Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Job Summary: Under minimal direction, serves as the technical quality authority for projects within the Engineered Systems Division. Evaluates GD&T requirements, tolerance stack-up, and statistical capability risk from pre-sale feasibility through final runoff to ensure manufacturability and customer acceptance. Responsible for validating dimensional performance and statistical capability readiness prior to customer signoff. Essential Responsibilities and Accountabilities: Evaluate GD&T requirements, tolerance stack-up, and statistical capability risk to ensure manufacturability and customer acceptance Identify features with elevated risk of capability failure and recommend mitigation strategies Lead statistical capability studies, calculating Cp/Cpk and Pp/Ppk (as required) to validate dimensional performance and customer acceptance readiness Lead customer quality discussions, clearly communicating statistical results, measurement methodology, and capability conclusions Facilitate part correlation efforts to ensure internal inspection results align with customer measurement methodology and acceptance criteria Establish inspection strategy aligned with print requirements and customer specifications Establish Cp/Cpk and Pp/Ppk targets based on customer and internal expectations Program and optimize CMM routines using Zeiss Calypso Create ballooned drawings, inspection reports, and gage plans using DISCUS software Drive corrective action when statistical performance does not meet required thresholds Participate in pre-sale technical reviews to evaluate dimensional feasibility and tolerance risk Support first article inspection documentation and customer submissions Contribute to continuous improvement efforts related to inspection strategy and process stability