Senior Quality Engineer
GKN Aerospace
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Garden Grove • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $100,600 - $125,736 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Improve, monitor, and maintain customer quality performance ratings
- Collect, analyze, and interpret performance and defect data to drive root cause corrective actions (RCCA) and reduce cost of poor quality
- Serve as the primary customer interface for quality-related inquiries, issues, and escalations
- Lead structured root cause analysis and problem resolution activities across manufacturing cells
- Drive timely and effective corrective action responses for both internal findings and customer-initiated corrective actions
- Conduct process, product, and system audits to ensure compliance with AS/ISO standards and internal procedures
- Evaluate and disposition nonconforming product; verify closure and effectiveness of corrective actions
- Perform AS9102 First Article Inspections and present results to customer representatives as required
- Facilitate product delivery activities with customer and government oversight agencies
- Prepare and report daily, weekly, and monthly quality metrics
- Track corrective actions and improvement initiatives through full implementation and control phases
- Ability to work weekends as needed to support production and customer demand.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required
- 4 years of professional quality experience in aerospace manufacturing (or 5+ years of Quality Engineering experience in manufacturing in lieu of degree)
- 2 years of professional experience with AS9100/ISO9001 quality standards for manufacturing
- Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations and/or program requirements
- Preferred Qualifications: Aerospace or aircraft parts manufacturing 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
- Quality Inspection.
Benefits
- Work with cutting-edge technology and innovative projects
- Collaborative and inclusive work environment
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Professional development and growth opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
root cause corrective actionsAS9102 First Article Inspectionsquality metricsquality inspectionLeanContinuous Improvement6 SigmaAS9100ISO9001data analysis
Soft Skills
problem resolutioncustomer interfacecommunicationleadershiporganizational skillsanalytical skillsteam collaborationadaptabilityattention to detailtime management
Certifications
Quality AccreditationBachelor’s degree in engineeringGraduate Degree in Engineering