Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Location: Columbus, GA (Onsite)
Shift: 1st Shift
Employment Type: Full-Time
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizen (ITAR Compliance)

About the Role

Cyient is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to support our Pratt & Whitney programs in Columbus, GA. This hybrid engineering role blends manufacturing engineering fundamentals with strong quality oversight to ensure all hardware, processes, and documentation meet customer and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate is detail-driven, comfortable on the production floor, and adept at resolving complex technical issues while maintaining excellent customer relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Quality & Compliance

• Conduct reviews of customer rejections to determine discrepancy, responsibility, and appropriate disposition.
• Lead and support root cause investigations (RCAs) for customer quality issues, escapes, and recurring defects.
• Review customer inquiries to confirm compliance with specifications, drawings, and quality standards.
• Perform contract quality reviews and validate that all contractual customer requirements are fully met.
• Recommend quality-related contract modifications when requirements, risks, or methods change.
• Gather, evaluate, and maintain required certifications, First Article Inspection (FAI) documentation, and audit records.
• Execute partner CARRs (Corrective Action Requests and Reports) and ensure timely closure.
• Complete DIVEs based on eQN data to support continuous improvement and defect reduction.

Manufacturing Engineering Support

• Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing processes to support troubleshooting and quality validation.
• Review and approve manufacturing documentation to ensure alignment with hardware configuration and quality standards.
• Support production teams by identifying nonconformances, verifying process compliance, and recommending corrective or preventative actions.
• Collaborate with operations to resolve manufacturability issues and ensure quality controls are integrated into processes.
• Provide coordination with DCMA through documentation support, drawing interpretation, and procedural clarifications.
• Ensure Quality Clinic procedures are followed and drive improvements to reduce rework, scrap, and flow disruption.

Customer & Audit Interaction

• Interact directly with Pratt & Whitney and other customer representatives, ensuring the highest levels of communication and satisfaction.
• Conduct, coordinate, and support internal and external audits including DCMA, customer, and internal compliance assessments.
• Perform drawing, certification, and configuration reviews of aerospace hardware as part of product acceptance and release processes.

Systems & Reporting

• Work within SAP to maintain, review, and update quality status and documentation.
• Provide clear, concise reports to program management, quality leadership, and customers regarding investigations, risks, and required actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering/Aerospace or related field required.
• Master’s degree in Engineering is desirable.
• 1–3 years of Quality and/or Manufacturing Engineering experience in Aerospace Manufacturing highly preferred.
• Strong proficiency in interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and root cause analysis capabilities.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to ITAR regulations.