Quality Engineer

With our strong investment in research and development and our culture of continuous improvement, Hexcel is the industry leader in the manufacturing of advance composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs and additive manufactured parts. We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices and R&D centers around the globe. Become a part of the “strength within.”

Hexcel is currently seeking a Quality Engineer for our Salt Lake City, UT, USA location.

Quality Engineers at Hexcel drive fundamental changes in the way we work.  Our Quality Engineers are highly visible to all levels of the organization, leading cross functional teams to analyze risks, improve products and processes, and challenge the current best practices to be even better.  Understanding that our employees are our most valuable assets, we deliberately invest in their professional development by providing opportunities to advance both the company’s goals, as well as their own. 

The selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations:

• Learning and applying six sigma tools and techniques to enable world-class product consistency
• Developing new insights into process/product performance using extensive data sets and advanced data modeling tools
• Leading structured root cause analyses for customer and production issues, collaborating with Process Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Customer representatives as necessary
• Creating new test methods using cutting-edge technology to characterize product attributes and detect product issues prior to shipment
• Being part of a team of experts in Quality Control, Quality Management System requirements, and process/product compliance
• Monitoring key plant performance indicators, implementing processes and new technologies to improve customer satisfaction and drive down cost. 
• Interacting face-to-face with customers to develop new applications and improve existing products. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and encourage collaboration within team and across departments.
• 2+ years of related quality experience preferred.
• Proficient communicator utilizing all methods of communication including interpersonal, written, verbal, presentation, etc.
• Demonstrated technical capacity in a manufacturing facility.
• Ability to take initiative, work independently, maintain confidentiality, display ethical conduct, and meet deadlines is essential.
• ASQ CQE and/or Lean Six-Sigma certifications are strongly desired.
• Experience with data collection and analysis methods leading to demonstrated improvements strongly preferred.
• Experience with Minitab, Sharepoint, SQL Server, and ERP systems strongly preferred.

Eligible candidates must be a:  U.S. citizen, U.S. national, person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, person admitted in refugee status, or person granted asylum. Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fiber, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.

Hexcel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected class.