Quality Engineer III

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Quality Engineer II at West Caldwell, NJ

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Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You'll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Every time you use phone navigation, make a bank transaction or have food delivered to your home, Crane Aerospace & Electronics Microwave product is hard ated in the tight-knit, family‑first West Caldwell, NJ community, our West Caldwell facility supplies industry‑leading microwave components and systems for use in space, defense and commercial applications, including GPS III satellites.

With more than 60 years of expertise, our Microwave group has proven capabilities in major military, communications, electronic warfare, radar and satellite systems. Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics!

As a Quality Engineer III, you will work with minimal supervision using originality, ingenuity, and established procedures to control and monitor quality, ensuring processes and products are consistent with industry standards, government regulation, and customer requirements.

• Drive quality principles while closely collaborating cross‑functionally with Engineering, Operations, Suppliers and Customers.
• Develop and deploy quality processes, plans, and tools for use throughout the organization to collect and analyze product data and evaluate product quality.
• Implement and maintain AS9145 APQP program with cross‑functional team for assigned programs and processes.
• Drive qualification of product and process changes to ensure only the highest levels of quality are accepted.
• Lead root cause analysis and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop, implement, and monitor quality control systems such as KPIs, Inspection and Control Plans, and SPC to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
• Instruct others in quality control and analytical procedures.
• Produce reports regarding nonconformance of products or processes, root cause analyses, or quality trends.
• Review statistical studies, regulatory standards and trends in the field of quality control and incorporate into the QMS.
• Identify critical points in manufacturing and specify sampling procedures including switching rules.
• Provide support for failure analysis and reliability testing as required.
• Review and approve front‑end customer requirements as a key stakeholder in the Bidding, Specification and Purchase Order processes.
• Review and approve document changes - Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), deviations.
• Utilize a roadmap of continuous improvement for the organization by establishing priorities, methods and strategies for implementation using data to both guide the process as well as monitor the result.
• Lead in‑house process and system audits and support external regulatory and customer audits including closure of any corrective actions and support Quality Management in maintaining AS9100 certification.

• Experience:
  
  4+ years of experience as a Quality Engineer in an Aerospace environment or similar manufacturing setting.
• Knowledge:
  Knows and applies advanced concepts, practices and procedures of assigned product or program; familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Skills/Abilities:
  Demonstrated ability to plan and accomplish goals based on experience and judgment; excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal staff and outside professionals; proficient in the use of Minitab, MS SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Education:
  
  BA or BS degree in Quality, Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering – ASQC Quality Engineer Certification a plus.
• Eligibility Requirement:
  This role requires access to U.S. export‑controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be…