Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Granite State Manufacturing is a leading contract manufacturer of large, complex, precision machined and welded components
, supporting the US Navy in building submarines.

We specialize in high-mix, low-to-medium volume production
, delivering precision, quality, and on-time performance on custom-engineered products. Our capabilities include:

• Large-format CNC machining
• Heavy fabrication and welding (MIG, TIG, FCAW, SAW)
• Assembly, inspection, and testing
• Program management for complex builds

We are known for handling tight tolerances, complex geometries, and demanding customer specifications
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Our work environment is supportive, providing what our people need to do great work.

The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer serves as a high-level technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the Quality Department. This collaborative role drives technical strategies for quality assurance, contract compliance, and advanced inspection methods.

• Supports and completes activities concerned with development, application, and maintenance of quality standards, requirements, documents, and instructions for industrial processes, materials, and products.
• This role requires direct aerospace/defense inspection experience, planning and directing technical workflows, ensuring contract adherence, and spearhead continuous improvement.
• Reviews contracts, blueprints, and customer/industry specifications to determine dimensions, tolerances, and other applicable inspection and test criteria or requirements.
• Develops, performs, and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation, including Inspection Reports, Process Improvement (PI), CSI/GSI, DMR/MRB, and internal/external audits.
• Reviews documents and records to assist and support final inspection, customer source inspection, government source inspection, and related activities.
• Develops inspection plans and quality control methods and supports the development of procedures, instructions, and forms for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality-related information within the Quality Management System.
• Reviews and interprets contract quality requirements and supports Estimating/Engineering with router procedures and quality control plans.
• Supports and completes Raw Material, Receiving, and Chemical inspections, as well as First Article Inspections (FAI), process validations, and qualification activities.
• Supports programs to evaluate the precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement, and analytical equipment and facilities.
• Supports measurement tool utilization, develops CMM routines, and mentors junior staff on metrology standards.
• Leads investigations of nonconforming materials, products, and processes; supports and implements methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and assesses cost and responsibility.
• Assists and supports the DMR/MRB process.
• Leads high-level root cause analysis and corrective action boards (RCCA/CAPA) and supports or conducts complex AS9100, NAVSEA, customer, internal, and external (supplier) audits.
• Reviews and approves final documentation packages.
• Analyzes quality metrics and identifies opportunities for continuous process improvement and cost reduction.
• Acts as a technical liaison between Inspection, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing, Engineering, Program teams, customer quality representatives, and management.
• Ensures strict adherence to company safety, environmental, and ethical standards.
• Takes timely and effective action to meet customer needs and company goals.
• Completes other duties assigned by Quality Leadership.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for creating a professional, safe, and clean environment evidenced by: being at work on time to perform assigned duties, following the policies of Granite State Manufacturing, always wearing safety glasses in designated areas, maintaining a neat and orderly work area, and following safety practices to prevent errors.
• Demonstrates commitment to teamwork by establishing effective relationships and networks with both managers/directors and workers and collaborating with them to accomplish shared purposes and goals.
• Abides by GSM Code of Ethics and Business Conduct standards and strictly observe all U.S. and foreign laws and regulations.

• Team-First Mindset:
  Collaborative cross-functional team player.
• Inspection Mastery: 5+ years of hands-on precision defense/aerospace inspection…