Quality Engineer

Due to the classified nature of our work, U.S. citizenship is required.

Location:
Sunnyvale, CA

Pacific Defense is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Quality Engineer with outstanding technical, organizational and communication skills to join our small, elite team working in Sunnyvale, CA. Our high-performance systems are used for a variety of applications such as signals intelligence, secure/covert digital communications, threat detection, RF jammers, radio direction finding. To build these systems, we utilize state of the art hardware components such as FPGAs, SoCs, GPUs, and advanced software and firmware techniques that allow intuitive command and control of systems as well as data collection and processing.

This position ensures that all quality aspects are met, and the end product meets all contractual requirements. Areas of specialization include design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation, process evaluation, reliability review, documentation sign-off, testing support, and detailed inspection.

The selected candidate owns reporting supplier performance and quality to management. Assist in the development and implementation of supplier management programs. Track and qualify or disqualify suppliers according to organization's standards. Maintain successful relationships with supply, engineering, and manufacturing, departments.

• Create or tailor existing quality planning to administer customer and internal quality requirements to Spectranetix program teams and supply base.
• Implement Quality Engineering responsibilities as a member of a program integrated product team (IPT)
• Ensure Quality Engineering engagement in program development, design, test requirements and verification, including the transition of design to production.
• Lead multi-functional teams in problem resolution and continuous improvement activities with an emphasis on Six Sigma, Lean practices and other critical thinking improvement methods and resources.
• Guide business and program performance utilizing predictive and proactive measures and metrics.
• The ability to maintain positive relationships with program administration, cross-functional program stakeholders, suppliers, customers, and government representatives.
• Act as the Business Owner of the Supplier Quality Management processes
• Will play key role in implementation of Pacific Defense Quality Management System (QMS)
• Lead supplier quality audits and assure the quality of incoming materials.
• Develop and implement Incoming Quality Control (IQC) process
• Provide technical guidance for containment and creating record of Non-conforming materials (NCMR), and lead communication with suppliers for Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR)
• Develop and maintain supplier key performance indicators (KPI)
• Routinely review supplier quality performance with cross functional team
• Ensures traceability to Configuration Management guidelines
• Support investigations of supplier non-conformance issues

• Clearly communicate status using the established collaboration tools Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Quality, Engineering or Operations with working knowledge of business strategic planning, engineering development, material and service acquisition, production, test, product acceptance and post-delivery support.

• Extensive working knowledge of Supplier Quality Management practices.
• Familiarity with application and adherence to Quality Management Systems ISO 9001 and/or AS9000, applicable experience required.
• Experience with HW and SW Configuration Management.
• Ability to interface well with Product Development Engineering resources.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Effective communicator able to work independently and in teams.
• ASQE, Six Sigma Black/Green Belt or Lean certification a strong plus.
• Working knowledge of Industry and Government Quality Requirements and Standards
• Ability to collaborate with program team members to develop practical solutions to complex problems.
• Working knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) /…