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Project Quality Engineer

Job type:Permanent
Town/City:Yonkers
State:NY
Salary/Rate:$75,000 - $95,000 per year
Business Sector:Engineering
Job ref:DD387797419
Post Date:April 19, 2024
Lighthouse Professional Services, a division of Staffing 360 Solutions group of companies, has been providing contract and direct hire talent to client companies, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations for over 50 years. Our offices are in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, and we work with clients across the country. Our management and recruiting teams are led by experienced industry professionals. We invest in excellent working partnerships, powered by people.
We are currently seeking Project Quality Engineer in Yonkers, NY.
Position Summary and Special Duties:
As a (an) Project Quality Engineer your day-to-day duties will consist of and may not be limited to:
Job Description:
  • Responsible for implementing and maintaining the Quality Assurance program for the project assigned. Liaison for Quality Assurance group for the contracts assigned
  • Develops Master Test and Inspection Plans, Project Quality Plan, First Article Inspection requirements/schedule and Quality Audit procedures(Qualification and Process audit) for the contracts assigned
  • Attends Monthly Project Meetings with the necessary follow up and coordination. Submittal of Project Status report related to quality of project quality issues, bullet current problems, identify critical assignments, identify any long term corrective actions and status with project due dates
  • Provide weekly reports to management to review the effectiveness of the quality assurance program. Analyze quality issues, prepare reports and interface with the customer on all Quality issues.
  • Interface with customers, U.S. vendors, inter-office departments, KMM and KHI.
  • Manages the daily and long term project schedule for Quality in the production, acceptance, warranty, and modifications of the rail car.
  • Coordinates customer schedules at manufacturing facility for weekly Resident Inspector meetings, documents, issues and follow up to action items.
  • Interface with customers, U.S. vendors, inter-office departments, KMM and KHI.
  • Oversees and ensures compliance to Customer technical specifications and terms and conditions. Performs periodic contract reviews
  • Coordination and review/acceptance of procedures to support the quality program. Reviews records to ensure information is complete, accurate and compliant with all requirements. Tracks deviations in operating procedures and policies through established mechanisms. Reports errors, deficiencies, discrepancies and observations to management.
  • Initiates standard operating procedures, quality inspection criteria and revisions as needed to support continuous improvement. Responds to and tracks responses to corrective actions for exception variances and post-production reports
  • Assist management teams to ensure timely closure of audit findings and observations against the contract assigned.
  • Assist in coordination for subcontractor activity from scheduling with customer to processing quality documents received from the subcontractors to support the project, Corrective action and improvements
  • Reviews and reports on documentation for supplier and subcontractors (PSI, FAI, audit reports and vendor drawings, work reports within Quality Assurance or the Field.
  • The Project Quality Engineer will have direct input into the Configuration Management planning, implementation, execution, and final delivery of product in relation to projects. 
  • Must be able to travel approximately 30% of assignment domestic / international
Qualifications:
 
  • Must have a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Engineering. (Master of Science in Engineering is plus)
  • Minimum five (5) years’ experience in support to manufacturing of Rail Cars or other Transportation products (i.e., buses or aircraft) at the prime or vendor level.
  • Must have knowledge of Quality documents and Processes including but not limited to First Article Inspections, Source Inspections, FMEA and ISO 9001
  • Must have Excellent communication, problem solving and computer skills
  • Must be able to organize, plan, schedule, conduct and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines.
  • Must be capable of working in both an office and field environment.
DETAILS:
Duration: Direct Hire
Location:  Yonkers NY
Salary:  Depending on skills, experience, and education
 
 
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply immediately!
Please include a clean copy of your resume and salary expectations and any references.