Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Pay: $80,000 - $90,000
Job Full Description
Job Summary:
Our client is currently seeking an experienced Quality Control Specialist with a background in defense and aerospace industry to uphold the highest standards of quality and safety in our manufacturing processes. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring compliance with product specifications, drawings, industry regulations and standards while contributing to the continuous improvement of our products and processes.
Responsibilities:
- Quality Assurance: Implement and maintain quality control systems and procedures to ensure compliance with aerospace industry regulations and standards (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001).
- Inspection and Testing: Perform thorough inspections and tests of electromechanical components, parts, and systems to verify conformance to drawings, specifications and quality standards.
- Documentation: Maintain accurate records of inspections, tests, and quality control activities, including detailed documentation of non-conformances and corrective actions taken.
- Supplier Quality Management: Collaborate with suppliers to ensure the quality of incoming materials and components, conducting audits and source inspections as necessary.
- Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and participate in the implementation of corrective and preventive actions to enhance quality, efficiency, and reliability.
- Training and Development: Provide training and guidance to personnel involved in quality control activities, ensuring understanding and adherence to quality standards and procedures.
- Risk Assessment: Identify and assess risks related to quality control and develop strategies to mitigate them, ensuring the safety and reliability of aerospace products.
- Regulatory Compliance: Stay current with changes in industry regulations and standards, ensuring compliance and proactively implementing necessary adjustments.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience within the quality control of electro-mechanical parts and assemblies, including circuit boards, harnesses, small metal hardware, composite structures.
- Thorough understanding of aerospace regulations, standards, and quality management systems (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes of quality issues and implement effective corrective actions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to upholding the highest standards of quality and safety in aerospace manufacturing.
- Six Sigma certification preferred.
- Familiarity with quality control tools and techniques (ex: statistical process control, failure mode and effects analysis) is a plus.
- Ability to travel domestically approximately 25% of the time.
- Ability to commute to Stafford, VA, daily (on-site position).
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule: 8 hour shift/Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Fredericksburg, VA
3311
10707 Spotsylvania Avenue
Suite 103
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
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