Quality Engineer - CAES

Delivering mission-critical, electronic solutions that protect lives.  Use your creativity and critical thinking to take our products from concept to customer.

At CAES, we engineer solutions for the world’s most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets.

Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities?  Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement?  Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment?  One that values YOU.  Consider CAES.

The most important thing we build is TRUST

At CAES in Lansdale, PA, we're seeking a dynamic Quality Engineer to upjold our commitment to excellence.  Your expertise will drive quality assurance processes, enhance product reliability, and ensure compliance with industry standards.  Join us and be a pivotal part of a team dedicated to innovation and superior quality.  Your contributions will shape the future of aerospace and defense technologies, providing cutting-edge solutions to out clients.  If you thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and have a passion for quality, we want to hear from you.

• Accountable for proposals and purchase order review and approvals to clearly define and execute the program quality requirements via program quality plans, including AS9102 FAI’s.
• Performs or assures quality, risk management, safety, reliability, and maintainability of program requirements.
• Manage program warranty returns, applicable metrics and drive holistic root cause and corrective action (RCCA) to reduce warranty returns and costs to improve operational productivity and product design.
• Manage customer scorecards and applicable Quality Initiatives with department functional leadership.
• Design and implement methods and procedures for testing and inspecting the quality level of products and production equipment by collaborating with functional organizations to drive continuous improvement.
• Analyze reports, data, and returned product to drive root cause and implement correction actions for procedural, product or process opportunities.
• Provide coaching and leadership to quality engineers, inspectors and other functions.
• Participate in material review board (MRB), corrective action board (CAB) and production team meetings.
• Permit effective inspection and testing of materials including AS9102 FAI approval.
• Perform statistical analysis on products to determine the patterns seen and unseen providing insight to the lifecycle of the product. Initiate correction action for procedural, product or process deficiencies.
• Participate in safety training and actively comply with safety policies and practices.
• Improve and maintain 6S in your area, make suggestions for improvements.
• Participate in Lean/Six Sigma activities to enhance cross-functional problem solving.

Minimum:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Science, or Mathematics and Three (3) + years' experience; or, Master's degree in related field of study and One (1) years' experience.
• Two (2) years' experience in Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA).
• This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by US export laws. In order to be eligible for this position, you must be a “US Person” under US export laws (or eligible for approval under a U.S. Government export license).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Preferred

• Three (3)+ years in an AS9100 manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Aerospace & Defense Industry.
• Knowledge of IPC-A-610 and MIL-STD-883.
• Experience in Aerospace & Defense Industry.
• ASQ Quality Engineer Certification (CQE).
• Experience with Quality Tools – Problem Solving Methodologies, APQP, FMEA, DMAIC, Change Management.
• Electrical engineering experience with hybrid assembly or micro electronics
• Perform work of high complexity; using discretion and judgment to develop processes and procedures for continuous improvement.
• Training and successful application of lean principles.
• Lean Six Sigma Experience.
• Experience in industrial RF microwave manufacturing.

Salary Range: $81,300 - $115,494 annually. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographical location, job function of the position, education, and experience of the successful candidate. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as business results.

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EMPLOYMENT TRANSPARENCY

BENEFITS

We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits – from day one. You’ll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level – and beyond.

Other benefits include:

• Comprehensive PTO, Paid Holiday and Paid Family Leave Programs.
• Student Loan Repayment Program & Tuition Reimbursement
• 9/80 Alternate Work Week Schedule
• Tailored Management/Leadership Training
• Innovative Medical Programs, Including Family Forming

ABOUT CAES

CAES is the largest provider of analog and radiation hardened technology for the United States aerospace and defense industry.  From human spaceflight and space exploration, to missile defense and electronic warfare, to healthcare solutions addressing COVID-19, our talented team develop high performing electronic solutions that work the first time, every time.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

At CAES we welcome differences and celebrate new ideas. We believe the diversity of our people inspires our creativity and drives our innovation. Everyone is welcome here, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please email CAEScareers@caes.com.