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Aerospace Quality Engineer

Unitek Technical Services Inc. Middletown, Connecticut, United States

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Posted Sep 23, 2026Apply by Oct 23, 2026

**Role & seniority: ** Quality Engineer (3+ years experience); contractor role

**Stack/tools: ** Electronic QMS and ERP systems; AS9102 First Article Inspection Reports; document/control of records and configuration changes

**Top 3 responsibilities: **

  • Ensure compliance with ISO and customer/regulatory quality requirements

  • Support and/or lead audits and manage corrective actions responses

  • Maintain/improve quality procedures, work instructions, inspection records; ensure document/record/configuration control; develop FAI (AS9102)

  • Must-have skills:

    • Aerospace/regulatory manufacturing quality experience (inspection/testing methods)

    • Root cause analysis and corrective action process experience

    • Ability to read/interpret engineering drawings and specifications

    • Proficiency with electronic QMS/ERP; audit and compliance documentation support

  • Nice-to-haves:

    • Supplier qualification/performance monitoring and supplier documentation review (e.g., material certifications)

    • Experience with supplier risk assessments and customer source inspections/product acceptance

    • Cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain

  • Location & work type: U.S. Citizen required; contract, 6+ months, 40 hrs/week, first shift (location not specified)

Full Description

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Unitek Technical Services provides supplier management, development, and related technical services to corporations around the world.

Position Summary

The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring aerospace components meet all customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements. This role supports manufacturing operations, supplier quality, and engineering activities to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant products used in aerospace and high-performance applications.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure compliance with lSO and applicable customer and regulatory requirements. Support internal, customer, and third-party audits; lead corrective action responses. Maintain and improve quality procedures, work instructions, and inspection records. Ensure proper control of documents, records, and configuration changes. Develop First Article Inspection Reports to the AS9102 standard

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Support supplier qualification, performance monitoring, and corrective action follow-up. Review supplier documentation including material certifications. Assist with supplier audits and risk assessments. Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain to improve process capability. Interface with customers on quality issues, investigations, and compliance documentation. Support customer inspections, source inspections, and product acceptance activities.

Education Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering(Quality, Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or related). 3+ years of Quality Engineering experience in aerospace or regulated manufacturing.

Experience Required

Aerospace inspection and testing methods Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action processes. Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications. Proficiency with electronic QMS and ERP systems.

Notes

Contract duration: 6+ months

Frequency: 40 hours/week. First shift

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veteran/Disability Employer

U. S. Citizen required

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Quality EngineeringAerospace InspectionRoot Cause AnalysisCorrective ActionAS9102ISO ComplianceSupplier QualityRisk AssessmentEngineering DrawingsQMSERP SystemsFirst Article InspectionRegulatory ComplianceProcess CapabilityTechnical Documentationmulti-location

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