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Sr. Quality Engineer (Aerospace Electronics)

Aleron
United States, California, Mountain View
Jan 29, 2025
Description Acara Solutions has been providing aerospace/defense and advanced manufacturing firms with our staffing services nationally for over 65 years. Our Mountain View, CA (San Jose) aerospace client is looking for a Sr. Quality Engineer to join their organization as a direct salaried employee. The salary range for this position is $130K - $161K with some flexibility possible. They also have a QE position in Sacramento. Serves as the primary customer-facing team member for all Quality related issues: assessments and product failures, returns, technical issues, process issues, corrective actions; primary point of contact for customer surveys, audits, and site visits. Verifies compliance to all performance specifications, documentation requirements, and customer expectations (per PO, contract, Q-Clauses, etc) review and approval of design documentation. Verifies compliance to all DCMA requirements for product delivery; supports DCMA product / process audits as required; coordinates Customer Source Inspection (CSI) and/or Government Source Inspection (GSI) site visits as required per customer contracts. Completes First Article Inspection (FAI) per customer contract and/ or source control drawing requirements. Works with various TMS teams to verify compliance and to resolve issues. Documents results in AS9102 format. Leads the response to customer issues; ensure CAPA responses are thorough and completed as per the committed time frames; coordinates customer scorecard reviews and related follow-up activities; coordinates the organization's response to customer- issued audit findings and corrective actions. Reviews customer contracts and purchase order for requirements and potential issues, including documentation, unfunded deliverables (ex. CSI / FAI), exemptions, outsourced processes; coordinates internal reviews and required to ensure proper flow-down to and execution by other departments. Supports the organization's ISO-9001 / AS9100 certification; reports key performance measures, performance levels and trends at quarterly business reviews and other meetings as required; leads small teams through continual improvement efforts to address internal or external corrective actions. Investigates product- and/or process-focused quality concerns as required ensuring on-time response and implementation; reviews and approves recommended nonconformance dispositions; evaluates non-conformance trends, for recommendations and improvements. Supports the Design Development process with quality input to various phase review (PDR, CDR, TRR.) and customer meetings. Job Requirements Required Skills / Qualifications: Bachelor's degree (ideally in engineering) Min 5 years of quality engineering electronics experience within a highly regulatory industry (e.g., aerospace, medical device, defense) Min 3 years' experience in an ISO-9001 certified Quality Management System (a plus to have AS9100, including customer flow-down and Q-Clauses) Min 3 years of experience using standard Quality tools / techniques (e.g., 5 Whys, Fault Tree Analysis, process mapping) Experience/familiarity with MIL-STD-883 and MIL-PRF-38534 is required ITAR facility - Ability to obtain a government secret clearance in future is required Preferred Skills / Qualifications: Prior experience delivering hardware for aerospace and/or defense programs is highly desired ASQ certifications (CQE, CQA, CSQP, CRE), or other similar professional certifications a plus Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. The Aleron companies welcome and encourage applications from diverse candidates, including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status. Apply