Quality and Government Property Engineer

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Full Time San Leandro, CA, US

Salary Range: $72,000.00 To $ Annually

Title: Quality, Continuous Improvement & Government Property Engineer

Location: San Leandro, CA (This role is 100% onsite)

Business Unit:Randtron

Schedule:

9/80:
Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off.

Fisica, Inc. is a premier manufacturer of advanced defense products, specializing in the design and production of airborne and ground-based antennas, as well as cutting-edge electromagnetic systems and simulators. Headquartered in San Leandro, California, with additional operations in Simi Valley, Fisica plays a vital role as a trusted partner to leading defense primes and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Our company operates as
- ATI, Randtron, Datron and Space Vector —each bringing deep expertise and innovation to the defense sector. Led by a seasoned management team, Fisica is committed to excellence in engineering, manufacturing, and mission-critical solutions that enhance national security.

At Fisica, we foster a strong, collaborative work culture that values individual contributions and empowers our employees. Our commitment to innovation, integrity, and teamwork makes us a leader in the defense industry and an exceptional place to build a career.

Quality, Continuous Improvement & Government Property Engineer is a multi-disciplinary role responsible for driving end-to-end product quality, fostering a culture of operational excellence, and maintaining full compliance of Government-Furnished Property (GFP) and Contractor-Acquired Property (CAP).

This role bridges shop-floor manufacturing excellence with stringent defense/aerospace standards (AS9100/ISO 9001) and federal property management requirements (FAR 52.245-1 and DFARS 252.245). The ideal candidate leads root cause analysis (RCCA), executes Lean Six Sigma process improvements, and serves as the technical steward for government tooling, test equipment, and material.

• Quality Management System (QMS):
  Maintain compliance with AS9100
  , ISO 9001
  , and customer-specific contractual quality requirements.
• Performs analysis of manufacturing performance and prepares reports for management on quality trends and actions to improve
• Interfaces with customers, vendors, and various company departments to resolve quality problems and provide information and may perform internal and/or supplier surveys and audits
• Performs Preliminary Reviews of NCRs and evaluates in-process rejections via QA Process procedures for Non-conforming Material and MRB Activity
• Lead investigations of Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), identify root causes, and execute effective Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA / 8D).
• First Article Inspection (FAI):
  Plan, execute, and validate AS9102 First Article Inspections for new product introductions (NPI), design modifications, and supplier source changes.
• Performs drawing control and CCB review activities for new and revised documents, ensuring customer notification of all changes

• Lean & Six Sigma Projects: Lead and facilitate cross-functional DMAIC projects, Kaizen events, and Value Stream Mapping (VSM) workshops targeting scrap reduction, cycle time compression, factory space utilization and cost of poor quality (COPQ).
• Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA): Champion structured problem-solving methodologies (5 Whys, Fishbone / Ishikawa, Fault Tree Analysis) across…