Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high-technology solutions, products, and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ professionals, we partner with industry leaders to expand the bounds of innovation in defense and scientific arenas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or a related Science or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Master’s degree, plus 6 months relevant experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, and maintains quality assurance protocols and methods for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.
• Designs methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of production processes, production equipment, and finished products.
• Performs analysis of reports and production data to identify trends and recommend updates or changes to quality standards and procedures when necessary.
• Reviews Documents/Drawings/Instructions for conformance to requirements.
• Compares defects against standards and recommends dispositions; verifies implementation of rework.
• Collects, organizes, and analyzes project data; generates and/or reviews metrics.
• Performs audits, assigns corrective action, and verifies implementation.
• Participates in project reviews and meetings including technical design reviews and technical peer reviews.
• Verifies compliance to defined requirements.
• Witnesses and/or monitors test activities.
• Receives instructions from immediate supervisor.
• Works under general supervision and interfaces with various engineering disciplines, manufacturing, program management, and other quality personnel.
• Works as an individual technical contributor on one or multiple projects.
• Participates as an active member of the project team and interfaces with customer representatives.
• Provides resolution to problems of moderate scope.
• Travel may be required.
• Security clearance may be required.

Skills

• Very solid knowledge of engineering (i.e., software, electrical, systems, etc.) methodologies, tools, and standards.
• Very solid knowledge of ISO 9001:2015, CMMI, ISO 14001, ASME, ANSI, EIA, etc.
• Very solid knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Very solid written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to think creatively and multi-task.
• Very solid skills in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions.
• Very solid ability to clearly recognize and report relevant to sound quality engineering practices.
• Very solid knowledge of interpretation of drawings.
• Very solid skills in reviewing documents/drawings/instructions for conformance to requirements.
• Very solid skills in reporting quality activities, findings, and issues both in writing and verbally.
• Very solid interpersonal skills.
• Very solid knowledge of use of relevant inspection/measurement tools and techniques.
• Very solid computer skills, both desktop software and required factory or engineering tools.
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.

Schedule

This position is fully on-site at the Bloomington, MN facility.

Pay

Target salary range: USD $89,505.00/Yr. - USD $99,295.00/Yr. This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary.