Location: Arvada, CO (15 minutes from Denver) Job Type: Full Time Employee Work Hours: M-F 7:30am-4:30pm Education: Bachelor's Degree  Experience: 5 years  Actively Hiring Eligible for Relocation

ABOUT BARBER-NICHOLS INC. Barber-Nichols Inc. (BNI) is a leading provider of custom turbomachinery for the Defense, Aerospace, Cryogenics and Energy industries. This is a unique place. Our company is made up of people that are at the top of their game.  And we are working with customers who are at the top of their game.  Together, we help our customers revolutionize their markets and build amazing relationships with them in the process.  

BNI offers a competitive salary, a stable work environment, and an outstanding benefits package including low cost medical, dental, vision and accident insurance along with employer paid parental leave, military leave, life insurance, short-term/long-term disability, tuition reimbursement, 401K matching & profit sharing, company events, paid time off and more. If you're seeking to work with an amazing team in a “get-it-done” atmosphere that supports your development, and recognizes your achievements, BNI is the place for you.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Program Quality Engineer oversees program quality and provides support to various functional departments including Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, and Sales as needed to ensure product quality and continual improvement as well as addressing cost, competitiveness, and customer expectations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee engineered product programs to ensure quality and contractual requirements are met.
  • Review and understand contract requirements and properly flow down requirements internally and to suppliers
  • Support engineered product programs from design through production
  • Review contract related purchase orders to ensure contract requirements are captured and communicated to suppliers
  • Manage and coordinate customer source inspections
  • Review production route cards to ensure proper quality, customer, and applicable hold points are in place
  • Review drawings and provide input to production for proper route card creation of parts, subassemblies, and top-level assemblies to ensure contract requirements are met
  • Support customer meetings as company quality representative
  • Support required customer documentation throughout the program
  • Create Certification of Conformance and data packages based on contract requirements
  • Support customer audits by providing objective quality evidence of compliance.
• Monitor, assess, and improve design and program quality, in-process production, inspection, and assembly performance to ensure program requirements are maintained
• Continuously improve procedures, processes and methods to ensure quality with zero defects and/or escapes, which are measured by completion of predetermined improvement initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify for this position, an individual must possess the knowledge, training, experience and abilities required.

Education and Training:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other engineering discipline or combination of education and experience.

Experience:

• Five years' experience in quality engineering or quality assurance.
• Five years' experience with recognized quality systems (ISO, AS, QS, TS).

Other:

• Must be willing to work overtime as required.
• Travel up to 20% of working time.

DESIRED QUALIFICATION:

• Training certificates (CQE, CQA, CQT)
• Experience in a complex metal manufacturing environment - aerospace environment preferable

ITAR REQUIREMENTS To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at Barber-Nichols must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158. Security clearance is not required for this position. Barber-Nichols Inc is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by law.

COLORADO'S EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK ACT: Requires employers to provide the following information for position that is located in Colorado:

• Hiring Salary Range: $75,000 - $95,000

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. This position is eligible for bonus.

• Benefits: Medical – health savings account and flexible spending account, Dental and Vision plans, 401(k) matching and profit sharing, life and AD&D insurance, short/long term disability, and PTO