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Saab · 5 days ago

Quality Engineer, First Article Inspection (FAI) Planner (Air Structures)

West Lafayette, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$55K/yr - $91K/yr

1+ years exp

Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring mission to help nations keep their people and society safe. They are seeking a Quality Engineer, First Article Inspection (FAI) Planner to ensure compliance with Quality Management System principles and manage the full-cycle FAI process for air structures.

AerospaceAutomotiveInformation TechnologyManufacturingNational SecuritySecurity

Responsibilities

Ensure compliance with the Quality Management System principles and processes

Responsible for full-cycle FAI process and mediates root cause corrective actions

Develop and maintain an FAI Schedule (new and delta) that optimizes opportunities to perform air structure inspections while minimizing disruption to production through detailed coordination with Production Management, Planning, and Quality departments

Responsible for FAI plan execution ensuring all required inspections have been performed prior to air structure shipment

Responsible for FAI documentation, adhere to customer documentation requirements and record retention

Act as customer interface for FAI related tasks

Work with FAI Coordinators and Inspectors

Develop Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for FAI process, monitor performance and develop actions as required to improve process

Facilitate FAI review team meetings on a regular cadence

Review FAI recordings of non-conformance reports (NCR) identified during manufacturing and inspection and track all issues

Ensure change requests are generated when necessary and track to closure

Ensure that root-cause corrective actions are developed, registered, implemented and validated

Work with Quality Management Systems, testing and inspection methodologies

Work with customer specific requirements, applicable for FAI

Work with AS9102 and internal requirements applicable for FAI

Administer FAI as a part of the overall Quality Management System

Utilize FAI in aeronautics

Administer applicable manufacturing processes and inspection methods; and

Work with FAI Coordinators in job duties and in quality principles and systems

Qualification

Quality Management SystemsFirst Article Inspection (FAI)AS9102 complianceRoot cause analysisKey Performance Indicators (KPI)Customer interfaceDocumentation managementTeam facilitation