Quality Assurance Engineer II Company : Safran Seats Job field : Quality Location : Gainesville , Texas , United States Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full-time Required degree : Bachelor's Degree Required experience : More than 3 years Salary range : Based on market data. \# 2025-150630 Apply with one click Any questions ? **Job Description** As a member of Safran Seats, you contribute to providing over one million seats to airlines worldwide, ensuring superior quality, comfort, and innovation. Your role involves collaborating with a team to develop high-value solutions for passengers and crews. Safran is one of the few OEMs offering a comprehensive range of passenger seats, from economy to first class, allowing you to take pride in creating impressive seating options for various needs. 1. Occupational Summary: Objective: Support the quality department by ensuring products and processes, both internal and external, conform to applicable drawings, technical specifications, regulations and customer requirements. Drive activities required to meet cost, quality, inventory, delivery and cycle time objectives throughout the production cycle. Measure performance, collaborate to develop process and product improvement plans, and enforce action measures as necessary to achieve business objectives. Works under regular supervision on moderately complex tasks. 2. Main Function Responsibilities: A) Assure shipment of product which meets the customer requirements - ship a product free of defects. B) Assure the product-process control according to the customer and company specifications. C) Define, monitor and evaluate the effectivity of quality plans and practices and maintain, follow up and control QRQC process. D) Collect, analyze and oversee data entry on relevant quality performance indicators, manage quality through quality data using quality tools such as Etq and QMS. E) Make qualitative decisions on part conformity with SAFRAN applicable Quality requirements. F) Document and follow-up internal and external corrective actions and verify its effectiveness. G) Lead/Co-Lead technical root cause and corrective action processes to resolve issues. H) Maintain the CA/PA system for internal, external quality issues as required. I) Work and support PQE's on the Customer concern regarding product quality issues, attend Customer Concern Review Board meetings as necessary or required. J) Ensure all CAPA analysis and actions are adequate to address the reported conditions. K) Perform FAI/PPAP when required. L) Support, elaborate and maintain PFMEA and Control plans to ensure failure-free products and continual improvement. M) Support creation and maintenance of Process Flow Diagram (PFD). N) Support Design Engineering on APQP related industrialization requirements. O) Perform Validation of new components, processes and tools as required. P) Generate, review, implement and maintain IMS documentation of quality department, work instructions, formats, etc. Q) Review and approve technical and performance specifications, quality documents and instructions. **Complementary Description** R) Generate, review, implement and maintain IMS documentation of quality S) Provide on the job training as needed on quality criteria, customer complaints, etc. T) Co-lead with process engineering team, as required to develop/update/improve training modules and support for trainers. U) Investigate and disposition production and supplier non-conformance requests, provide feedback to the appropriate functions with evidence of nonconformity and drive and support internal actions to mitigate issues impact. V) Support on components FAI process to receiving inspection as required. W) Actively support the company continuous improvement initiatives and ensure Continuous Improvement objectives. X) Lead continuous improvement projects to reach established goals and go beyond. Y) Perform internal audits (process, product and flash audits) and provide objective feedback based on audit findings. Support all required audit (customer, internal, external, etc.) Z) Promote Quality Culture and perform other duties as assigned by the direct manager. **Job Requirements** 3. Qualification Requirements: A. Education & Qualification • Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or related technical field or 12 years equivalent related experience in lieu of degree. • Industrial Bachelor's degree or 12 years of equivalent engineering. B. Work Experience - Technical knowledge • Level 2 requires 2+ years' experience in aerospace industry or equivalent in engineering, or quality positions. • Intermediate experience in Implementation of Continuous Improvement. • Intermediate knowledge/process of RCCA. • Intermediate understanding of AS9100, APQP. • Must be able to read and interpret average to complex blueprints, drawings, diagrams, tolerance information and procedure manuals. Knowledge and experience on: Aerospace Primary parts fabrication processes, Special Processes, drawings and specifications interpretation, Corrective and Preventive Actions, Problem Solving, Internal and External Customer issues analysis and resolution, NC process management, QMS and documents control, continuous improvement. Desired: APQP, GB, technical training and audit processes. Others refer to JD-QUA-009. C. Professional Skills Level 1: • Ability to solve basic problems and think strategically. • Ability to generate and analyze basic data utilizing the MS office tools • Must be able to work cross functionally. • Must have the ability to generate written communication and operate required office equipment. • Ability to read and review written communication with the abilities that allow individuals to communicate clearly and distinctly in English. • Level 2 – same as level 1, plus. • Ability to solve moderate to complex problems and think strategically. • Ability to generate and analyze moderate to complex data utilizing the MS office tools. • Must be able to work cross functionally. • Must have the ability to generate written communication and operate required office equipment. • Ability to aid and assist with training requirements as needed. D. Behavioral Skills • Ability to solve moderately complex problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. E. Desirable Aspects • Autonomy and diligence • Lean fundamentals, or Certified Green or Black belt • Spanish and French are a plus Safran Seats USA is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. **Specificity of the job** Level 2 – up to 5% travel per year (training). **Locate your future workplace** 2000 Weber DrTX 76240 Gainesville Texas United States Safran is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.