Job Description Summary
As a Lead Quality Engineer, you will act as the key quality interface with the assigned customer and coordinate internal quality activities across one or more production programs throughout the product lifecycle. You will be responsible for New Product Introduction (NPI), product qualification and process validation, and manufacturing support for assigned products. You will also manage nonconformities, leading investigations that identify the root cause and define the corrective actions needed to improve the process. In addition, you will carry out product certification activities in line with the applicable training and authorization requirements.
Working with cross-functional teams, you will ensure alignment with customer quality requirements and contribute to the development, implementation, and monitoring of quality improvement strategies for your assigned programs.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities:
Serve as the primary quality interface for an assigned customer and one or more production programs. Manage Avio Aero’s quality rating on the customer portal, quality-related communications, customer complaints, reported quality issues, and customer audits, coordinating internal stakeholders and follow-up actions through to completion
Coordinate quality activities throughout all phases of New Product Introduction (NPI), including product qualification and process validation. Ensure the effective implementation of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities, coordinating the application and updating of the required tools and deliverables, including Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (pFMEA) and Control Plans
Provide manufacturing quality support for designated products within assigned programs, including product changes (CID), process changes and associated validations, product audits, root cause analysis of customer-reported quality escapes, and Return to Vendor (RTV) management
Manage product nonconformities throughout the component lifecycle, ensuring rigorous analysis and the application of structured investigation and problem-solving methodologies in accordance with customer requirements. Coordinate cross-functional inputs and monitor the implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions
Support product certification activities by completing and maintaining the training and authorizations required for the assigned scope of work. Perform certification activities as required by the business and strictly within the scope of the authorizations held
Contribute to the definition of quality improvement strategies for assigned programs, ensuring agreed actions are feasible, coordinating implementation with relevant functions, and monitoring progress and effectiveness
Monitor compliance with applicable standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements
Define, monitor, and analyze the main quality KPIs for the assigned programs, identifying trends and improvement opportunities
Required Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Mechanical, Aeronautical, Aerospace, or Industrial Engineering, or an equivalent engineering discipline
Proven experience in Quality Assurance within the aerospace and/or metal-mechanical industry
Fluency in written and spoken English to effectively manage customer communications and technical discussions
Sound knowledge and practical application of the main quality tools and methodologies, including 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, and pFMEA
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, including GD&T
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions and coordinate activities to deliver role objectives
Work Visa, in accordance with local regulations, is required
Desired Characteristics:
Ability to influence without direct authority, build cross-functional alignment, and facilitate shared solutions when addressing critical issues and increasingly complex situations
Solid, hands-on experience in a similar role within the…