QA Engineer

• Support the Turbine Airfoil Casting Team within the Hot Section Module Center in improving supplier quality
• Provide quality interface, expertise, and support to suppliers
• Develop and maintain relationships with supplier Quality and Operations Management teams and internal engineering, procurement, and support organizations
• Resolve production challenges in a fast-paced environment
• Help suppliers meet P&W quality requirements and achieve best-in-class quality, delivery, and service
• Monitor supplier quality performance and proactive quality initiatives
• Conduct supplier Vendor Corrective Action Boards and domestic and international Supplier Wellness Assessments
• Analyze data in PW QLIK dashboards and SAP to implement supplier process and design changes
• Support Escape Management investigations in Quality Clinic
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce escapes, cost, and lead time
• Hold suppliers accountable for root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions
• Present supplier improvement information to cross-functional leadership teams
• Mentor and coach junior Supplier Quality Engineers
• Serve as a go-to resource for team assistance and issue navigation
• Evaluate best-practice solutions, create guidance documents, and train broader SQE and Quality Clinic teams
• Support initiatives affecting the SQE role and cross-pollination of product center teams
• Provide SQE input for CORE events

Lead TACT Supplier Quality Engineer

• Manage the daily operations of the Quality Assurance department
• Gather and analyze business-unit data and prepare reports summarizing activities and trends
• Assist with strategic and tactical operational plans to achieve company and departmental goals
• Independently review problems, develop solutions, and implement corrective actions
• Review processes and procedures to streamline activities and improve service turnaround time, productivity, and quality
• Coordinate business-unit workflow and ensure effective use of corporate resources
• Direct the quality assurance program for operations business units to ensure consistency and compliance
• Monitor program performance and compile, analyze, and publish quality-performance statistics
• Analyze trends and coordinate corrective actions to improve quality
• Promote quality achievement and performance improvements across the organization
• Establish communication channels for quality-related information
• Coordinate training efforts, identify staff training needs, and schedule training with the training department
• Project staffing requirements and guide staff in coaching and counseling employees
• Coordinate employee development and incentive initiatives
• Direct quality-specific training program design and implementation
• Monitor and control operating expenses and prepare the annual business-unit budget
• Analyze business technology requirements and recommend viable technology solutions
• Lead assigned projects and evaluate project cost, benefits, and feasibility
• Provide consultative services to internal customers developing quality assessment programs
• Conduct assessments to determine audit methodology, attribute design, reporting frequency, and key performance indicators
• Direct business analysts on population locations, sampling requirements, audit data capture, and reporting formats/cadence
• Implement testing protocols and provide detailed analysis of baseline audit findings
• Ensure actionable recommendations are provided in response to audit findings
• Assess existing quality programs and evaluate attributes and data-capture tools
• Revise recommendations in consultation with business-unit management, Internal Audit, Organizational Risk Management, and other relevant parties
• Perform other related duties as required

QA Engineer jobs in Connecticut

Lead TACT Supplier Quality Engineer

Quality Assurance Manager