Program Quality Engineer II - Onsite Tucson, AZ

About the role

The Standard Missile 3 Block IIA (SM-3 IIA) Program Quality Engineer II in Tucson, AZ, will help implement strategic initiatives to improve quality and help manage customer and internal quality requirements throughout SM-3 IIA production facilities. You will collaborate with the program quality manager and other program leads to work as a trusted partner with the program office and other functions.

Responsibilities

• Develop partnerships with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and Factory Teams to lead and perform root cause analysis, facilitate corrective actions, and implement closed loop process controls to improve product/process predictability and capability.
• Collaborate with Quality & Mission Assurance, and Engineering on material review board technical assessments to establish and verify requirements compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement in how we resolve nonconformance issues reducing their impact to the factories.
• Assess technical risk of non-conformances utilizing critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Review of change requests to assess technical impact.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to plan for events throughout SM-3 production facilities; utilizing existing data systems to identify what processes are most cost-effective to target for improvement.
• Interfacing with external and internal customers and key stakeholders to communicate strategy and provide updates after realized improvements.
• Driving Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Methodology throughout SM-3 production facilities.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing and/or Operations.
• Experience using AS9100 and/or ISO9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience using root cause and corrective action tools.
• Experience in development/usage of quality metrics to drive long-term corrective action.
• Experience reading and interpreting technical drawings and specifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Missile Defense Agency programs.
• Experience with factory systems and software (e.g., PRISM, SAP, CABS, RCAS, and Windchill).
• Previous experience with SM-3 hardware and suppliers.
• Six Sigma and/or ASQ Certifications.
• Product development in a DoD environment.
• Experience implementing APQP methodology.
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.

Pay

$68,900 - $131,100 USD

Schedule

Onsite