Engineer, Quality Engineering

US Citizenship Required for this Position:

Yes

Full-Time

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

Travel Requirements:
No

Clearance Required:

No
- Clearance Not Required to Start

Salary Range:$ to$

The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range.

Meet HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding
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.

We collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world.

This benchmark is intended to be used by companies that have generic classifications engaged in research and/or product development encompassing primarily one or more of the following engineering disciplines: electronics, electrical, mechanical, and/or chemical.

NNS Quality Assurance Engineering (Structural) is seeking an experienced Engineer to join us in supporting structural fabrication, fitting, welding, and non-destructive testing processes within NNS. This individual will be expected to perform/be proficient in the following:

• Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are established.
• Investigates problems and develops disposition and corrective actions for recurring discrepancies.
• Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains quality evaluation/control systems and protocols for procedures.
• Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.
• Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
• Performs deckplate surveillance to ensure processes conform to established standards.
• Candidates shall have experience with Technical Publications and Navy Welding Specifications (i.e. TP 1688, TP 278, TP 248, MIL-STD-1689, CVN PPD, etc)
• Candidates should have a questioning attitude, desire to learn and solve problems while collaborating with personnel at all levels and within different functional areas of the company.
• Candidates may specialize in the areas of design, manufacturing, product evaluation and reliability, and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.
• Candidates may be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.

Bachelor's Degree and 9 years of relevant exempt experience;
Master’s Degree and 7 years of relevant professional experience;
Ph.D. and 4 years of experience.

Newport News Shipbuilding requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.

• Extensive experience with problem solving, root cause analysis, and process management (e.g., Process Mapping and FMEA)
• Process improvement experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of Quality processes (e.g. certification, testing) and ISO 9000 application to Military, DOE, shipbuilding
• Heavy steel manufacturing experience (forming, bending, casting, fitting, welding, etc.)
• Demonstrated knowledge of Agile, Knowledge Management, and/or Systems Methodologies
• LEAN, Six Sigma, CI methodologies, and/or Certified Green or Black Belt

Why HII
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