Plant Quality Engineer

Plant Quality Engineer {#plant-quality-engineer path-to-node="0"}

Location: Macomb, MI Job Type: Direct Placement Work Set-up: Onsite

Role Summary: {#role-summary path-to-node="1"}

The Plant Quality Engineer ensures product quality, compliance, and process efficiency within our aerospace manufacturing facility. This role involves cross-functional collaboration to analyze nonconformances, perform root cause analyses, conduct internal audits, and implement corrective actions to drive continuous improvement and meet customer standards.

Responsibilities: {#responsibilities path-to-node="7"}

• Collaborate with operations, engineering, and inspection teams to ensure products meet quality and customer standards.
• Lead root cause analyses (RCCA), determine Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions, and track corrective action effectiveness.
• Monitor quality metrics, analyze data trends, and eliminate non-value-added waste to reduce product defects.
• Review drawings, customer specifications, process controls, and First Article Inspection reports for compliance.
• Conduct internal product and process audits, acting as an escort for external auditors.
• Assist with process control plans, capability evaluations, and quality documentation updates.

Qualifications: {#qualifications path-to-node="9"}

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline.
• 3+ years of quality engineering experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with AS9100 standards, machined components, and technical drawing interpretation.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Must meet U.S. person status (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident) to comply with ITAR/EAR requirements.

Preferred Qualifications: {#preferred-qualifications path-to-node="11"}

• GD&T training and experience with dimensional inspection techniques.
• Experience with advanced quality tools and frameworks (PPAP, APQP, PFMEA, 8D, A3, Lean/Six Sigma).
• Background in New Product Introduction (NPI), program start-ups, and formal MRB processes.