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Quality Engineer

CEF Industries Addison, Illinois, United States

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Posted Feb 2, 2026Apply by Mar 4, 2026

Role & seniority

  • Quality Assurance professional (senior level) responsible for QA activities across processes, materials, and products.

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Compliance frameworks: AS9100, FAA Quality requirements, EASA

Internal audit: certified internal auditor

Quality documentation: First Article Inspection (FAI), RCCA, MRB participation

Training: QA training across the company

General tools: QA records, design documentation reviews, reporting; knowledge of manufacturing, project management, database, spreadsheet, word processing software

Top 3 responsibilities

  • Serve as senior MRB member; disposition of material/nonconformances and support assembly/shop issues

  • Lead and support internal/external audits and source inspections; ensure compliance to AS9100/FAA requirements

  • Write, review, and approve FAI documentation; respond to customer corrective actions; support RCCA and customer complaints; provide related training

Must-have skills

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; or 2+ years related experience

  • Certified internal auditor; PMA authorized individual

  • Strong knowledge of AS9100, FAA quality requirements, and EASA

  • Ability to interpret quality policies, train personnel, and review design/documents

  • Proficiency with QA documentation, audits, nonconformance handling, and RCCA

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience supporting EASA/FAA documentation and final inspections

  • Background in supplier material nonconformance handling and nonconformance investigations

  • Familiarity

Full Description

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Summary** Plans and conducts activities concerned with the quality

assurance of industrial processes, materials, and products by performing

the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities** include the following. Other

duties may be assigned.

Formulates and maintains quality assurance objectives complementary to

corporate policies and goals.

Interprets quality assurance philosophy to key personnel in

organization.

Performs quality engineering reviews of design documentation for

compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality manuals

and company quality records.

Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry quality

assurance codes and standards and provide training throughout the

company.

Maintain a certified internal auditor status to review and ensure

Compliance As It Relates To Internal And Government Requirements

AS9100, EASA, and FAA certifications.

Ensure company compliance to AS9100 and FAA Quality requirements and

guarantee all departments meet the current requirements and/or have

actions plans to meet.

Senior member of Material Review Board (MRB) responsible for material

dispositions.

Lead and support both internal/external audits and source inspections.

Supports responses to customer generated corrective action requests and

RCCA.

Write, review, and approve First Article Inspection documentation to

ensure customer and internal requirements are met.

Provides support to assembly and shop for issues with material

nonconformances.

Provide and review training to ensure certified assembler and test

technician compliance.

Investigate and support customer complaints regarding quality.

Supports the company with EASA/FAA required documentation in all areas

as well as supporting final inspection as requested.

Employees primary duties require him/her to use discretion and

independent judgment.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform

Each Essential Duty Satisfactorily. The Requirements Listed Below Are

representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with

Disabilities To Perform The Essential Functions.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree or equivalent; or 2+ years related experience and/or

training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals,

professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental

regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and

procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and

respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and

the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions,

percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts

of basic geometry.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of

Database software; Internet software; Manufacturing software; Project

Management software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Certified auditor and PMA authorized individual

Physical Demands** The physical demands described here are

representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully

Perform The Essential Functions Of This Job. Reasonable Accommodations

may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the

Essential Functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently

required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger, handle, or feel;

reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee must frequently

lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

Work Environment** The work environment characteristics described here

are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the

essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made

To Enable Individuals With Disabilities To Perform The Essential

functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally

exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic

or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in

the work environment is usually moderate.

The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Employee may perform other duties assigned to meet the ongoing needs of

the organization.**

Full Benefits including: Medi

Quality AssuranceQuality EngineeringDesign Documentation ReviewAS9100 ComplianceEASA CertificationFAA CertificationInternal AuditorMaterial Review Board (MRB)Internal/External AuditsSource InspectionsCorrective Action Requests (RCCA)First Article Inspection (FAI)Material Nonconformances SupportCustomer Complaint InvestigationIndependent JudgmentDatabase Softwaremulti-locationreview:company

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