Quality Engineer
Heico
Vista, CA · Posted October 26, 2026
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About the job
Position Summary: The Quality Engineer is responsible for interpreting Customer contract requirements, engineering drawings & data sets, specifications, and other technical information to ensure compliance and proper implementation in the Quality Management System (QMS).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Reviews design plans, process procedures, test procedures, and quality manuals to understand the scope, requirements, and function of products.
Ensures products meet the organization’s and customers’ quality and product integrity requirements.
Identifies root causes of problems in the production process; recommends and/or implements corrective measures.
Analyzes data to identify trends in product quality or defects with the goal of mitigating and preventing recurrence and future defects.
Provide interface to the Customer for quality related activities.
Host and provide support for customer or industry quality audit or certification activities as well as support internal and or customer audits.
Update and maintain procedures and work instructions to ensure compliance with Customer requirements.
Conduct process and product audits in support of quality compliance.
Participate in design review, design verification, and Integrated Product Team (IPT) support, as required.
Create inspection plans, and methods for the manufacturing operations, including inspection equipment and tools necessary to provide efficient inspection processes.
Assist and train personnel in procedures and processes establishing and documenting inspection criteria and process improvements including process auditing.
Participate in and lead team based corrective action and continuous improvement efforts related to continuous quality improvement.
Required participation in internal training as needed to perform the duties assigned to this role.
May be assigned to manage MRB cage and process.
May be assigned to project management programs that have significant quality requirements.
Interact with customer and government inspectors.
Visit suppliers and customers
Other related duties may be assigned.