Quality Engineer
Teledyne FLIR · Torrance, CA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $63k–$84k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 60+ years
- Certification
- Green Belt preferred
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Teledyne FLIR (aerospace & defense) in Torrance, CA. Program quality support and customer interface.
- They ask for
- 60+ years · degree required · Green Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Six Sigma, Green Belt, Minitab, ISO 9001, AS9100, Internal audits
- Base pay
- $63k–$84k
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About the role
Responsibilities
- ◆Program quality support and customer interface
- ◆Review customer quality
requirements
and ensure products and processes meet
requirements
- ✓Review customer returns
- ✓Product failure investigation
- ✓Material review management (waivers, deviations, discrepancy reporting)
- ✓Conduct and support internal audits
- ✓Quality documentation development
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or other STEM related discipline
- ✓Understanding of customer contract review, quality requirement flow downs
- ✓3 years quality assurance or related engineering experience (aerospace/aviation preferred)
- ✓Must be able to read and interpret Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing drawings including specifications, standards and procedures
- ✓Experience working in an ISO 9001/AS9100 quality management system environment
- ✓Must be familiar with the application and use of mechanical inspection techniques and measurement tools
- ✓Experience in managing calibration preferred.
- ✓Experience in RCCA/PA, continuous improvement, fishbone analysis, and 5 Why methodologies
- ✓Excellent oral and written communication skills (i.e. customer and supplier interface)
- ✓Extensive familiarity and practical use of computer applications including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
responsibilities
of the position, relevant education and experience, certifications, knowledge and skills.
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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.
We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.
Job Description
Teledyne Reynolds (a business unit of Teledyne Defense Electronics, LLC) has over 60 years of heritage supplying the highest quality, high voltage interconnect solutions to the most demanding of applications in the Military/Defense, High-end Industrial, Medical, Energy and Space industries.
We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team!
We are truly Everywhereyoulook
Preferred skills and capabilities
- +Ability to set and achieve goals
- +Understanding of quality processes
- +Familiarity with DCMA/Gov’t Source Inspection
- +Knowledge of six sigma tools
- +Statistical software, (i.e. Minitab, JMP, R)
- +Green Belt certified
- +CMM Programming
- +Ability to work independently
In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Teledyne Reynolds requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check and pass a drug screen prior to employment.
Due to the type of work at the facility and certain access restrictions, successful applicants must be a "US Citizen".