Senior Quality Engineer

Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) designs, develops, and manufactures advanced composite components in order to help our customers push the frontiers of innovation.  Our core strength is our ability to produce highly tailored, complex composite components. With our unique blend of products – including 3D woven structures, traditional and non-traditional 2D composite structures, and discrete through thickness reinforcement technologies, to name a few – AEC is able to produce composite components and products which meet performance and cost specifications often beyond the reach of metallic or conventional laminated composites. 

We are looking for an experienced Senior Quality Engineer to join our team! This position is based out of our Boerne, TX facility just outside of San Antonio.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

1. Develop, implement, and maintain quality standards for development and manufacture of composite products.
2. Lead project team efforts to devise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating components.
3. Lead Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Design of Experiment (DOE) activities enabling process control and capability improvements.
4. Design and specify inspection/test methods and equipment supporting Measurement System Analysis yielding repeatable and reproducible measurement systems.
5. Develop and implement quality assurance control plans and perform statistical analysis (SPC) for development & production programs.
6. Initiate and sustain MRB (Material Review Board) and Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) processes to support Continuous Improvement initiatives.
7. Perform and support internal and external product, process and system audits.
8. Interfaces with Customers to resolve Nonconformities/Complaints and/or to Continuously Improve partnership.
9. Interfaces with Suppliers to resolve Nonconformities/Complaints and/or to Continuously Improve partnership.
10. Leads the APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) of NPI (New Product Introduction) projects.

Qualifications

Experience:

1. BS Engineering (BS ME, IE or ChemE preferred)
2. 5 – 10+years experience in aerospace quality/manufacturing industry
3. Experience in ISO 9001/AS9100/NADCAP Quality Assurance Systems Requirements and application of LSS tools
4. considered a plus.

Skills:

1. Definition of fundamental product/process design (DFM/DFA), risk assessment (FMEA) and control plans.
2. Measurement System Analysis (MSA).
3. Measurement and test methods supporting GD&T & metrology techniques.
4. Statistical analysis (JMP, Minitab) skills with strong attention to detail.
5. Quality system, process & product auditing.
6. MSOffice proficient (Excel, Powerpoint, Word and Visio skills required).
7. ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) preferred.
8. Customer/Process/Supplier Quality Management experience.
9. Proven problem solving skills in a teamwork setting.
10. Strong decision-making ability, capable of setting and balancing priorities.
11. Demonstrated interpersonal and communication/presentation skills, oral and written.
12. Customer focus with strong attention to detail.