The Senior Quality Engineer leads the execution of Quality activities for medium to large size developmental and production contracts. Develop and implement plans and methods for assigned programs to assure adherence to all contractual quality requirements and company Quality Management System (QMS) policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Subject matter expert in advanced problem solving (such as 8D, A3, DMAIC, RCCA).
- Experience Leading and supporting FMEAs for process improvement and design.
- Strong proficiency in design reviews, drawing reviews, engineering change order incorporation.
- CQE and/or other ASQ Certifications preferred.
- Electrical, electro-optical, and mechanical assembly background.
- IPC/J-Std and/or Fiber Optic manufacturing background.
- Knowledge of ERP systems. (i.e. SAP, Costpoint, Team Center)
Responsibilities
- Evaluate and disposition customer returns, in-process defects, and address day to day quality concerns. Rapidly implementing containment and corrective actions as applicable.
- Support, mentor, and guide cross-functional groups in problem solving efforts confirming root cause identification, generating corrective actions and verification items are implemented and sustained.
- Generate and analyze data and metrics to prioritize corrective action and improvement activities.
- Plan, analyze, survey and control to assure that all applicable quality requirements are adhered to in all phases of a program, from initial proposal through end customer acceptance.
- Review new contracts to determine the quality assurance requirements and flow down requirements to the appropriate level.
- Participate in Engineering design reviews, review engineering drawings for conformance to quality requirements and sign off on approved drawings.
- Partner with Engineering to identify Critical to Quality (CTQ) test and inspection requirements.
Other
- Ability to obtain Secret level security clearance which requires US Citizenship
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience, or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of directly related prior experience may be considered.
- Active Secret level security clearance at time of hire preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement tools.
