Sr. Quality Engineer (Everett, WA)
Thank you for your interest in Korry Electronics!
Our company culture is focused around ownership, transparency, process improvement and trust & respect. We are looking for talented people (like you!) to lead our business to the next level while giving you the opportunity to develop your own career.
We have been at the forefront of the aviation industry since the beginning, creating the first lighted cockpit controls for the military and commercial aircraft industry. The Korry product team continues this tradition as it develops the crew station of the future, providing state-of-the-art switches, cockpit controls, high-performance displays, and night-vision filters. We are passionate about what we do. For more information, please visit www.korry.com.
Join the Korry team and find out why this is such a great place to spend your career!
What You Will Do
As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will lead without direct authority, influencing teams to achieve goals and drive tasks to completion. You will bring your passion for quality, understanding that anything worth doing is worth doing right! Your role will involve using data to drive action and solve problems while working to understand the business as a whole.
Primary Responsibilities:
Please note the typical hiring range is $115,000 - $150,000 annually. Job offers within the range are based on significant job qualifications and pay equity.
Where We Work:
Our headquarters, a 216,000 square foot facility, is located in Everett, Washington. Everett is a great place to live and work; just 30 miles north of Seattle. This thriving community is an aerospace hub! The city, and nearby cities of Mukilteo and Snohomish, offer excellent public schools, fabulous parks, beaches, and safe streets. You can dip your toes in salt water and ski down a mountain all in the same day. Nature is truly right outside your door.
Benefits Package Details for Regular Full-time Employees:
Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
This position requires access to export control information. To conform to US Export Control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US Government.
Our company culture is focused around ownership, transparency, process improvement and trust & respect. We are looking for talented people (like you!) to lead our business to the next level while giving you the opportunity to develop your own career.
We have been at the forefront of the aviation industry since the beginning, creating the first lighted cockpit controls for the military and commercial aircraft industry. The Korry product team continues this tradition as it develops the crew station of the future, providing state-of-the-art switches, cockpit controls, high-performance displays, and night-vision filters. We are passionate about what we do. For more information, please visit www.korry.com.
Join the Korry team and find out why this is such a great place to spend your career!
What You Will Do
As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will lead without direct authority, influencing teams to achieve goals and drive tasks to completion. You will bring your passion for quality, understanding that anything worth doing is worth doing right! Your role will involve using data to drive action and solve problems while working to understand the business as a whole.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Monitor, analyze, and improve quality performance.
- Lead teams and drive tasks to closure.
- Ensure that materials, equipment, processes, and products meet our strict quality specifications.
- Collaborate with cross-functional peers to develop and implement controls and improvements.
- Ensure that processes and products comply with customer and regulatory requirements.
- Investigate root causes to permanently resolve product and production issues.
- Develop and implement corrective actions, solutions, and improvements.
- Communicate with customers to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement.
- Represent Quality in early-phase new product introduction projects.
- Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of related experience in a highly regulated industry (preferred)
- Aviation/Aerospace industry knowledge and expertise is a plus.
- Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and related quality systems
- Experience with control of Nonconforming Material (MRB) and First Articles (FAI)
- Experience initiating and leading corrective and preventative actions, including the application of tools such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, and DMAIC to develop effective solutions.
- Proven ability to solve complex problems, considering various outcomes and trade-offs.
- Strong independent thinking with an open, objective mindset.
- Experience reading and interpreting technical drawings, GD&T, schematics, and computer-generated reports.
- Working knowledge of statistical methods as applied to testing (e.g., Gage R&R, DOE, etc.).
- Experience with failure/root cause/corrective action processes (5 Why, RCA, CAPA, 8D).
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, with effective communication ability.
- Ability to collaborate effectively within and outside your own work group.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
Please note the typical hiring range is $115,000 - $150,000 annually. Job offers within the range are based on significant job qualifications and pay equity.
Where We Work:
Our headquarters, a 216,000 square foot facility, is located in Everett, Washington. Everett is a great place to live and work; just 30 miles north of Seattle. This thriving community is an aerospace hub! The city, and nearby cities of Mukilteo and Snohomish, offer excellent public schools, fabulous parks, beaches, and safe streets. You can dip your toes in salt water and ski down a mountain all in the same day. Nature is truly right outside your door.
Benefits Package Details for Regular Full-time Employees:
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous company contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) matching
- 12 paid holidays
- Minimum of three weeks paid time off plus one week paid sick time to start
- Tuition reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Short term and long term disability
- Life insurance
- Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Long-term care plan options
- Prescription safety shoe & glasses benefit
- Vanpool subsidy
- Recognition awards
- Employee referral bonuses
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
This position requires access to export control information. To conform to US Export Control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US Government.
Korry Electronics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, marital status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, childbirth, genetic information, or military and veteran status.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our application process as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact the Human Resources Department at 425-297-9700.
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Job Family: Engineering Services
This is a non-management position
This is a full time position
Pay Rate: $115,000 - $150,000 annually