Employment at AirGroup America, Inc.

AirGroup America, Inc (AGA) specializes in high quality, high precision replacement parts for aerospace, marine, commercial and military applications.

AGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a great small business in which to work; offering competitve wages and benefits.  We respect our employees and take good care of them, and we insist that every employee takes good care of our customers.

We are always interested in reviewing resumes of qualified candidates and welcome unsolictied resumes even if we do not have a current job opening posted.

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All job applicants are required to pass alcohol and drug testing, criminal background check, reference checks, educational background verification.

Position Summary:
The Project - Quality Engineer is responsible to oversee FAA-PMA quality system and ensure compliance, manage Reverse Engineering projects, including drawing creation, material analysis & testing, identify production sources, manage test plans, oversee testing, and perform conformity inspection on finished product.  You must understand part function based on schematics, exploded views and relationship to companion parts fit, form and function. A strong GD&T proficiency to Perform Stack-up/Assembly analysis of components to assure interchangeability with OEM components is required. Use Solidworks modeling software to create or edit drawings using R/E data.  Primary Duties/Position Responsibilities:

Quality:

1. Maintain Quality Systems, standards, inspection, testing, and evaluation procedures
2. Perform semi-annual quality self-audits
3. Ensure FAA Regulation compliance and reporting
4. Liasson with FAA for inspections and audits
5. Identify critical characteristics, dimensions, and inspection features. 
6. Monitor and ensure products are manufactured in accordance with Design data and documented appropriately
7. Perform part conformity inspections
8. Review, report and dispose of nonconforming materials
9. Provide quality updates and guidance to Management
10. Review Supplier performance
11. Drive continuous improvement in existing product
12. Maintain COS (Continued Operational Safety) program.
13. Investigate service difficulty reports or product failures to identify, develop, and implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
14. Review and approve changes to drawings, specifications and processes to ensure appropriate change control.

Design & Reverse Engineering:

1. Create and submit FAA-PMA data packages
2. Liaison with customer purchasing, quality and engineering as required
3. Coordinate Reverse Engineering of FAA-PMA candidates
4. Determine parts characteristics, dimensions and tolerances (GD&T) with mating parts
5. Determine parts function, criticality and relationship to NHA
6. Create/edit Solidworks drawings
7. Oversee lab testing, interpret and evaluate results and provide technical assessment.
8. Approve final design and conduct part conformity inspection.
9. Determine Aircraft or Engine Installation eligibility
10. Ensure products are designed to be safe, effective and reliable for their intended use
11. Write, review or approve testing methodologies, acceptance criteria, and test plans
12. Ensure inspection and test facilities are fully qualified
13. Review and approve all drawings, changes, revisions, mfrg exceptions, specifications, work instructions, labeling, and other elements of the PMA P/N
14.  Make drawing revisions as required and submit periodically to FAA.
15. Source and approve qualified manufacturers
16. Lead the Risk Management Process for new product development projects.

Quality & Project Management Job Description
The Quality role is responsible to oversee our FAA-PMA quality system to ensure compliance, while the Project Management role supports our FAA-PMA product development process (reverse Engineering) to ensure the timely development and approval of airworthy replacement parts.

Primary Duties/Position Responsibilities:

Quality Role:

1. Ensure compliance to FAA Regulations.
2. Manage all aspects of FAA quality system and reporting requirements
3. Perform regular Internal quality audits
4. Liaison with FAA for quality system compliance and inspections
5. Identify critical characteristics, dimensions, and inspection features. 
6. Perform visual inspection of parts and approve incoming documentation (FAI reports, Material test reports, C of C, etc.
7. Perform conformity inspection on finished products.
8. Provide quality updates and guidance to Management
9. Prepare quality plans, procedures, and inspection instructions
10. Maintain Quality Systems, standards, and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation
11. Conduct supplier development, performance reviews, maintain ISO/AS/ASA quality certifications, cause & corrective Actions.
12. Evaluate sampling plans for verification & validation testing, component inspection, and lot release.
13. Drive continuous improvement in existing product
14. Maintain COS (Continued Operational Safety) program.
15. Review and disposition of nonconforming materials
16. Monitor and ensure products are manufactured in accordance with Design data and documented appropriately
17. Maintain Approved Supplier List
18. Liaison with customers, suppliers and manufacturers
19. Investigate failures and potential issues to identify, develop, and implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
20. Assess any failures that occur during product design verification and design validation to determine design solution.
21. Review and approve changes and processes to ensure appropriate change control, regulatory evaluation, and update of related documentation such as Quality Manual.
22. Report to MRB (Material Review Board)

Project Management Role:

1. Compile reverse engineering analysis of inspection data and material lab results
2. Coordinate third party material analysis and testing
3. Submit and track FAA-PMA projects and applications with FAA
4. Identify, qualify and manage production sources
5. Expedite orders
6. Liaison with customers, suppliers, FAA
7. Perform conformity inspection on finished product.
8. Maintain drawings, specifications and processes to ensure appropriate change control, regulatory evaluation, and update of related documentation.
9. Drive continuous improvement in existing product
10. Review and disposition of nonconforming materials
11. Assess any failures that occur during product design verification and design validation to determine design solution.
12. Participate in new PMA part candidate selection.

Basic Qualifications:    

• 3-5 years’ experience in Quality and/or project management (aerospace industry, PMA experience a strong plus.)
• A high attention to detail
• Must be flexible in handling multiple tasks
• Must have excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills 
• High energy level, solid work ethic.
• Positive attitude towards continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to think analytically and creatively.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, and Excel)
• Must be comfortable working independently and as a member of a small team.

 Preferred Qualifications:    

• Comprehensive knowledge of FAA-PMA regulations
• Experience in regulated design or production environments, specifically aerospace device development/manufacturing under FAA-PMA and/or ISO Quality System Regulations. 
• ASQ Certified Quality Manager
• FAA DMIR or ODA Experience
• Familiarity with aircraft components