Composite Quality Engineer
Mountain View, CA
Departments – Quality /
Full Time /
On-site
At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on!
We are looking for a Composite Quality Engineer to join our team at our manufacturing site in Mountain View, CA. The goal of this Quality Engineer is to support the manufacturing, inspection and engineering teams as they develop manufacturing techniques and processes. You will be part of the Enterprise Quality & Safety team that integrates Quality Engineering requirements within programs, processes and products.
You will be responsible for supporting development of proposals and projects related to composite manufacturing best practices. You will partner across Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) for engineering and supply chain to ensure standards, requirements and tools are established and in place for product development.
Why we need you:
- With that vision in mind, the goal of the composite Quality Engineer is to support Quality Engineering requirements for proposals, projects and plans and ensure they are integrated with design and production teams. These activities will help to build the first fully autonomous all-electric aircraft that performs and operates safely in an urban air-mobility environment. In support of this goal, you will be part of the Enterprise Quality team which ensures effective implementation of Quality Systems, projects and plans to support product development. Your goal is to make sure that effective Quality engagement is occurring at the floor level to drive effective production and engineering integration..
- The successful candidate is a professional and highly motivated self-starter who can self-manage effectively across organizations independently. The candidate is a knowledgeable and technical individual who has direct hands-on experience in a composite manufacturing setting, preferably within the aerospace domain. In this role, the candidate must be technically competent with effective soft skills and aptitudes to influence proposals and projects independently across multiple organizations.
What you will do:
- As part of the Enterprise Safety & Quality organization, and deployed in an integrated product team you will act as an interface of the Quality organization for our composite layup and assembly shops.
- You will take part in executing company and organizational goals.
- You will support both the department leadership and the integrated product team leaders to effectively support implementation of quality plans and requirements
- You will help support problem solving activities including helping to improve inspection techniques, process specifications and production workflows.
- You may help coordinate data analysis and data visualization as required to meet Quality objectives
- You will regularly collaborate and support cross functional teams including manufacturing, design engineering, manufacturing engineering and others.
- In some areas, you will be working closely with program IPTs, business organizations to help develop and align Quality plans
- You will help plan and execute integration of Quality procedures, requirements and problem solving tools to support objectives.
What you have done:
- Earned a Bachelor of Science degree, preferably in material sciences or related discipline.
- 3 or more years of manufacturing, aerospace, automotive or other closely related industry work experience.
- Hands-on engineering experience related to composite manufacturing concepts, such as fiber material layup, autoclave cure analysis, secondary bonding of composites, visual inspection, etc.
- Demonstrated technical knowledge in interpreting design drawings, process specifications, autoclave reports.
- Experience and knowledge with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) practices.
- You have a strong and applied knowledge of composite manufacturing practices, product development and design, quality systems and tools
Desired:
- Experience performing drawing review approvals with emphasis on ensuring inspectability of the part.
- Experience performing work instruction review approvals to ensure appropriate inspection acceptances are included in the work instructions.
- 5 or more years aerospace composite engineering experience.
Who you are:
- You are a highly motivated, self starting individual with a broad set of skills and never afraid of facing complex technical challenges
- You are a solution oriented individual with a strong analytical mindset
- You have strong communication skills and can easily tailor your communications to suit the audience
- You can adapt quickly or propose changes needed to achieve early results in a timely fashion
- You embrace challenges and take commitments and deliver results within reasonable expectations
- You are a positive team player
$91,350 - $105,000 a year
Compensation and Benefits:
In addition to offering a great work environment and the opportunity to be part of the team making electric autonomous flight a reality, at Wisk, we offer excellent total rewards which include a competitive base salary, annual bonus, long term incentive, 401K, health benefits and much more.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay Range the Company expects to pay: $91,350 - $105,000 per year - The starting base salary within this range for this role varies based on factors such as your geographical location, and your relevant job-related experience that is consistent with a business necessity.
We are located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance, alternative work schedule (9/80), flexible time off, 11 company holidays, a 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately, commuter assistance, and education assistance. And on top of all that, we also offer a variety of perks such as free catered lunches, flight lessons, wellness allowances, snacks, drinks, fruit, employee referral bonus, charitable giving match, patent bonus program, happy hours and much more.
Wisk Aero provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wisk Aero abides by applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Wisk Aero is an E-Verify employer.
