Quality Engineer

• Build quality into custom molded parts and engineered systems.
• In-house we do compression and injection molding, CNC machining, and our own mold making. We also design and build engineered systems, including custom hydraulic power units and manifold assemblies.
• As our Quality Engineer, you will be the quality lead on the shop floor in an AS9100 and ISO 9001:2015 certified, ITAR compliant operation, making sure every part and system we ship meets spec.

About exoticautomationsupply

• Our parts serve aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, and industrial customers.
• Impact.
• Stability.

Responsibilities

• Exotic Automation makes custom rubber, urethane, and plastic components to exact customer specifications.
• You Will Do Verify what we make.
• Perform receiving, in-process, and final inspections on molded rubber, urethane, and plastic parts, machined components, and engineered systems.
• Interpret drawings and GD&T, and run dimensional layouts with precision measuring equipment.
• Program and run the CMM.
• Validate critical dimensions on molded, machined, and assembled products.
• Launch new parts right.
• AS9102 First Article Inspections and AIAG PPAP submissions for new molds, prototypes, steel-to-plastic conversions, and custom builds.
• Solve problems at the root.
• Lead 8D and other structured root cause investigations into molding, machining, and assembly defects.
• Support the Material Review Board (MRB) process.
• Strengthen the QMS.
• Help maintain our AS9100 and ISO 9001 certifications through internal audits, corrective actions, and current control plans, work instructions, inspection plans, and procedures.
• Partner with suppliers.
• Drive supplier corrective actions and review qualification and material certifications for elastomers, resins, and purchased components.
• Own metrology.
• Manage the calibration program in GageTrak or a similar system, and run MSA and Gage R&R studies.
• Turn data into improvement.
• Analyze quality metrics to cut scrap and rework, improve first-pass yield, and raise throughput across manufacturing.
• Your work goes into aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial applications.

Requirements

• You Bring Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of Quality Engineering or Quality Assurance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with rubber, urethane, or plastic molding, or CNC machining, is a strong plus.
• Strong ability to read complex engineering drawings with GD&T. Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and AS9100.
• GageTrak is a plus.
• Confidence leading cross-functional problem solving and communicating with customers, suppliers, and leadership.
• Why Exotic Automation Variety.
• You’ll work on precision molded parts, machined components, and custom systems, not a single production line.

Preferred

• Aerospace/defense manufacturing experience is a strong plus.
• Hands-on CMM programming and precision inspection experience.
• Experience with FAI (AS9102), PPAP, 8D, MRB, MSA, and Gage R&R. Calibration program experience.

Benefits

• Exotic is part of the Value Added Companies family.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package.
• Exotic offers full benefits and PTO.

This position requires access to information subject to ITAR; applicants must be U.S. persons as defined by 22 CFR 120.62 Exotic Automation maintains a drug-free workplace, including testing for marijuana Exotic Automation is an Equal Opportunity Employer Working Conditions: Normal business office and industrial environment with regular (up to 100% of work time) exposure to noise, dust, office equipment, machinery, equipment and supplies