Quality Engineer

Location: Farmington, CT

Pay: $95,000–$115,000 per year

Schedule: 1st Shift | Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM

Job Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire

Position Overview

An established aerospace manufacturer in Farmington, CT is looking for a Quality Engineer to join its Quality team. This person will work closely with the Quality Manager, manufacturing, engineering, and inspection teams to maintain quality standards, address production issues, and improve overall processes.

This is a hands-on role that combines product quality, problem-solving, documentation, and quality system responsibilities. The ideal candidate has experience in aerospace or precision manufacturing and understands industry quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support daily quality operations, including product inspections, final inspections, and shipment requirements.

• Review inspection results, drawings, specifications, and work instructions to ensure products meet requirements.

• Investigate non-conforming material, coordinate MRB activities, and help determine corrective actions.

• Prepare and review AS9102 First Article Inspection (FAI) packages, PFMEAs, Control Plans, and PPAP documentation.

• Perform root cause analysis and support continuous improvement efforts using 8D, DMAIC, and PDCA methods.

• Coordinate internal and external quality audits and maintain calibration records.

• Work with engineering and manufacturing teams on new part qualifications, process changes, tooling, and gage approvals.

• Support measurement system analysis, Gage R&R studies, and equipment correlation activities.

• Maintain customer quality documentation and communicate with customer representatives as needed.

• Assist with CMM programming support and troubleshooting as needed.

• Help maintain quality procedures, training records, and applicable safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Quality role, preferably within aerospace or precision manufacturing.

• Understanding of quality systems, inspection methods, and manufacturing processes.

• Experience with non-conformance investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.

• Strong attention to detail, organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• Comfortable working independently and collaborating with multiple departments.

• High school diploma or equivalent required; bachelor's degree or relevant college coursework preferred.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and quality-related software.

Preferred Experience

• AS9100 and AS13100 quality standards.

• AS9102 First Article Inspections.

• Internal and external quality audits.

• MSA, Gage R&R, Cpk, and process improvement tools.

• CMM operation or programming, especially PC-DMIS.

• MiniTab or QI Macros.

• NADCAP requirements or aerospace customer-specific quality requirements.

• Metallurgical testing or P&W LCS certification.

Compensation

• $95,000–$115,000 annual salary

• Full-time, direct-hire opportunity

• Monday–Friday, 1st shift

• Opportunity to work with quality, engineering, and manufacturing teams in an aerospace environment

You should be proficient in:

• Root Cause Analysis
• AS9102 First Article Inspection
• Inspection Methods
• Non-Conformance Investigations