**Essential Job Functions:**
QuEST is seeking an experienced Hardware Validation Engineer to provide technical support of hardware validation activities in our Engineering teams by performing the following:
* Provide technical guidance to transition managers throughout entire hardware transition life-cycle including risk assessments, FAI, material, process, and operation sheet reviews.
* Interpret drawings in accordance with ANSI Y14.5M-1982 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing as required to support hardware validation; experience with UTC Aerospace Systems drawings a plus
* Provide producibilty reviews for engineering documents such as drawings, specifications, test procedures, etc.
* Define hardware validation plans to guarantee performance of new production hardware will meet design intent.
* Review First Article and other technical documentation to substantiate validation plans.
* Drive consistency and adherence to quality procedures and specification requirements within QuEST and UTAS transition teams.
**Secondary Job Functions:**
At QuEST, we often challenge our team members to temporarily work outside the scope of their primary job functions to broaden their skills and help the organization. Some of these roles, tasks, and opportunities include:
* Execution within multiple services
* Develop work instructions to ensure repeatability
* Document Best Practices and Lessons Learned
* Cross-functional teams
* Enabler roles, such as Human Resources, Technology Development, and IT
* Quality Management and Continuous Improvement
* Collaborate, mentor, and train other QuEST Team Members.
* Participate in technical reviews within your knowledge base.
**Specialized Knowledge/Skills:**
* Ability to manage and track deliverables for changing priorities
* Thorough understanding of how to interpret engineering documents, i.e. drawings, specifications, test procedures, etc. for material processing requirements including but not limited to coatings, heat treatment, welding, controlled and/or frozen processes, special materials (rawma), approved sources
* Thorough knowledge of AS9102 First Article process and procedures for review of document conformity to QMS standards; experience with UTAS QMS a plus
* Knowledge of machining processes including but not limited to milling, turning, drilling, grinding, lathing, etc.
* Basic understanding of thermodynamics as it applies to machining of hardware, i.e. heat stresses, cold working, etc.
* Knowledge of Aerospace products, manufacturing process planning / measurement and PFMEA desired
* Experience with AS9100, ISO9001, APQP, QMS, Lean/Six Sigma desired
* Knowledge on managing supplier non-conformance and supplier deviation and concession activities; identify and drive process improvement, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
**Qualifications**
* AS or BS in Engineering or related technical field
* 2-4 years in Aerospace manufacturing or quality engineering preferred
* Experience working in ambiguous situations required, such as taking action when all the information is not available
* Strong background in interpretation of Engineering drawings/specifications, metrology, and manufacturing process planning/evaluation
* Able to work in a team environment and independently
* ASQ, Operations / Quality Management Degree, or similar certifications preferred
* Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office Suite, specifically Excel and PowerPoint, required
**Competency Requirements**
* **Communication & Relationship Management**
* Ability to write effective business correspondence and lucid, comprehensive reports on specialist and complex topics in a style appropriate to the situation and reader.
* Ability to write processes and procedures
* Ability to write important documents such as Certification Reports, Sentencing, buy-off's etc.
* Strong documentation skills
* **Quality Systems and Standards**
* Proficient with the metrics, online tools, and reporting systems that form the Infrastructure of supplier or customer tools.
* Able to work with customer’s standards and Aerospace standards.
* Able to write or correct standard work and process
* **Production Capacity reviews**
* Good understanding and experience using various parameters impacting Capacity
* Ability to perform Capacity Analysis at suppliers
* Ability to administer Capacity modeling tools
* Ability to validate parameters and evaluate Gage R&R; during capacity study
* Knowledge of inventory management.
* Proficient in conducting process capability analysis and giving the CP and CPK results
* **Manufacturing Process Knowledge**
* Proficient in Manufacturing Processes associated with specific Part Families (Eg., machining, fabrication, electrical assembly)
* Awareness of application / requirements of Fixtures, Jigs, Gauges , tooling and Poke yoke (Mistake proofing) techniques.
* Tools setting and tooling set up time for various operations
* Aware of the various gauges and critical to quality (CTQ) features
* Aware of inspection and quality assurance requirements and NDT process.
* Awareness of Control Conformance Features (CCF) and inspection requirements.
* Ability to analyze part parameters, interpret MRP signals, and exhibit understanding of MRP optimization techniques
* **DOMAIN - Part / Product Knowledge**
* Strong understanding of the process of manufacturing of the part /assembly.
* Very good understanding of assembly drawings and co-relating the same to Manufacturing process.
* Able to identify the tolerances for the part and its criticality
* **Part/Qualification Methodology & Tools**
* Strong understanding of process maps.
* Ability to review and improve on the control plans.
* Experience with PFMEA and DFMEA and mitigating the risk.
* Ability to conduct RCA’s and suggest improvements.
**Personal Work Attributes**
* Highly organized, high attention to detail
* Passion for developing technical and business solutions
* Familiarity or interest with business or finance preferred
* Self-motivated, disciplined, passionate, problem-solver
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Great interpersonal and networking skills
**Core Value Alignment:**
Customer Focus: Strive to exceed our customers’ expectations each and every time
Teamwork:****Draw strength from teamwork / collaboration irrespective of geographical, organizational, and cultural boundaries.** **
Accountability:****We shall be quality conscious, process disciplined and strive for continuous improvement.
Change Championship: The speed at which we adapt is critical to our success.
QuEST’s continued success is based on the sustained alignment to the core values. Please be prepared to discuss the alignment of your personal values to these core values.
**Typical Career Paths**
* Leadership: provide guidance, review other team members’ work, evaluate capabilities, develop team competencies, and develop and improve processes.
* Managerial Leadership: project management, personnel management, alignment of team members’ efforts, set and evaluates annual goals, performance feedback, hire and onboard, and strategic business decision-making.
* QuEST is a rapidly growing world-wide company with a need for future global engineering leaders in our operations and sales organizations. Potential future roles could include operational business unit leader, global sales leader, or technical service line leader.
**Physical Requirements & Work Environment:**
* Mostly Office Environments.
* Substantial amounts of telephone and computer work.
* Heavily regulated industries with strict adherence to procedures.
* Flexibility to meet business deadlines by staying late or arriving early.
* Typical 8 hour days plus lunch / 40 hour weeks / core (required) hours are 8 AM to 5 PM.
* Ability to use personal transportation to visit local customer locations.
* Due to the nature of the work, all candidates must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
QuEST Global is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. EOE/AA
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Travel: Up to 15%
Status: Full-Time
Reports to: Project Manager
Contact:TAT_NA@quest-global.com**
**About QuEST**
QuEST Global is an Engineering Solutions company incorporated in 1997 in Schenectady, NY, with current headquarters in Singapore. QuEST’s culture, focused around the QuEST core values (Customer Focus, Change Championship, Accountability, and Teamwork) as well as our passion for engineering, has allowed QuEST to be recognized as one of the leading global Engineering Services providers in the world. The company now employs over 3,400 engineers with aspirations of continued successful growth and innovation.
QuEST caters to multiple high technology verticals such as Aero Engines, Aerospace and Defense, Industrial Products, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Power Generation, Oil & Gas and Nuclear Engineering. Our portfolio of services and solutions covers all aspects of the product development and engineering process such as Product Design, Product Development, Prototyping, Testing, Certification, Manufacturing Support, Product Support (sustenance, repair, documentation, etc.), Product re-engineering, as well Consulting Services. With our diversified portfolio and geographic spread we have been able to conceptualize, design & develop, test, manufacture, certify and support different kinds of products worldwide.
QuEST Global Engineering has a Global Product Development framework that is anchored on a local-global approach to Product Engineering to ensure close co-operation between the customer teams and QuEST's Global teams. We have successfully implemented a network of collaboration across teams in 21 geographically dispersed engineering centers catering to an exclusive list of customers. QuEST is a unique company that has cracked the code for stitching multi-national engineering teams to work together as one team to serve our demanding customers providing high quality product design and engineering services.
QuEST Global Services-NA, Inc.
333 East River Drive, Suite 301
East Hartford, CT 06108
www.quest-global.com