Supplier Quality Engineer

What You Will Do

• Participate in supplier development activities and interact with suppliers to implement corrective actions, improve control plans, and eliminate defects
• Develop, maintain, and deploy quality plans and activities that translate customer requirements into planned activities
• Perform analyses of program requirements and prepare 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
• Provide ongoing quality system support to include performing internal audits, ensuring implementation of root cause corrective actions
• Lead product quality improvement teams, Material Review Boards, and participate in Failure Review Boards
• 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
• Evaluate and make recommendations on critical supplier selections and drive supplier continuous improvement processes, including leading on-site audits, evaluating prototypes, and reviewing and approving of supplier corrective actions
• 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

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 2 years of quality experience
• Experienced with ISO Standards, Six Sigma tools, statistics
• Ability to understand military specifications and to read blueprints
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, communication, and writing skills
• Ability to define problems and drive to root cause and effective corrective action
• U.S. Citizenship required

Benefits

Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.