Quality Engineer, Senior

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Sylmar, MD
125K-135K Annually
Senior level
Other
The Role
Lead cross-functional teams to resolve customer issues, improve processes, and drive product performance using quality management techniques and principles.
Summary Generated by Built In

As a Senior Quality Engineer within PPG Aerospace, you will resolve customer issues by leading a cross-functional technical team to determine containment, root cause and corrective actions. You will determine gaps in process activities or product design to improve product performance. This is an onsite position at our Sylmar, CA. facility. You will report to the Site Quality Manager.

Key Responsibilities

  • Evaluate results and trends of product performance to customer standards

  • Produce and maintain quality KPIs to drive product and process improvements

  • Work with MSS customers to understand the customer’s complaints and provide regular status updates.

  • Promote team to achieve quality goals, customer complaint cycle time targets and deliver high quality 8D reports

  • Further high quality into product design, manufacturing and sustaining using best practices such as Lessons Learned, Risk Assessment, DOE, DFT, DFM, etc.

  • Support customer audits to evaluate the effectiveness of the quality management system

  • Support Design Owners, Subject Matter Experts, and Process Improvement experts in driving process improvements to meet customer requirements

  • Develop and improve processes using LEAN/Six Sigma principles

  • Follow-up progress of Customer Quality Notifications from creation to closure
     

Qualifications

  • US Person

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education

  • 8+ years of applicable experience. A combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of experience

  • Ample experience with root cause and corrective action (RCCA)

  • Lean Six Sigma experience

  • Flexibility to work overtime as needed

  • Salary Range $125,000-$135,000 plus annual bonus

  • #LI-Onsite

PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply. 
 
Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
 

Top Skills

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Lean
Six Sigma
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The Company
HQ: Pittsburgh, PA
24,987 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1883

What We Do

PPG: We protect and beautify the world.®

At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and specialty materials that our customers have trusted for more than 140 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers’ biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in more than 70 countries and reported net sales of $18.2 billion in 2023. We serve customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets.

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