Overview Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe. Responsibilities Key Accountabilities: Apply knowledge of quality policies, governmental regulations, and engineering principles to develop, document, and maintain quality systems, operating procedures, and long-range customer inspection plans. Develop and administer directives, policies, processes, and procedures to ensure compliance with contractual, company, and regulatory requirements, thereby assuring quality system compliance. Plan and coordinate improvements in manufacturing, including hardware and tool acceptance, variability reduction, developing key suppliers, and assembly operations. Perform design reviews to ensure quality is engineered into products and tools, while also analyzing requirements of contracts, drawings, and specifications to develop plans for applying quality disciplines to processes. Conduct configuration audits and reviews of products, tools, and processes, and compile, measure, and analyze process capability data to perform trend analyses and risk assessments. Utilize process improvement methodologies, such as root cause analysis, to plan and coordinate process improvements and ensure sequenced inspection control points, creating and maintaining inspection accountability systems. Identify, evaluate, and implement preventative measures, corrective actions, procedural changes, and process improvements, and present resultant findings. Provide education and coaching on the Quality Management System and Manufacturing Verification Process. Qualifications Required Qualifications: 3-5 years of experience in a quality discipline, preferably in inspection, aerospace, or manufacturing High School Diploma or GED Preferred Skills: Proficiency in defect identification, non-conformance data analysis, and thorough documentation skills. Knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) methodologies, including 8D and/or 5Why. Experience in blueprint reading and utilizing precision measuring tools for inspection. Functional experience in First Article Inspection (FAI) utilizing Net-Inspect. Familiarity with various inspection methodologies, including tools, machines, and Coordinate Measurement Machines (CMM). Training in Project Management and Six Sigma methodologies, along with certification or training in AS9100 and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP). Experience with SAP/MES systems and proficiency in Smartsheets and Tableau software platforms. Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law. Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.