Sr Project QA Engineer; Program mfg

Sr Project QA Engineer (Program mfg)

Location:

US‑FL‑St Petersburg

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting‑edge advantage to our warfighters. Our Ethos of Honesty, Trust, Transparency, and Alignment is the guiding principle that forms the foundation of everything we do.

Integrity is paramount, innovation fuels our passion, customer satisfaction is at the core of our mission, and collaboration is key to our success – fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual respect among employees, partners, and stakeholders. Whether you are just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation, healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits that include career development and recognition programs.

If what we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high‑performance team.

Ensures support to the program management team regarding all quality related issues on programs to support its objective achievement in terms of quality, supplier & subcontractor quality, and customer satisfaction. Applies program quality procedures and plans and ensures appropriate implementation and compliance from the program team. Identifies and mitigates program risks.

• Requires in‑depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines
• Solves complex problems
• Works independently, receives minimal guidance
• May lead projects or project steps within a broader project or may have accountability for on‑going activities or objectives
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience
• Consistent exercise of discretion & judgment

• Lead the implementation, maturity assessment and improvement of all processes throughout the production lifecycle to improve customer satisfaction and increase profitability in a safe working environment.
• Leads program team members to evaluate risks, problems and solutions from a quality and customer/stakeholder point of view.
• Identifies Quality Assurance activities to mitigate risk.
• Collaborate with the program team to develop schedules, estimates, forecasts, and budgets for quality activities.
• Validates effective internal controls system is in place to verify that processes continue to meet customer and stakeholder requirements.
• Performs audits on program delivery and ensures the use of Quality data analytics to identify risks and nonconformances and ensures that appropriate corrective and preventive actions are taken.

Responsible for overseeing program quality requirements, identifying and mitigating program risks, ensuring on time and accurate submission of Customer Deliverable Documentation Requirements, analyze program defects, trend analysis and conduct root cause analysis as applicable to eliminate defects and improve product quality, cost and schedule.

• Required education and experience: Associate's Degree and 5‑7 years' experience OR Equivalent Combination of Relevant Education &/or Experience
• Critical professional related technical skills; computer skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Power BI, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Preferred education and experience: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or other Engineering‑related degree. Six Sigma Green Belt. Project Management Professional. Strong Mechanical Background.
• Knowledge, skills & abilities: Program Quality. Issue Resolution. KPI Management. Performance Analysis. Quality Audit. Quality Improvement. Regulatory Compliance. ISO
  9001:2015 Lead auditor or AS9100D Lead Auditor.
• Relevant Program Quality Engineering experience within Manufacturing, Military, Aerospace/Aviation, Medical industry.
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