Component Quality Engineer II

Component Quality Engineer II

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Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees solve national challenges across military defense, space exploration, and biomedical engineering. Our multidisciplinary teams collaborate to deliver successful and usable solutions. For more information, visit

Are you the kind of person who likes to be the critical link? In this role you will work with engineering to ensure parts meet the required quality standards and specifications. We’re looking for engineers who know their way around components and supply and who want to help build technology that supports national defense and electronic systems.

As a Component Quality Engineer II, you will be responsible for the programmatic oversight and guidance to the selection, development, evaluation, qualification, production, and procurement of electronic parts.

• Develop and revise foundational program documentation (e.g., Parts Management Plan, Device Evaluation Testing Plan, Qualification Plan, Lot Acceptance, etc.).
• Identify key deliverables and dependencies, assess risks and opportunities, and ensure plans are in place to meet program milestones.
• Independently drive solutions to complex problems—develop requirements, propose ways forward when requirements are unclear, and adapt to changes.
• Establish and maintain a process for a common parts library.
• Interface and coordinate decisions from stakeholders—including designers, component engineers, procurement agencies—to assess enabling technologies and part selection.
• Maintain the Approved Parts List and interface with Design Environment Infrastructure.
• Coordinate Supply Chain Management requirements, including Program Protection.
• Contribute to the development of Procurement Plans/Strategies.
• Contribute to the establishment of supplier quality requirements and conduct supplier evaluations and supply chain risk management assessments.
• Contribute to the establishment of part specification requirements and associated templates.
• Define prototype acceptance requirements, production quality levels, production traceability requirements, and production acceptance approach.

• Experience working with electronic parts, circuit card assemblies, radiation-hardened testing, and parts acceptance requirements.
• Experience working with evolving requirements involving cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize tasks.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Good interpersonal skills to communicate clearly.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Provide technical assistance and support to customers, suppliers, and employees in resolving issues.
• Assist in improving manufacturing, processes, and product efficiency to reduce nonconforming products.
• Ensure products meet organizational and customer quality and product integrity requirements.
• Support product development or operations team by providing analysis and expertise throughout the inspection process.
• Participate in cross‑functional teams to determine root causes of failures and recommend corrective actions.
• Analyze data to identify trends in product quality or defects to mitigate and prevent recurrence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to work on cross‑functional teams.
• Working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100 quality standards.
• Expert knowledge and skills in process integration.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize tasks.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Good interpersonal skills to communicate clearly.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Requires a bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline.

Requires 3-5 years experience in quality engineering…