturing environments.
    • Experience working within NADCAP-accredited special process environments strongly preferred.
    • Experience serving as a technical leader or mentor without direct supervisory responsibility preferred.
    • Proficient with inspection methods, tools, and instruments (Optical Comparator, digital height ga

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationExeter, New Hampshire

    Skills

    • 8Dunmatched
    • AS 9100unmatched
    • Aerospace Engineeringunmatched
    • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
    • American Society for Quality (ASQ)unmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Auditingunmatched
    • Aviation Industryunmatched
    • Brazingunmatched
    • Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)unmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Contract Requirementsunmatched
    • Contract Reviewunmatched
    • Corrective Actionunmatched
    • Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) Systemsunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Document Controlunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • Engineeringunmatched
    • Industrial Engineeringunmatched
    • Industry Standardsunmatched
    • Internal Auditunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Engineeringunmatched
    • Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Multitaskingunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Policy Developmentunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Procedure Developmentunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Process Validationunmatched
    • Product/Service Launchunmatched
    • Production Supportunmatched
    • Quality Assuranceunmatched
    • Quality Engineeringunmatched
    • Quality Managementunmatched
    • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
    • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
    • Risk Analysisunmatched
    • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
    • Six Sigma Black Beltunmatched
    • Six Sigma Green Beltunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • Supply Chain Operationsunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Technical Supportunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Vision Comparatorunmatched

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