Quality Management Systems Engineer
Leidos
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Ladson • California, South Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $89,700 - $162,150 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
Assembly
About the role
- Support Quality Management Reviews by reporting to higher-level management on the program's quality achievements and progress towards meeting quality objectives
- Conduct independent audits, ensuring compliance and fostering continual improvement
- Ensure resolution of internal and external audit findings promptly through root cause analysis and corrective measures
- Address escalated quality issues in a timely manner
- Conduct trend analysis at sector and program levels, implementing measures for enterprise maturation
- Perform deep dives to analyze program issues, facilitating containment and lessons learned
- Review contract deliverables for conformance with requirements and quality standards
- Lead structured improvement activities for continual enhancement at sector and program levels
- Participate in formal post-award reviews, mitigate risks, and ensure product and service quality
- Generate test reports, including defect status and resolution tracking, and provide progress updates to leadership
- Ensure compliance with security standards and regulations during testing and across all aspects of service delivery
- Create and oversee Quality Assurance Plans (QAP)
- Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and technicians to ensure a comprehensive understanding of quality process requirements
- Lead integration of acquired organizations for quality management system compliance and process alignment
- Ensure customer deliverables conform with requirements and quality standards; including appropriate quality checks/peer reviews
- Work with Mission Assurance and Functional Leadership to develop action plans and responses for any compliance deficiencies identified during Internal and External audits
- Support on-time execution of Mission Assurance business rhythms and performance monitoring
- Foster a culture of compliance awareness and understanding throughout the organization
- Encourage employees to take responsibility for compliance and provide guidance on how to handle compliance-related issues
- Support other duties as required to meet business needs
Requirements
- Bachelor degree with 8+ years relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years relevant experience
- Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance (US citizenship required)
- Knowledge of the ISO 9001:2015 Standard, both as an auditor and auditee preferred
- Communicate effectively with technical and management staff at all organizational levels, including senior management
- Familiarity with AS9100/ISO9001 standards and expertise in navigating the structure of Quality Management Systems (QMS)
- Must have worked in an environment where the candidate participated in auditing of requirements
- Must be able to read and interpret procedures, work instructions, drawings, assembly schematics, and specifications
- Strong analytic skills with practical knowledge of how to identify key performance quality metrics and to identify data shift/trends and establishing targets for improvements
- Ability to influence effectively and with and without authority
- Excellent written and verbal skills, good interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, negotiation, and time management skills
- Experience developing processes, writing procedures and training hourly and exempt associates
- Must be proficient in utilizing Microsoft Office products
- Must be able to work physically and be located at any of the domestic SES Leidos site
- Travel both Domestically and Internationally on assignments as required. Travel time could be up to approx. 25%
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
ISO 9001:2015AS9100Quality Management Systems (QMS)root cause analysistrend analysisdefect status trackingquality assurance planscompliance auditingperformance quality metricsprocess development
Soft skills
effective communicationanalytical skillsinfluenceconflict resolutionnegotiationtime managementinterpersonal skillsleadershipteam collaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreePublic Trust clearanceISO 9001:2015 auditor certificationAS9100 certification