STELIA Aerospace North America Looking for Quality Engineer at Lunenburg, NS Full Time

STELIA North America designs, develops and manufactures advanced composite products, structures, assemblies and tooling for the aerospace and defense industry, mainly for the North American and European markets.

Headquartered in Lunenburg (NS), STELIA North America’s main facility consists of 150,000 sq.ft dedicated to operations and administration. Its secondary site is located in Mirabel (QC) with a 32,000 sq.ft facility.

STELIA North America aims at delivering state-of-the-art quality and operational to aerospace, defence and space customers such as Northrop Grumman, Bombardier, Airbus Atlantic, ATR, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Spirit, De Havilland, ARDE, MDA, etc.

STELIA North America is part of Airbus Atlantic, an Airbus wholly-owned subsidiary positioned at the heart of Airbus industrial system. Airbus Atlantic’s mission is to drive competitiveness with the flexibility, speed, simplicity and agility of an aerostructure Tier-1. Airbus Atlantic counts 13,000 employees in 5 countries and 3 continents as of January 1st 2022.

Primary Purpose:

• Establish, support and monitor the quality requirements within the manufacturing process IAW the customer requirements

Accountabilities:

• Coordinate activities to establish, evaluate and improve the quality of the manufacturing process
• Configuration Management of the Program Quality plan

– Internal/External document review
– Management of Customer requirements
– Establish and maintain production Inspection process

• Support and lead Process and System audits (Internal and External)
• Support and lead Material Review Board:

– Non-Conformance evaluation and disposition support
– Rework/Repair evaluation
– Root Cause/Corrective Action

• Support and lead Continuous Improvement Projects, such as Process Improvements, Defect Reductions, Material Optimization, etc.
• Support and Lead External Qualification activities, such as Product, Process, Facility, Equipment, etc.
• Support and lead the development and implementation of training plans supporting the Inspection process
• Support and lead quality related communication with the Customer:

– Identification and resolution of Quality actions
– Management of Notice of Escapes

• Review production processes, engineering specifications and related information to improve/update current knowledge and implementations of manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities in assigned process(es)/program(s).
• Perform other tasks as required

Qualifications:

• University degree in Industrial/Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering OR or equivalent from a recognized Post-Secondary Institution with 7 years’ experience
• Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing environment
• Professional Engineering designation
• ASQ Quality Engineering Certification (or equivalent) an asset
• Process and Business System Audit training/certification an asset
• Require knowledge and experience with Industry Quality Management Systems, such as, AS/EN 9100, ISO 9001, NADCAP, Transport Canada
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Focus on Technical writing
• Aerostructures and Composite Manufacturing processes experience (an asset):

– Composite Layup, Winding and Fiber Placement
– Composite Trimming and Machining
– Bonding, sealing, hardware installation (Composite and Metal Structures)
– Finish application (Composite and Metallic Structures)
– Inspection techniques, e.g., Metrology, Non-Destructive Inspection

• Experience using CAD/CAM software:

– CATIA V5 (preferred)
– CATIA Composite Workbench, Fibersim or CATIA Composer (an asset)

• Knowledge with various production philosophies (an asset): Lean, 6-Sigma, 5S, etc.
• Project management skills (an asset): scheduling/planning, budget and resource management, estimation, progress reporting, lessons learned
• Proficiency in M365 Apps.
• Comfortable walking the factory floor and offices, dedicated team player who demonstrates initiative and independence.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Flextime
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Stock options

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Language:

• English (required)

Work Location: One location