Quality Engineer - Military Veterans

Woodward's Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential. We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey. Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

• Level 1- Estimated annual base pay: $63,400.00 (minimum) - $63,400.00 (midpoint) - $95,000.00 (maximum)
• Level 2- Estimated annual base pay: $90,560.00 (minimum) - $113,200.00 (midpoint) - $135,840.00 (maximum)
• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity
  • 401(k) match (4.5%)
  • Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
  • Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
• Member referral bonus

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• Voluntary benefits, including:

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts
• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Are you ready to make your mark? If you are looking to work with a strong and dynamic team in one of the area's industry leaders, then apply with Woodward today! Woodward is hiring a 1st Shift Quality Engineer at our Rock Cut Campus in Loves Park, IL. This person will be responsible for supporting our customer needs to ensure deliverables and requirements are being met. If you have a background in Quality Engineering with a focus in customer compliance, apply now!

What You Will Be Doing

• Working directly with customers to ensure component and part compliance and requirements are being upheld and maintained.
• Performing PPAP (Part Production Approval Process) to verify production processes can be completed.
• Collaborating with engineering, operations, sales and other teams within the organization to conduct investigations and provide support to corrective actions.
• Implementing quality planning processes including but not limited to PFMEA (Process Failure Modes & Effects Analysis) and FAI (First Article Inspections) to ensure standards and specifications are met.
• Participate, facilitate and/or represent quality team during audits.
• Conducting and participating in Continuous Improvement projects and implementing RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Action) to prevent quality issues from reoccurring.
• Minimal travel required both domestic and internationally.

What We Are Looking For

Level 1

• An Associate's degree is required.
• 3 or more years of experience in a quality related field is required.
• Previous experience with Quality Management Systems is highly desired.

Level 2

• US - Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS)
• 5+ years of quality, engineering, machine shop, assembly or functional testing experience required
• 5+ years of Quality Management Systems experience, including experience related to document management, internal and/or external audits, nonconforming material control, and root cause and corrective action processes, is required.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).

Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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