Quality Engineer III

Aerometals Is Looking To Add The Following Position

Quality Engineer III

Pay range: $90,000 - $110,000 DOE

Schedule: Monday - Thursday 7:00am - 4:30pm & Friday 7:00am - 12:00pm

The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate the ability to:

• Serve as the senior technical authority for nonconformance disposition on complex, flight-critical, and high-risk hardware.
• Own the NC management process company wide.
• Lead MRB activities for high-risk nonconformances.
• Author and submit engineering deviations and waivers to customers and government agencies, present technical justification, and coordinate approval.
• Lead RCCA investigations for high-visibility, systemic, or customer-escalated nonconformances using advanced methodologies including 8D, FTA, Design of Experiments (DOE), and FMEA linkage.
• Chair RCCA review boards; ensure rigor and completeness of investigations before responses are issued internally or externally.
• Manage responses to customer and regulatory CARs/SCARs.
• Analyze NC trends across programs; develop and implement strategic containment and prevention plans at the organizational level.
• Lead PFMEA facilitation, program quality planning, and FAI execution for major programs and complex assemblies.
• Manage supplier quality activities including qualification, surveillance audits, SCAR issuance, and Approved Supplier List (ASL) maintenance.
• Develop and report quality metrics to executive leadership; drive cost-of-quality (COQ) initiatives.
• Assist with mentoring Quality Admin, QE I, and QE II.
• Represent Quality in cross-functional leadership meetings, program reviews, and customer interface meetings.
• Perform other duties as required by the organization.
  
  

Qualification Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering

Skills

• Expert-level knowledge of AS9100 and aerospace quality management system requirements.
• Advanced proficiency with RCCA tools: 8D, FTA, DOE, FMEA, 5-Why; ability to train and facilitate others.
• Proficiency reading and interpreting complex engineering drawings, GD&T (ASME Y14.5), and applicable aerospace specifications (MIL-STD, NASA-STD, SAE AS series).
• Technical writing for formal investigation reports, deviation/waiver packages, and executive quality metrics.
• Analytical and critical thinking for systemic quality issue resolution across multiple programs.
  
  

Experience: 8 years in high reliability manufacturing – aerospace preferred

Training: On the job training.

Aerometals is proud to offer its employees the following benefits:

Health & Wellness

• Full medical coverage for employees, with generous contributions toward family plans
• 100% company-paid long-term disability insurance
• Dental and vision plans with shared premiums
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering confidential support for life’s challenges
• Health and wellness reimbursement plan
  
  

Financial Security

• 401(k) retirement plan
• Aflac supplemental insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to manage healthcare and dependent care costs
• Growth, development, and pathways for advancement
• Relocation assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
  
  

Time Off & Work-Life Balance

• Generous vacation days, paid holidays, and sick leave
• Annual holiday office closure so you can truly unplug and recharge
  
  

About Us

Aerometals Inc. of El Dorado Hills, California is a veteran of commercial and military aerospace manufacturing founded in 1984. We offer a full range of production services including CNC machining and turning, sheet metal fabrication, welding, assembly, autoclave, and precision assembly. Aerometals has significant experience manufacturing critical application, militarized components to OEM engineering data for use on many fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. Customers include the US Military, Boeing, Lockheed, Sikorsky, etc.

With over 175 skilled professionals in 150,000 sq. ft. of space, Aerometals offers competitive salaries, exceptional benefit packages, and believes in a true work-life balance. The company has very low employee turnover. With a 3-year backlog in contracts, we are looking to expand.

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