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Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.\nJob Title:\nProject Quality EngineerReporting To:\nLead, Product Assurance (CHT)Work Schedule:\nOnsite - Chatsworth, CAMoog is seeking a Project Quality Engineer to support quality processes that ensure our products meet or exceed customer and contractual requirements. In this role, you will help ensure product integrity and contribute to the delivery of mission-critical spacecraft hardware. You will report to the Quality Manager and work onsite at our Chatsworth, California facility.\nWhy Join Moog?\nOur spacecraft mechanisms operate in mission-critical environments where quality, reliability, and traceability are paramount. As Project Quality Engineer, you will help ensure these products meet the rigorous standards required for successful space missions.\nAbout Moog Space and Defense\nMoog Space and Defense Group, Chatsworth Operations (MCO), designs and manufactures precision motion-control mechanisms for spacecraft applications. With more than 50 years of flight heritage spanning historic and current satellite programs, MCO delivers proven spacecraft mechanism solutions for some of the industry's most demanding missions.\nTo be considered for the Project Quality Engineer, here’s what you’ll need to bring with you:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering or related STEM discipline and 3 years of quality engineering experience in a regulated manufacturing environment\nExperience in aerospace, defense, spacecraft, or high-reliability manufacturing environments. \nExperience serving as a quality interface with customers, suppliers, and government representatives. \nDemonstrated ability to communicate quality risks, technical concerns, and compliance issues effectively to manufacturing, engineering, program management, customers, and executive leadership. \nAbility to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, GD&T requirements, manufacturing plans, and acceptance test documentation. \nProficiency in AS9100D, AS9102, AS9145, ISO9001 or similar. \nExperience with RCCA methodologies including 8D, Fishbone, Fault Tree Analysis, and 5-Why. \nExperience supporting reliability analyses, failure investigations, environmental testing, qualification testing, or life-test programs for aerospace hardware. \nExperience supporting MRB and nonconformance investigations. \nFamiliarity with configuration management and traceability requirements for mission-critical hardware. \nExperience applying statistical methods and data analysis tools such as Minitab, JMP, SPC software, or equivalent analytical tools. \n\nExperience collaborating with customers and government representatives, including DCMA. \nExperience reviewing and implementing customer contractual quality requirements and aerospace quality clauses.\nMust have the ability to obtain U.S. Security Clearance\nPreferred Qualifications\n8-12 years’ experience. \nExperience supporting the design, manufacture, assembly, testing, or verification of spaceflight hardware. \nDCMA interaction. \nExperience applying advanced statistical methods, process capability analysis, regression analysis, and statistical process control techniques. \nConfiguration management experience. \nExperience supporting precision electromechanical assemblies, mechanisms, actuators, bearings, motors, sensors, or other high-reliability flight hardware is strongly preferred. \nASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or other relevant quality certification. \nExperience supporting spaceflight, military, or other mission-critical hardware programs. \nExperience with customer source inspection and government oversight activities. \nFamiliarity with IPC J-STD-001, NASA workmanship standards, or related aerospace workmanship requirements. \nFamiliarity with aerospace special process controls, including soldering, welding, cleaning, coating, heat treat, plating, bonding, and related Nadcap-controlled processes. \nExperience supporting environmental tests, qualification test, and failure analysis activities. \nProject Quality Engineering Accountabilities include:\nProgram Quality & Mission Assurance\nServe as the primary Quality Engineering representative for assigned programs and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).\nInterpret customer, contractual, regulatory, and internal quality requirements and ensure appropriate implementation and flow-down throughout the product lifecycle.\nDevelop and execute program quality and mission assurance plans, including surveillance, compliance verification, and risk mitigation strategies.\nParticipate in proposal, contract, requirements, design, qualification, milestone, gate, and engineering change reviews to ensure quality requirements and risks are appropriately addressed.\nAssess and communicate quality risks affecting product integrity, reliability, safety, mission success, or contractual compliance.\nMonitor program quality performance and communicate significant risks, trends, and issues to program leadership and customers, as appropriate.\nProduct & Manufacturing Quality\nProvide Quality Engineering support throughout manufacturing, assembly, test, and delivery to ensure compliance with engineering, contractual, workmanship, and quality requirements.\nReview manufacturing and test planning, work instructions, travelers, quality records, and End Item Data Packages for compliance and completeness.\nParticipate in Material Review Board (MRB) activities, independently assessing nonconformances, product risk, and disposition recommendations.\nSupport First Article Inspection (AS9102), product traceability, configuration control, configuration audits, and verification activities.\nSupport supplier quality activities, including supplier corrective actions, source inspections, audits, and supplier nonconformances\nRoot Cause, Analysis & Continuous Improvement\nLead or support root cause and corrective action (RCCA) investigations and development of effective corrective and preventive actions.\nAnalyze manufacturing, test, statistical, and quality performance data using appropriate methods, including SPC and process capability analysis.\nIdentify adverse trends, emerging risks, and improvement opportunities and support Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.\n Develop and present quality performance metrics and analysis to management, customers, and program teams.\nCustomer, Regulatory & Compliance\nInterface with customers, DCMA, suppliers, and other stakeholders regarding quality requirements, product acceptance, and compliance matters.\nSupport customer source inspections, AS9100 audits, customer audits, and other regulatory or contractual compliance activities.\nSupport design verification, validation, qualification, and product acceptance activities as required.\nQuality Leadership & Independent Authority\nServe as an independent quality authority throughout design, manufacturing, assembly, test, and delivery, with particular emphasis on mission-critical and spaceflight hardware.\nExercise sound engineering judgment in evaluating technical, quality, configuration, workmanship, contractual, and mission assurance concerns.\nIndependently identify, communicate, and escalate conditions that may compromise product integrity, reliability, safety, mission success, or contractual compliance.\nDemonstrate the professional judgment and willingness to challenge, stop, or escalate activities when quality or compliance requirements may be compromised.\nHow We Care for You:\nFinancial Rewards: great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k, and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations), Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts\nWork/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, relocation assistance.\nHealth & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.\nProfessional Skills Development: Tuition Assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development and other personal growth programs\nCulture: Warm, respectful, family-like environment driven by our 12 core values. Multiple Employee Resource Groups led by our employees, open and welcoming to all.\n#LI-DJ1\n#LI-Onsite\nSalary Range Transparency:\nChatsworth, CA $95,000.00-$135,000.00 AnnuallySalary Range Disclaimer\nThe base salary range represents the low and high end of the Moog salary range for this position in the given work location. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range(s) listed is just one component of Moog's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, employee stock purchase plan, an open paid time off policy, and many region-specific benefits.\nThis position requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.\nMoog offers an inclusive workplace, and, as such, affirms the right of every person to participate in all aspects of employment based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Human Resources department via phone at 844-367-5787.\nNo unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. 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