Quality Engineer II - Defense System Division

Org Marketing Statement

Job Title: Quality Engineer II
Job Code: 702002
Department: Quality
Exempt or Non-Exempt: Exempt
Grade: 49

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: 'Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.' Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker's goal of addressing the world's most pressing engineering challenges. At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference.

Position Summary/Essential Functions:

The Quality Engineer 2 is responsible for technical support to the Quality Assurance Department. The position requires a technical background sufficient to assist in procedure development, identifying root cause of the problem, and to provide joint technical interface between Engineering and Manufacturing.

Responsibilities:

* Statistical techniques, i.e., failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), reliability failure analysis, design of experiments, statistical decision making, and statistical process control (SPC) and Six Sigma implementation.
* Knowledge of military and commercial specifications for materials, pumps/compressors, protective finishing, heat treating, and non-destructive testing.
* ASME Y14.5M (dimensioning and tolerancing), ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 (sampling procedures and tables for inspection by attributes), MIL-STD- 100 (engineering drawing practices), ANSI/NCSL Z540-3 (calibration systems requirements), FED-STD-H28 (screw thread standards).
* IPC-A-610 (Acceptability Of Electronic ASSY) and J-STD-001 (Joint Industry Standard for Soldering)
* Supporting interface/assistance to the Contracts and Purchasing departments.
* AS9100 Quality Management System Requirements.
* Support new business development with customer quality requirements compliance review, proposal writing support and generating quality assurance program plans.

* Implementation and management of Zero Defect methodologies, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), and other principles for various customer programs.
* Interpret and implement customer contractual requirements for quality planning, inspection and source inspection and flow down. Support additional, customer requirements including preparation and interface for surveys, readiness reviews, first article inspections and audits.
* Participate in and/or coordinate material review board (MRB) activities to issue, track and close corrective actions, respond to customer requests for corrective action and generate failure and investigation reports.
* Support and provide assistance to Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering in drawing development and drawing revisions for productivity, detailed work instructions, process approval and to offset cause of deviations from quality standards.
* Support additional customer requirements including preparation and interface for surveys, readiness reviews, review and approve AS9102 first article inspections, analyzes audit results and determines proper corrective and preventive action. Knowledge of
Net-Inspect & Visual FAIR software.
* Must have a valid driver's license.
* Must be able to work with minimum supervision

* Light housekeeping in inspection department, keeping inspection equipment and work stations clean.
* Performing such duties as filing and copying.
* Maintain inspection files, move non-active files to storage and purge and destroy obsolete files.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university, or equivalent; and 5+ years' experience as a Quality Engineer or in related position. Quality, Engineering or Technical degree preferred. ASQ Quality Engineer certification or experienced manufacturing engineer is a plus.
• Experience in maintaining an AS9100 Quality Management System and must have a background in Quality Assurance and Manufacturing processes. Also requires a working knowledge of military and commercial specifications for materials, protective finishing, heat treating, and non-destructive testing and experience in Military Aerospace Industry required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate in English.
• Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from customers and suppliers and to effectively present information to top management.
• Must be able to adequately communicate with coworkers. Good written and verbal communication skills in English are required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret simple technical periodicals and scientific articles. Ability to effectively present information to management, vendors and other functions within and outside the Company.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner and pay close attention to detail and produce high level of accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize his/her own work if applicable, and complete tasks in a timely manner.
• Must be able to work independently and exercise discretion.
• As a member of the organization, the employee is expected to work effectively with co-workers, customers and others by sharing ideas in a constructive and positive manner; listening to and objectively considering ideas and suggestions from others; keeping commitments; keeping others informed of work progress, timetables and issues; addressing problems and issues constructively to find mutually acceptable and practical business solutions; addressing others by name, title or other respectful identifier and; respecting the diversity of our work force in actions words and deeds.
• Must be able to interact effectively with other department members, be a team player, and work independently and well under pressure. Interacts with Engineering, Purchasing, Planning, Manufacturing, Contracts, occasionally government agencies, customers and vendors.
• IBM PC, Microsoft Office for Word, Excel (spreadsheets) and Power Point (presentations).
• CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine), Hardness tester, Optical comparator, Profilometer, Sine plate, calipers and micrometers, Height gages, Gage blocks, Precision measuring pins, Gear wires, Spline and thread gages, Scientific calculator, Dial indicators, Multi meter, Company van and Pallet jack.

Position involves ability to frequently or constantly exert up to 20 pounds of force and occasionally exert up to 50 pounds of force to move or lift objects.

• Must be a US citizen. Must be eligible to obtain a DoD Security Clearance, if needed.

We offer a comprehensive and competitive total compensation package.

Come join the Parker Aerospace Team! We are proud to offer competitive benefits designed with health, wealth and well-being in mind. Our competitive package includes:

Health and Wellbeing:

Our benefits start on day 1 of employment! We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage from day one, including Health Savings and Reimbursement Accounts.

Wellness incentive credits leading to reduced healthcare premiums.

Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for health and well-being support.

Access to multiple dental plan options and vision coverage.

Flexible Spending Accounts for both Childcare and Healthcare expenses as well as optional Supplemental Medical Benefits.

Reduced healthcare premiums offered with a wellness incentive credit.

Company provided Life Insurance

Accidental Life & Dismemberment Insurance, Short Term and Long-Term Disability insurance. Additional supplemental benefits include legal protection plan, pet insurance coverage options, and identity-theft protection.

Financial Security and Growth:

• Competitive salary with an annual bonus incentive plan.
• 401k Employer match up to 5% and an annual Retirement Income Account (RIA) contribution of 3%. Overall, 8% company match.

Time Away & Work-life Balance:

Generous Paid Time Off

13 paid holidays including a company-wide shut down between Christmas and New Year's.

Parental Leave: 4 weeks at 100% pay for new family additions.

Extras like Adoption Assistance, financial guidance resources, paid jury duty, bereavement time, and time off for citizenship testing, marriage, and birth.

Career Advancement and Education:

Career development opportunities with up to $10,000 tuition reimbursement per year.

Support for ongoing education through our Educational Reimbursement program.

Parker Purpose Opportunities (Social Responsibility):

Business Resource Groups promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.

Engagement activities celebrated throughout the year. Examples include Internal Career Day, FYE Celebration, anniversary recognition events, employee appreciation, veteran appreciation, and more!

The Parker Foundation provides access to donation matching, disaster relief, charitable organization funding, and paid volunteer hours.

Additional Benefits:

Employee discounts on various services (car purchases, computer purchases, life adventures, etc.).

Employee Referral program - Refer a family member or friend and receive a generous award for referrals that are hired (up to $4,000).

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

Please note that the salary range information is only applicable for California, New York, Washington. Compensation is based on a variety of factors, candidate experience, qualifications, location as well as market and business considerations.

The wage range for this role considers allowances for a number of factors, including but not limited to required experience, skill level, prior training, licensure/certifications, education, and other business needs. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $83,250.00 - $138,550.00.

Pay, Benefits, Work Schedule

Competitive Compensation

• Pay Range: $83250 to $138550 annually
• Participation in Annual Incentive Program

Benefit & Retirement Plans

Parker offers competitive benefit programs, including:

• Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and critical illness insurance with competitive premium cost.
• 401(k) Plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay.
• Company provided defined-contribution retirement plan with annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.
• Career development and tuition reimbursement.
• Other benefits including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, a Care.com membership and financial planning assistance are provided at no cost to you.
• Supplemental benefit programs including identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness are available at competitive rates.
• Paid Time Off and Company-Paid Holidays.
  

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

("Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor")

If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission