Engineer, Quality Engineering

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REQ
Team: O04 QUAL ASSUR ENG
Entity:
Newport News Shipbuilding
US Citizenship

Required:

Yes
Full-Time

Shift: 1st
Relocation:
No relocation assistance available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity:
No - Not eligible for telework
Travel Requirement:
No

Clearance Required:

No - Clearance Not Required to Start

With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We’re the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users.

Anchored in our rich, 135-year history, we collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world.

NNS Quality Assurance Engineering (Structural) is seeking an experienced engineer to support processes within NNS. The role includes:
Develop, modify, apply and maintain quality evaluation, control systems, and protocols for procedures. Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards. Devise and implement methods for inspecting, testing, and evaluating precision and accuracy of products and production equipment. Design and analyze inspection, testing processes, mechanisms and equipment; conduct quality assurance tests; perform statistical analysis to assess the cost and determine responsibility for products or materials not meeting standards.

Audit quality systems for deficiency identification and correction. Ensure corrective measures meet reliability standards and documentation is compliant with requirements. Candidates should have a questioning attitude, desire to learn and solve problems while collaborating with personnel at all levels and in different functional areas. May specialize in design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation, reliability, inventory control, or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.

May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program and 5 years relevant exempt experience.
• Master’s Degree and 3 years relevant professional experience.
• Ph.D. and 0 years of experience.

• Strong working knowledge of problem solving, root cause analysis, and process management (e.g., Process Mapping and FMEA).
• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and influence change.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Investigates problems and develops disposition and corrective actions for recurring discrepancies.
• Performs deckplate surveillance to ensure processes conform to established standards.
• Independently demonstrates the skill and ability to perform complex professional tasks.
• Working knowledge of Quality processes (e.g. certification, testing) and ISO 9000 applicable to Military, DOE, shipbuilding.
• Knowledgeable with Technical Publications and Navy Welding Specifications (TP 1688, TP 278, TP 248, etc).
• Working knowledge of Agile, Knowledge Management, and/or Systems Methodologies.
• Training in LEAN, Six Sigma, CI methodologies, and/or Certified Green or Black Belt.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.