Quality Engineer

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Position Summary:

At the direction of the Quality Manager, the Quality Engineer (QE) will be generally responsible for customer satisfaction, ensuring adherence to procedures, maintenance and improvement of the quality management system, improvement of inspection and testing techniques, and continuous improvement of quality metrics. The QE will utilize a wide range of knowledge and professional skills to drive Quality Engineering and Continuous Improvement initiatives and projects. The candidate will be the focal point for interfacing Quality Assurance issues with internal and external customers/suppliers ensuring compliance to the appropriate requirements including non-conformance analysis and implementation of effective countermeasures.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conducts audits by suppliers/vendors to ensure compliance to specification.
• Represents Helicomb during customer and regulatory audit activities such as AS9100, ISO, NADCAP, customer, and supplier oversight audits.
• Research, write and recommend changes to procedures, work instructions and forms.
• Develop and maintain electronic Quality reports and presentations.
• Expedite and complete NCR disposition processes.
• Assist as needed with Helicomb training program.
• Participate as an internal Quality Auditor.
• Actively support and participate in continuous improvement activities, team meetings, and holding him/herself accountable for sustaining improvements.
• Ensures manufacturing operations is compliant with customer/internal specifications by collaborating with production, manufacturing engineering, and design.
• Assists suppliers with manufacturing problems with fabrication of composites.
• Train employees regarding quality compliance, inspection methods and procedures and consults manufacturing on Qualify Management System and customer compliance, and regulatory issues.
• Uses Catia/Enovia to construct models to compare production parts to engineering requirements.
• Develops Quality Metrics to provide cost, defect, cause, and analysis to company senior leadership and manufacturing managers.
• Conducts data mining in various databases to prepare Cost of Quality analysis for Quality Assurance and Manufacturing Operations to determine which processes need to be targets for Continuous Improvement.
• Assists in Root Cause/Corrective action process as a subject matter expert.
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge and Skills:

• Audit knowledge, internal and external
• Calculate MRB costs
• Communication, verbal and written
• Computer skills (MS Office and Business System)
• Technical Writing skills
• NCR disposition processes
• Paperwork precision and accuracy

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree preferred, but not required.
• At least two years quality engineer experience
• Aerospace experience preferred
• Technical requirements
  • Knowledge of ISO 9000, AS9100, and NADCAP requirements
  • ASQ/CQE certification preferred

Location Profile:

Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Helicomb International is a leading Tier II Supplier specializing in the manufacturing and repair of composite and metal bonded parts, sub-assemblies and assemblies for the global aerospace and defense industries.