Senior Associate, Quality Engineering Security Clearance

Position: Senior Associate, Quality Engineering with Security Clearance
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Job Title:

Senior Associate, Quality Engineering Job Code: 38892

Job Location:

Rochester NY

Job Schedule:

9/80

Job Description:

Intermediate Quality professional with practical knowledge of how to develop, modify, apply and maintain quality evaluation, control systems and protocols for the build of highly complex electro-optical, electronic & mechanical spaceflight assemblies. Engineer manages and maintains program Quality Assurance activities, and routinely interfaces with Engineering, Management, Customers and Subcontractors. Individual will be heavily involved in monitoring the building, installation and test of software/hardware and integrated systems, will participate in peer reviews for technical and process evaluation, and will lead activities related to review and correction of non-conforming materials or assemblies.

This position requires strong influential and collaborative leadership skills, as well as meticulous organizational skills. Individual must have strong initiative, be self-starter and have a proactive mind-set. Quality Engineer sets the tone for Quality with his/her manufacturing and engineering counterparts.

Essential Functions:

* Lead AS9102 First Article Inspection activities, including development of the FAI plan, implementation and coordination of inspection execution, and completion of Forms 1, 2, and 3 to ensure compliance with customer and quality requirements.

* Validate processes and products utilizing established quality assurance policies, plans and procedures
* Develop and implement audit plans to ensure compliance with internal policies, program requirements and regulatory requirements
* Routinely track and analyze data to proactively identify process improvement opportunities and to identify and evaluate quality issues
* Lead teams to develop disposition, formally evaluate root cause, and implement corrective and preventative actions.
* Regularly interface with customer quality representatives for build and test activities and resolution of issues.
* Provide drawing reviews and test procedure reviews to ensure design modifications meet all quality requirements
* Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action activities, Material Review Board and Failure Review Board meetings, and participate in Independent Review Board sessions
* Manage quality performance across supply chain through supplier assessments, source selection, supplier quality management and implementation of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) tools. Establish and maintain quality codes driving procurement support. Travel to suppliers to perform hardware inspections and provide guidance on process improvements.
* Contribute to design, production and test of space systems hardware through design reviews, requirements validation and mission/system risk analysis.
* Meet financial and business objectives with accurate quality forecasting, executing programs within cost and schedule, resolving problems and driving functional strategic improvements

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

* Ability to travel depending on program needs.
* Ability to obtain security clearance (Secret or TS/SCI) Preferred Additional

Skills:

* Active Security Clearance
* Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certification are…