Moog Defense Controls Group is recruiting for a Sr. Quality Engineer to join the team in East Aurora. The Sr. Quality Engineer has sole responsibility for the planning, implementation, and administration of Quality Programs to assure that a system is in place which will meet or exceed contractual quality requirements and provide the required level of protection to Moog and its Customers. The Sr. Quality Engineer must assure optimum utilization of manpower resources in achievement of corporate and divisional production objectives.

To be considered for the Sr Quality Engineer role, here's what you'll need to bring with you:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 5 years of experience in electronics manufacturing OR Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 10 years of experience in electronics manufacturing
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a Quality Engineering role in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience with AS9100, ASME Y14.5, IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610, MIL standards or other similar quality management system standards preferred
• Minimum of 6 years of experience with the following:
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Handling product or processing of non-conformances, including in process-oriented environments that deal with mission critical products
  • Working in an electronics lab environment and understand all the protocols for handling electronic hardware and test equipment such as ESD and FOD.
  • Lean/Six Sigma experience (certification preferred)
  • AS9102 First Article Inspection Report generation

• Strong knowledge of statistical methods in order to develop solutions to complex problems, continuous improvement and process monitoring problems.
• Must be a proficient user of various statistical, spreadsheet, word processing, and database software packages.

As a Sr Quality Engineer you will be responsible for:

• Inspection Planning: Develop complex production & development inspection plans for receiving inspection, manufacturing, assembly & test, engineering procedures, and first article inspections.
• Quality Planning: Planning, development, implementation, and administration of cost effective and complex Quality Programs. These activities require the development of traceability plans, contamination plans, configuration control plans for hardware and documentation, and the development of other written plans for customer approval.
• Contract Compliance: Assure compliance with contractual issues for complex programs relative to quality, including coordination of customer, government, regulatory agency audits, and flow-down of contract requirements to suppliers and appropriate Moog disciplines.
• Project Engineering: The Senior Quality Engineer performs varied technical tasks which are nonroutine such as product improvement studies, process improvement studies, and development of new systems & procedures. These studies require the mastery of analysis techniques such as SPC, regression, statistics, and Design of Experiments.
• Training: Train and educate functional groups in the areas of Statistical Process Control, Gauge Variation, Designed Experiments, and Program specific contractual quality requirements.
• Program Support: Provide technical assistance to Manufacturing, A & T, Vendors, Customers, and other Engineering disciplines in the resolution of fabrication, and field related problems. This support typically requires the application of a creative approach to complex problem solving.
• Failure Analysis & Corrective Action: The Senior Quality Engineer is responsible to conduct complex Failure analysis by utilizing his organizational, technical knowledge, analytical and communication skills. The end result is to find the root cause and implement closed loop corrective solving.
• Personnel: The Senior Quality Engineer provides technical direction to two or three Quality Assurance technicians and/or a Quality Engineer or Associate Quality Engineer and may prepare and administer their performance reviews after concurring with the Quality Engineering Supervisor. The Senior Quality Engineer may function as a group leader.
• Cost Estimates: Prepare complex quality assurance proposals and related cost estimates. The Quality Engineer must respond in a timely manner to requests for quotation, estimates to complete, and manpower loading estimates for departmental budget planning.

Salary Range:

The base pay range for this opportunity is $100,000 - $130,000 per year. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Moog salary range for this position in the given work location. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including location, experience, and performance. The range(s) listed is just one component of Moog's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, employee stock purchase plan, an open paid time off policy, competitive 401K plan with enhanced matching program, and many region-specific benefits

This position requires access to United States Export Controlled information and access to United States Restricted Level Information (i.e., CUI, NOFORN, and OPSEC).

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