Quality Engineering Manager - Irvine, United States - Eaton

Eaton
Eaton
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Irvine, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description
Eaton's IS AER FMC division is currently seeking a Quality Engineering Manager. This position will be a part of Eaton's Aerospace group, specifically supporting the Irvine California facility. This facility has roughly 200 employees, with output in excess of $100M annually.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $ $ a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.


What you'll do:

Reporting to the Site Quality Manager, this position gives direction to Quality Engineering and Repair Station Quality Engineering. This position provides leadership, mentoring, evaluation and development of Quality Engineers.

  • The QE Manager will facilitate problem solving, ensure coordination and communication of corrective and preventive actions, and assist the site quality manager in system development and maintenance
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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

  • Develop, implement and monitor performance against short and longrange plans to achieve internal quality and inspection objectives.
  • Identify needs and develop the Quality Engineering functions as required.
  • Select and develop competent Quality Engineers to ensure quality goals are achieved.
  • Provide direction to ensure compliance with all applicable customer requirements and government regulations involving product quality.
  • Drive customer and internal corrective action and preventive action for timely and effective completion.
  • In collaboration with the Site Quality Manager review, improve & standardize the daily activities and actions necessary to support the key functional initiatives which will drive the organization forward.
  • Analyze key organizational metrics and recommend actions & plans to drive for improvements.
  • Works collaboratively with applicable internal functional teams to improve key metrics. Actively support Cost-Out, Scrap/Rework reduction and improved First Pass Yield site goals and objectives.
  • Assure effective communication and reporting to customers and suppliers, as needed.
  • Assure compliance with control phase of quality systems and initiatives such as internal auditing, statistical process control and testing.
  • Provides Quality Leadership to customers, suppliers, and internal manufacturing cells.
  • Leads continuous improvement activities in targeted areas.
  • Designs and implements quality assurance training programs and conducts training in qualityrelated topics.
  • Lead/Support MRB activities as needed
  • Ensures development, implementation, and audit of complex inspection and test plans, standards and acceptance criteria, and procedures/work instructions.
  • Host Source inspectors and/or Customer Auditors as needed.
  • Function as Lead Auditor to perform quality system audits at suppliers and internally to assess compliance to AS9100/ISO 9001 standards.
  • Hosts and supports Internal, Customer, Supplier, and 3rd Party Audits as required.
  • Performs review of customer/industry/internal specifications to ensure processes meet/exceed requirements.
  • Provides technical support to operations, customers, and suppliers as needed.
  • Participates in product development gate review meetings with launch activities including identification of customer expectations ensuring that Quality requirements and flow downs are understood and to help drive compliance.
  • Define, specify, and implement quality standards and procedures for manufacturing and inspection processes.
  • Supervises other personnel as assigned or required.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:


Required Qualifications:


  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution
  • Minimum of 2 (two) years in Quality Supervision or Management

Preferred Qualifications:


  • Five (5) years of work experience in Quality function in the Aerospace industry
  • Experience working with Aerospace customers and suppliers.
  • Understanding of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing).
  • Knowledge of Quality Control systems and techniques, such as AS9100, ISO 9001, including statistical quality control and inspection and investigation techniques.
  • Knowledge of standard manufacturing processes including acceptance testing, assembly operations, machining, welding, and measurement systems in an Aerospace environment
  • Demonstrated use of Lean Tools and Six Sigma and problemsolving tools and techniques (8D, A3, 3Legged 5 Why).
  • Experienced in use of continuous improvement lean manufacturing principles and scrap reduction tools (5S+, Value Stream Mapping, PDCA, Standard Work, and Poka-Yoke).
  • Experienced in use of AIAG quality tools to reduce variability and mitigate risk (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plan, MSA, and SPC).
  • FAA/EASA knowledge.

Skills:


  • Ability to interface at all levels
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Good timemanagement skills
  • High level of computer skills (i

e Microsoft Office Suite:
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

  • Administrative skills required to guide product quality, employee
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