Customer Quality Engineer

Requisition ID: 119776

Business Unit: Airframe Systems Akron Group (3005)

Location:

Akron, OH, United States, 44306

We are a global leader in the research, design, integration, manufacture, certification, and lifetime service of flight control, hydraulic, fuel and inerting, fluid conveyance, thermal management, lubrication, and pneumatic systems and components for aerospace and other high-technology markets. We support the world’s aircraft and aero engine manufacturers, providing a century of experience and innovation for commercial and military aircraft.
Joining our team means you’re helping to deliver our purpose of ‘Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow’. A career at Parker Meggitt offers boundless potential for professional and personal growth. You will work alongside the brightest minds in the world, help develop innovative technology and products and contribute to our company’s goal of solving the world’s greatest engineering challenges.
We have succeeded in employing the top talent in the industry by focusing our hiring efforts on the individual, not the job description. If you are an inquisitive thinker with great ideas and a desire to succeed, we will find the perfect spot for you on our team.

Job Designation

The Customer Quality Engineer will have functional responsibility to the Braking Systems Customer Quality organization. Our customers are looking to Parker Meggitt to enhance our current processes and provide quality support to address quality issues and concerns. This position will need to utilize problem solving tools to support our customers both external and internal and will need to work with cross functional teams to deliver quality programs to the customer, including advanced quality planning and risk mitigation. This role will require an experienced individual capable of understanding, interpreting and communicating customer requirements and adept at working in a cross functional team.

Job Core Responsibilities

•   Manage, understand and interpret customer requirements to ensure the effective flow down and compliance with Parker Meggitt.
•   Champion and coach APQP tools and problem solving throughout the business.
•   Verify that corrective/preventative actions have been fully implemented and are effective.
•   Develop and manage the effective implementation of improvement plans with the customers and Parker Meggitt’s internal teams across different factories and locations.
•   Support customer reviews and product qualification.
•   Investigate product failures and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.
•   Facilitate the resolution of customer queries, including the submission of notice of escapes or concessions, if required.
•   Work with continuous improvement tools to achieve better business and transactional processes.

Job Specifications

Education: Bachelor degree in Engineering or related technical field required
Certifications: ASQ CQE certification preferred; Lean/Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification preferred.
Years’ Experience: Minimum 2 years previous experience required / 5 or more years preferred within the aerospace or automotive industries or a high technology/small batch product design/manufacturing environment.
Skills:

Quality Systems experience in ISO9001 / AS9100 / QS9000 and rigorous customer requirements
Previous program based engineering or quality engineering experience preferred
Understanding of systems and processes, including statistical techniques and capability studies
Clear understanding of general manufacturing principles
Experience collecting data from multiple sources, performing analysis and presenting data
Ability to interpret data trends and data analysis to model and frame business scenarios that will have meaningful impact on critical quality processes and/or decisions
Research and prepare clear and concise reports, narratives and gap analyses on key initiatives
Goal oriented with the capability to drive results. Schedule and execute to ensure adherence to business and customer requirements
Ability to interface with both internal and external customers that includes consistent follow through with open action items and addressing outstanding questions on a regular basis
Risk mitigation techniques such as PFMEA, APQP/PPAP, Lean NPI
Knowledge of complex Quality Engineering processes and regulatory requirements
Ability to interpret internal/external business challenges and make recommendations for improvements to products, processes or services
Demonstrated analytical skills to proactively identify and solve problems using RCCA and other problem-solving techniques such as 8D or A3
Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication and process document skills
Strong attention to detail. Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task while under pressure
Demonstrated experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to discuss issues, document progress, address questions and review results
Demonstrated experience with SAP or other ERP system is a plus
Strong data analysis, data presentation, spreadsheet and database capabilities preferred.
Proficient in the use of analytical and presentation software programs such as MS Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
Domestic travel requirement of approximately 15%

Parker Meggitt is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and beliefs define who we are as a business. We strongly believe that building a culture of respect and appreciation, will give everyone the opportunity to recognize their full potential.
Parker Meggitt is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, or sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request accommodation, contact a Human Resources Representative at 1-855-474-7665 at or HRISon@meggitt.com.
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