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Archer · 13 hours ago

Sr. Product Quality Engineer - Airframe

San Jose, California, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$94K/yr - $129K/yr

5+ years exp

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. The Sr. Product Quality Engineer will ensure that airframe components and systems meet quality and safety requirements, while supporting product transitions from design to production and leading continuous improvement initiatives.

AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleManufacturing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Ensure the airframe, airframe components, assemblies, and systems meet design, quality, safety, regulatory, and industry-specific requirements

Work closely with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and other departments to ensure smooth product transitions from design to production. Provide technical guidance on quality-related issues

Support the development and roll out of Advanced Product Quality Planning techniques such as PFMEAs, control plans and SPC

Lead the establishment of inspection plans

Conduct or support First Article Inspection in compliance with SAE AS9102

Conduct or support Material Review Board dispositions

Identify, lead, and support continuous improvement initiatives for airframe manufacturing processes, including root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA)

Develop reports summarizing quality performance, findings, and recommendations for corrective actions

Develop metrics and KPIs to assess and act on the health of the manufacturing systems to drive continuous improvement

Identify potential risks and work with cross-functional teams to mitigate risks and develop contingency plans

Develop and support the training of team members and other stakeholders on quality standards, practices, and tools

Assist in the planning and process for company inspection in support of FAA and Company conformity inspection and certification process

Qualification

APQPGD&TQuality StandardsFirst Article InspectionStatistical Process ControlMES systemsCAD softwareERP softwareSix SigmaTeam trainingContinuous improvementRisk mitigationFAA conformity

Required

Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial) with at least 5+ years experience

Experience creating and approving first article inspections with working knowledge of the tools required for inspection

Experience with MES systems and creating inspection plans electronically

Experience with CAD, PLM, and ERP software

Experience with APQP - creating PPAPs, DFM, MSAs, FMEAs and SPC

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)

Demonstrated experience in statistical process control and GD&T

Knowledge of Quality Standards such as AS9100, AS9102, AS9103, AS9145, and AS6500