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Eaton · 21 hours ago

Senior Quality Systems Engineer (QMS)

Irvine, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$96K/yr - $140K/yr

3+ years exp

Eaton is a company that specializes in aerospace and is currently seeking a Senior Quality Systems Engineer (QMS) at their Irvine, California location. The role involves providing support in all aspects of Plant Quality Systems functions, ensuring compliance with various quality standards, and leading quality improvement initiatives.

Electric Vehicle

No H1B

Responsibilities

Plan, schedule, assist and provide professional support to all functions regarding all types of quality audits. Ensure that timely and accurate responses to findings noted during customer audits, to include the initiation and verification of required corrective actions along with the follow-up audits to issue conformance to customer and regulatory requirements

Administer the Corrective Action Database for both internally and externally issued corrective actions

Work closely with all other departments to alleviate quality problems related to all aspects of Plant Operations

Develop and maintain quality assurance procedures that ensure conformance to customer and regulatory requirements

Analyze, review, and recommend response to customer quality requirements contained in contracts, purchase orders, and specifications. Provide and recommend alternate means of compliance to the stated requirements, or cost data on those requirements deemed unsatisfactory

Participate on or Lead Internal Audit Teams and provide expertise regarding the scheduling of Internal Audits, internal audit techniques, reporting requirements, performance of audits, audit reporting, and corrective action follow-up, as required

Function as Lead Auditor to perform quality system audits to assess compliance to AS9100/ISO 9001 standards for new production as well as FAA/EASA/UK CAA regulations and CASE requirements for the repair station

Hosts and supports Internal, Customer, and Third-Party Audits as required

Analyzes organizational quality metrics and performs periodic reviews to evaluate results and recommends action plans to Quality Manager to close gaps at an operational level

Contributes in using problem solving techniques and determining containment and Corrective Action solutions with applicable verification methods

Contributes in the design and implementation of quality assurance training programs and conducts training in quality-related topics

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

AS9100ISO 9001Quality Management SystemsFAA regulationsEASA regulationsRoot Cause AnalysisLean ManufacturingMicrosoft OfficeDigital TransformationCollaborationLeadership

Required

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution

Minimum three (3) years' experience in quality engineering or a technical field working with quality management systems (AS9100, ISO 9001)

Must reside within a 50 mile radius of Irvine, California to be considered. Active Duty military are exempt from geographical requirement

This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee

Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, now and in the future

Preferred

Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience managing and maintaining Quality Management Systems (QMS), such as AS9100

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA)

Exposure to and knowledge of aerospace industry Customer and requirements

Knowledge of FAA/EASA regulations (e.g. 14 CFR Part 145, 14 CFR Part 21, etc.)

Previous work experience of problem solving methods such as: Six Sigma, 8D, root cause analysis, and the associated statistical tools used to analyze problems, evaluate and complete improvement projects

Working knowledge of process auditing techniques to ensure compliance to defined quality requirements

Previous work experience in Lean Manufacturing and Process Variation Reduction concepts and tool sets as they relate to process/product variability, and root cause and corrective action determination

Familiarity with engineering design and product reliability concepts and tool sets

Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Teams

Excel (advanced functions, pivot tables, macros)

Digital Transformation (Power BI)