Quality Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for quality system development and supporting product quality improvements
• Develop, maintain and deploy quality plans and activities that translate customer requirements into planned activities
• Ability to work independently and to provide technical training and mentorship to junior engineers, technicians and inspectors
• Perform analyses of program requirements and prepares responsive quality plans, procedures, schedules and resource allocations to assure optimum quality support
• Review and approve engineering/test and contractor documentation and provide input to assure that appropriate quality requirements are addressed
• Ensure implementation of root cause corrective actions
• Lead product quality improvement teams, Material Review Boards and participate in Failure Review Boards
• Evaluate and dispose of non-conforming material
• Provide technical support for Assembly/Test/Inspection personnel to include executing workmanship improvement plans, developing inspection methods and criteria, specifying appropriate sampling plans, interpreting and revising specifications, and processing non-conforming materials
• Lead in resolving customer quality issues and driving root cause and corrective action on process and product quality issues
• Aid in developing and deploying SPC initiatives
• Analyze and execute projects independently
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer, as required
• Evaluate and make recommendations on critical supplier selections and drives supplier continuous improvement processes, including leading on-site audits, evaluating prototypes, and reviewing and approving of supplier corrective actions
• Develop and generate statistical reports on inspection activities and results, new product or process testing results, etc and recommend action as required
• Evaluate and establish programs to evaluate the precision and accuracy of production and processing equipment and testing, measurement, and analytical facilities
• Consider financial impacts of quality process controls and inspections
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field or equivalent experience and a minimum of 2 years of experience
• Certified ASQ or Black Belt preferred
• Competent technical expertise and application domain knowledge
• Experienced with ISO Standards, Six Sigma tools, statistics
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, communication and writing skills
• Ability to define problems and drive to root cause and effective corrective action

Additional Information

This position may require an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.