Quality Engineer
Leonardo DRS
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Danbury • Connecticut • United States
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About the role
- Develop, maintain and deploy quality plans and activities that translate customer requirements into planned activities
- Perform analyses of program requirements and prepare responsive quality plans, procedures, schedules and resource allocations to assure optimum quality support
- Review and approve engineering/test and contractor documentation and provide input to assure that appropriate quality requirements are addressed
- Gather, organize, monitor, analyze and report on information on products and processes
- Provide ongoing quality system support to include performing internal audits, ensuring implementation of root cause corrective actions
- Participate on product quality improvement teams, Material Review Boards and Failure Review Boards
- Evaluate and dispose of non-conforming material
- Provide technical support for Assembly/Test/Inspection personnel to include executing workmanship improvement plans, developing inspection methods and criteria, specifying appropriate sampling plans, interpreting and revising specifications, and processing non-conforming materials
- Assist in resolving customer quality issues
- Initiate and drive root cause and corrective action on process and product quality issues
- Responsibilities include assisting with on-site audits, evaluating prototypes, and reviewing and approving of supplier corrective actions
- Provide regular reporting of progress and status
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field
- Internship or similar experience in a manufacturing or quality role
- Basic knowledge of ISO Standards, Six Sigma tools, statistics
- Ability to understand military specifications and to read blueprints
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, communication and writing skills
- Ability to define problems and drive to root cause and effective corrective action
- U.S. Citizenship required. This position may require an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
- a company contribution to a health savings account
- telemedicine
- life and disability insurance
- legal insurance
- a 401(k) savings plan
- wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being
- flexible work schedules with a 9/80 program
- competitive vacation
- health/emergency leave
- paid parental leave
- community service hours
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
quality plansprogram requirements analysisinternal auditsroot cause corrective actionsinspection methodssampling plansISO StandardsSix Sigma toolsstatisticsmilitary specifications
Soft skills
interpersonal skillsnegotiation skillscommunication skillswriting skillsproblem-solvinganalytical skillsteam participationcustomer issue resolutionreportingorganizational skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineeringDOD security clearance