JOB TITLE: QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER
DEPARTMENT: QUALITY ASSURANCE
REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR OF QUALITY ASSURANCE
CLASSIFICATION: EXEMPT
LOCATION: HOLLYWOOD, MD
JOB SUMMARY:
The Quality Assurance Engineer supports Platform Aerospace’s commitment to delivering safe, reliable, and mission-ready aircraft systems. This role leads root cause investigations, supports continuous improvement initiatives, and drives data driven trend analysis and response activities. The Quality Assurance Engineer partners closely with Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain to analyze defects, prevent recurrence, and elevate overall quality performance.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead and support corrective action investigations, including problem identification, data collection, root-cause analysis, and development of robust corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Oversee the collection, review, and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data to identify trends, systemic issues, and improvement opportunities.
- Facilitate cross-functional problem-solving teams and drive investigations to closure with documented effectiveness checks.
- Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of quality standards, procedures, and inspection processes throughout the production environment.
- Partner with Production and Engineering to monitor process controls, nonconformance trends, and product performance.
- Participate in internal audits, supplier performance reviews, and continuous improvement activities (e.g., 5 why, Fishbone, DMAIC).
- Support configuration control, documentation accuracy, and adherence to customer, regulatory, and company requirements.
- Assist with training production personnel on quality processes, workmanship standards, and corrective action implementation.
- Perform other duties as assigned.