Location: Arvada, CO (15 minutes from Denver)

Work Hours: M-F 7:30am-4:30pm

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Experience: 5 years

Hiring Status: Active

Eligible for Relocation: Yes

About Barber-Nichols:

Barber-Nichols (BN) is a leading provider of custom turbomachinery for the Defense, Aerospace, Cryogenics and Energy industries. This is a unique place. Our company is made up of people that are at the top of their game. And we are working with customers who are at the top of their game. Together, we help our customers revolutionize their markets and build amazing relationships with them in the process. If you're seeking to work with an amazing team in a “get-it-done” atmosphere that supports your development, and recognizes your achievements, BN is the place for you.

Position Summary:

The Program Quality Engineer oversees program quality and provides support to various functional departments including Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, Program Management and Sales as needed to ensure product quality and continual improvement as well as addressing cost, competitiveness and customer expectations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Oversee product programs to ensure quality and contractual requirements are met.

a. Review and understand contract requirements and properly create flow down requirements internally and to suppliers.

b. Support engineered product programs from design through production.

c. Support contract manufactured product and programs through production.

d. Review contract related purchase orders to ensure contract requirements are captured and communicated to suppliers.

e. Manage and coordinate customer source inspections.

f. Support customer audits by providing objective quality evidence of compliance.

g. Review production route cards to ensure proper quality, customer, and applicable hold points are in place.

h. Review drawings and provide input to production for proper route card creation of parts, subassemblies, and top-level assemblies to ensure contract requirements are met.

i. Support customer meetings as company quality representative.

j. Support required customer documentation throughout the program.

k. Create Certification of Conformance and data packages based on contract requirements.

l. Review, assess and manage as built conditions and reports to meet customer contract requirement.

Monitor, assess, and improve design and program quality, in-process production, inspection, and assembly performance to ensure program requirements are maintained.

a. Monitor in-process assembly and test to ensure proper execution per program requirement.

b. Review applicable test results to ensure results of the test are compliant with customer requirements.

c. Review inspection plans prior to incoming and in-process quality control inspection.

d. Coordinate incoming inspection per contract and internal requirements.

e. Review certification and data package on incoming material and assemblies if applicable.

f. Document the defect/out of specification condition to Material Review Board for review and disposition determination.

g. Plan for improvement which considers product safety and compliance to support countermeasures and corrective actions.

h. Oversee implementation of countermeasures and corrective/preventive actions as necessary in support of improvements.

i. Perform internal process audits to confirm process and contract compliance

Continuously improve procedures, processes and methods to ensure quality with zero defects and/or escapes, which are measured by completion of predetermined improvement initiatives.

a. Identify areas for improvement in process and product relating to quality and contract requirements and elevate them to Management Team.

b. Assist continuous improvement teams to help drive company-wide improvements.

c. Review company drawings and identify manufacturability, inspect ability, contract compliance and process improvements.

d. Develop, monitor, and update data requires for internal BN and customer communications.

To qualify for this position, an individual must posse the knowledge, training, experience and abilities required.

Education and Training:

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other engineering

discipline or combination of education and experience.

Experience:

Five years' experience in quality engineering or quality assurance

Five years' experience with recognized quality systems (ISO, AS, QA, TS).

Additional Requirements:

Overtime may be required.

Travel up to 20% of working time.

Desired Job Qualification:

Training certificates (CQE, CQA, CQT) are desirable.

Experience in a complex metal manufacturing environment - aerospace environment preferable.

Pay and Benefits:

Barber-Nichols was founded on the basis of a “family culture” and has always prided itself in treating their employees and community as part of the larger family. To better serve our employees, we offer highly competitive pay and benefits as follows:

Pay:

Hiring Salary Range: $70,000 - $95,000

Bonus Program

Investment:

401k with 4% match

401k Profit Sharing

Discounted Stock Purchase Plan

Insurance:

Medical – Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, and Dependent Care

Accounts

Dental and Vision Plans

Paid Parental Leave

STD/LTD and Voluntary Life/AD&D Plans

Holidays/PTO:

9 Paid Holidays

4 Wks. of PTO for New Hires.

Development Programs:

Tuition Reimbursement

Note: The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. This position is eligible for bonus.

ITAR Requirements: To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at Barber-Nichols must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e., current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158. Security clearance is not required for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Barber-Nichols is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by law.