Materials Science Quality Engineer II/III

_Who We Are_

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

This role is in Textron System’s Weapon Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

_About This Role_

The Quality Engineer supports aerospace and defense programs by applying Quality Engineering principles, materials expertise, and disciplined systems thinking within an AS9100‑regulated environment. This role contributes to mission‑critical product development and production readiness through quality planning, risk mitigation, root cause and corrective action, data‑driven decision making, and compliance with customer, regulatory, and contract requirements. Assignments involve moderately complex defense and aerospace hardware requiring independent execution and cross‑functional coordination.

Responsibilities:

• Review customer contracts and technical data packages (TDPs) for simple to moderately complex aerospace/defense programs; perform requirements analysis and documentation using compliance matrices.
• Develop Quality Plans, QA Directives, Inspection Plans, and other contractually required quality artifacts aligned with AS9100 and customer requirements.
• Collaborate with Supplier Quality Engineering to address supplier escapes, source inspection, and flow‑down of requirements to the supply base.
• Maintain direct communication with customer Quality Assurance representatives, including DCMA, prime contractors, or government quality contacts as applicable.
• Define inspection and test requirements using industry‑standard tools, techniques, and acceptance criteria appropriate for aerospace hardware.
• Participate in engineering design reviews focusing on Design for Manufacturability, Design for Inspection, Design for Reliability, and overall DFX compliance.
• Support or lead root cause investigations (5‑Why, fishbone, 8D, DMAIC) to address nonconformances, flight hardware deviations, or field returns.
• Perform MRB activities including nonconformance evaluation, disposition (permitted by delegation), and defect trend analysis.
• Contribute to Program Management reviews, risk assessments, and Earned Value Management (EVM) tasks associated with project quality elements.
• Support Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) development, verification, and on‑time delivery of quality‑related deliverables (QAPs, FAI reports, control plans, audit results).
• Assist in defining and improving fabrication processes, special processes (e.g., heat treat, coatings, bonding), and build standards for aerospace materials and assemblies.
• Interface with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and configuration management to ensure compliance with AS9100, customer specifications, and internal procedures.
• Provide status updates to the Cost Account Manager and may perform CAM duties for small or mid‑level work packages.
• Support cost and effort estimating for quality tasks on proposals or follow‑on programs.