Senior Staff Quality Lead, Archer

• Technical familiarity with the hardware will greatly contribute to this role's success
• This candidate must be highly organized and comfortable presenting to all levels of internal partners and customers and managing strong relationships with vendors
• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial) with at least 7+ years experience
• Experience in program management, meeting deliverables in a highly collaborative environment
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment in aerospace or other highly regulated environments
• Experience with design reviews, including assessing the ability to verify dimensional requirements GD&T ASME Y14.5 (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
• Knowledge of APQP - creating PPAPs, DFM, MSAs, FMEA,s and SPC
• Knowledge of Quality Standards such as AS9100, AS9102, AS9103, AS9145, and AS6500

Desirable

• We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled candidate specializing in aerospace and/or powertrain components to join our Quality Engineering team
• The ideal candidate will own a high-level quality program plan for powertrain components and be responsible for coordinating actions and priorities across multiple groups
• This will include aligning direct quality representatives and high touchpoints with design and supply chain partners
• They will play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of product quality throughout the product lifecycle of the aircraft
• This includes overseeing design validation, supplier deliverables, manufacturing processes, and regulatory compliance, ensuring the delivery of a safe, reliable, and high-quality aircraft to own quality improvements across the Electric Propulsion Unit (EPU) program
• Be a highly collaborative single-point contact for all quality activities within electric propulsion
• Coordinate and track tactical and strategic quality priorities and risks across design, manufacturing, and flight testing
• Develop metrics and KPIs to assess and act throughout the EPU program to drive continuous improvement
• Responsible for the total quality plan of key parts, including supplier, incoming, in-process, and EOL inspection plans, ensuring knowledge transfer of supplier quality performance to process quality
• Oversee and drive progress and closure on all EPU RCCA activities
• Bring a collaborative attitude to all interactions, including excellent written and verbal communication skills and meticulous attention to detail with the ability to communicate and build cross-functional relationships
• Assist in the planning and process for company inspection in support of FAA and Company conformity inspection and certification process