AS9100 Quality Systems Engineer - Advanced Composites

Job Description

Job DescriptionJoin as an AS9100 Quality Systems Engineer – Advanced Composites

Location: Fairfield, CA | Compensation: $80,000 – $105,000 DOE | Employment Type: Direct Hire | Schedule: Second Shift

Star Staffing is partnering with a global leader in advanced composite materials to hire a quality professional for their Fairfield facility. If you’re eager to build your career in a regulated manufacturing environment serving aerospace and industrial markets, this role is for you.

A Day in the Life

As the shift gears up, you move from the production floor to the MRB area, reviewing non-conforming materials and coordinating dispositions with cross-functional teammates. You pull up dashboards you’ve built to monitor process capability and key quality metrics, ensuring they align with company, customer, and regulatory standards. Later, you participate in an internal audit, validate a process change with Operations, and collaborate with Engineering to launch a corrective action that prevents recurrence of a trend you uncovered through data analysis. Throughout the shift, you’re the interpreter of quality requirements—translating AS9100/ISO 9001 expectations into practical steps that keep products compliant and customers confident.

What You’ll Do

• Support and maintain the site’s quality management system and day-to-day quality assurance processes.
• Interpret and communicate customer, industry, and regulatory quality requirements across Manufacturing and cross-functional teams.
• Develop, track, and report quality metrics to ensure adherence to company, customer, and regulatory standards.
• Participate in process audits, capability assessments, and process validation activities.
• Contribute to supplier quality efforts and manufacturing readiness initiatives.
• Investigate non-conformances, analyze trends, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate and disposition non-conforming materials using established processes.
• Recommend and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to elevate product and process quality.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, and Quality to drive continuous improvement.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or related technical field preferred; equivalent education/experience combination considered.
• 3+ years of quality experience in manufacturing; composites or aerospace strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 quality standards preferred.
• Hands-on experience with root cause analysis, corrective actions, audits, and quality systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Clear, concise verbal and written communication abilities.
• Proven success working within cross-functional teams.

Why You’ll Want This Role

• Direct hire with a well-established, growing manufacturer.
• Work at the intersection of aerospace and advanced materials.
• Hands-on exposure to cutting-edge manufacturing and quality systems.
• Collaborative culture with real opportunities for professional growth and development.