Quality Engineer; Product Quality

Position: Quality Engineer (Product Quality)
** Job :*
* ** 113904*
* The Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems business is a trusted provider of innovative naval gas and hybrid power systems, control technology and support solutions for the U.S. Navy and navies around the world.

** Job Responsibilities*
* + Responsible for developing program or project quality system processes and supporting product quality improvements

+ Lead the efforts to develop maintain and deploy quality plans and activities that translate customer requirements into planned activities

+ Ability to lead a group of engineers, technicians and/or inspectors

+ Responsible for leading groups of engineers on customer programs or projects

+ Responsible for driving process and product improvement initiatives across multiple functional disciplines

+ 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

+ Develop and implement formalized quality system processes, procedures and work instructions

+ Lead the efforts to gather, organize, monitor, analyze and report on information on products and processes

+ 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 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

+ Act as main customer and senior management interface in resolving customer quality issues and driving root cause and corrective action on process and product quality issues

+ Develop and deploy SPC initiatives internally and at suppliers

+ 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

+ Lead and execute customer quality program requirements

+ Monitor development activities to assure contract compliance, as required

+ Develop new procedural controls to address all aspects of quality programs

+ Develop and generate statistical reports on inspection activities and results, new product or process testing results, etc and recommends action as required

+ Establish programs to evaluate the precision and accuracy of production and processing equipment and testing, measurement, and analytical facilities

+ Responsible for financial impacts of quality process controls and inspections

+ Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization

+ Attend appropriate customer, business or program meetings

+ Prepare quality engineering reports and recommendations

+ Monitor and mentor junior quality engineers

+ Provide regular reporting of progress and status

+ Completion of assigned task on time and meeting technical requirements

+ Specialties may include:

+ Electrical Engineering

+ Mechanical Engineering

+ Software Engineering

+ Laser Engineering

+ Optical Engineering

+ Supplier Quality Engineering

** Qualifications*
* + Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years of experience

+ Proficient technical expertise and application domain knowledge

+ ASQ certification or Black Belt preferred

+ Proficient 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.

_The salary range for this position is $96,702-$138,284.  This range reflects the good faith estimate of pay the employer is willing to offer at the time of…