New Product Development (NPD) Quality Engineer

Immediately Hiring: New Product Development (NPD) Quality Engineer

Company: Dayton-Granger

Industry: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

Location: Fort Lauderdale FL 33315

Full Time Direct Hire Great Work-Life Balance Excellent Benefits Relocation Assistance

About Us:

Just 4 miles from Fort Lauderdales sunny beaches Dayton Granger Inc designs produces and supplies cutting edge avionics products in support of current and upcoming programs for commercial general aviation and military customers world wide. With 81 years of extensive experience DG provides stability to its employees while maintaining the comforts of a small company environment.

About the Role:

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented New Product Development Quality Engineer (NPD QE) to lead quality assurance activities throughout the product development lifecycle. This role will work closely with Design Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Test Engineering and Operations to ensure new aerospace products meet customer and regulatory requirements under the AS9100 quality management system. A strong working knowledge of APQP principles is essential.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Manufacturing Quality or a related Engineering field.

3-10 years of experience in a quality manufacturing or design environment.

Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with APQP DFMEA PFMEA Control Plans and PPAP documentation

Familiarity with the design process including design reviews and verification/validation activities and/or Familiarity with prototype builds and production launch processes

Understanding of AS9100 quality system requirements

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English with the ability to collaborate across departments and levels of the organization.

Preferred:

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or equivalent

Familiarity with SPC and MSA

Experience in design validation and test witnessing

Responsibilities:

Participate in design reviews to ensure quality requirements and customer expectations are addressed.

Lead and support quality planning activities across product development phases including Design FMEA Process FMEA Control Plans and Process Flow Diagrams ensuring alignment with APQP best practices.

Collaborate with Design and Manufacturing Engineering to identify Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) features drive design-for-quality (DFQ) initiatives and support manufacturability and process readiness.

Review and verify Qualification Test Procedures (QTPs) to ensure alignment with design intent and requirements.

Review verify and witness validation and qualification testing ensuring test setups parameters and execution comply with test procedures and design intent; document and escalate deviations as necessary.

Support and monitor prototype and pre-production builds partnering with Manufacturing to identify and mitigate quality and process risks early.

Work with Manufacturing Engineering and Production Quality to define effective process controls and inspection criteria.

Collaborate closely with Manufacturing Engineers to ensure process readiness and manufacturability.

Prepare and maintain Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) packages First Article Inspection (FAI) documentation and other launch quality deliverables to support internal and customer approvals.

Maintain compliance with AS9100 quality system requirements support audit readiness and ensure traceable documentation throughout design transfer and production launch.

Benefits:

Affordable comprehensive insurance coverage (Medical Dental Vision).

401(k) match with immediate vesting.

Complimentary Life Insurance Coverage with Option for Supplemental Coverage.

PTO and Paid Holidays.

Short Term and Long Term Disability.

Tuition Reimbursement.

Mental Health Benefits.

Complimentary basic life insurance

Paid Parental and Bereavement Leave.

Excellent work-life balance.

Dynamic and collaborative work environment.

Access to cutting-edge technology and resources.

Length of Service/Milestone Anniversary Gifts.

Team Building Activities.

On-Site Gym.

Why Youll Love Working Here:

We are a multi-generational team with members representing a diversity of cultures educational backgrounds experience levels and ideas all making it happen from one location in beautiful coastal South Florida. We are a well-established supplier providing cutting-edge products in support of long-term aerospace programs while at the same time developing new products to meet the needs of new customers programs and up-and-coming markets.

Additionally DG loves its employees! The average employee tenure is around 10 years. Length of service milestones are celebrated company-wide and employees may make selections of anniversary gifts.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

This position requires the use of or access to information subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Accordingly all applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of these regulations. Under ITAR a U.S. person is defined as a U.S. Citizen U.S. Permanent Resident or a person who is a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).