Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Job Description

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.
Our Facility in Joplin MO manufactures integrated electronic box builds for Aerospace and Defense the Industries.

Description of responsibilities:

• Review
  contract documentation for quality-related requirements; assure proper
  flow down and satisfaction of these requirements through review of design
  and manufacturing/test documentation and development of inspection plans.

• Ensure
  that customer requirements reflecting digital product definition using
  CAD/CAM/CAI Data, are met when authorized by the customer for its use.

• Participates in quality assurance
  proposals and cost estimates.
• Support the organization leadership on
  Lean implementation using Lean Systems as the principal tool.
• Evaluate new processes and improve
  current process capability, efficiency, and overall productivity in all areas
  of manufacturing.
• Participate in Advanced Product Quality
  Planning (APQP) and develop documents and test data, as required.
• Provide primary customers, source
  inspectors and suppliers interface, and must work cooperatively with their
  program team to ensure that all contractual quality requirements are satisfied.
• Providing training and feedback to
  Quality personnel to ensure uniform process and inspection methods.
• Lead cross-functional teams in problem
  solving for non-conformance product, quality escapements, and process
  capabilities (but not limited to) and establish definitive root cause and
  effective corrective action(s).
• Lead in root cause and corrective action
  investigation efforts, resulting from MRB Activity.
• Participates in the maintenance of the
  Quality Systems Registration and highlighting areas for continuous improvement.
• Responsible for complying with quality
  system (ISO 9001, AS 9100, Nadcap) and Aerospace OEM system requirements.
• Develop and update quality documents such
  as the Control Plan, PFMEA, and Inspection Instructions, as required.

Skills & Qualifications

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Five S, Continuous Improvement Process,
  Kaizen, SPC and ISO 9001 / AS 9100 and Aerospace OEM Specifications and
  Drawings.
• Strong analytical and communication
  skills for internal/external customers and suppliers.
• Ability
  to work independently detail oriented
• Team
  oriented with a continuous improvement outlook

Required
Experience/Education/Training/Certifications: To perform this
job successfully, an individual must possess the outlined experience level,
education, training, minimum years of experience, product, or industry
knowledge plus any certifications to be considered.

• Bachelor of Science or four-year
  technical degree required.
• Up
  to five (5) years technical experience is required, including a minimum of two
  (2) years in Quality.
• Engineering (preferably within the
  aerospace or automotive industry).
• Microsoft Office products, Baan, MRP
  systems knowledge.

Work Environment:

• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or
  move up to 50 pounds.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; sit;
  reach with hands and arms; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools,
  or controls.
• Working conditions are: 50% office environment, 50% manufacturing
  environment, moderate noise levels.
• Occasionally works near moving mechanical
  parts, in high precarious places and in outside weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne
  particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold and extreme heat.

1505 Maiden Lane
Joplin, Missouri, 64801
United States