Principal Engineer Quality

Principal Engineer Quality

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related STEM field with 5 years of experience; 3 years of experience with Masters.
• Experience with Quality Management Systems (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001, etc.).
• Risk management principles and contractual requirement review experience.
• US Citizenship Required with the ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished product.
• Assesses program performance and risks related to quality requirements to ensure contractual requirements are met.
• Review and assess contractual requirements for applicability.
• Perform cost account management-related activities on programs supporting.
• Establish and maintain constructive working relationships with customers.
• Collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain functions to ensure quality standards are in place and met.
• Support program gate reviews as required.
• Designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
• Work from engineering drawings, diagrams, customer specifications, inspection instructions, and checklists to ensure items meet required specifications and quality standards.
• Initiate Corrective Action Plans and work with suppliers, manufacturing, and engineering personnel to identify the root cause and ensure robust corrective actions are implemented.
• Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
• Applies technical knowledge in industry-standard quality engineering methods, interpretation of drawing requirements and applicable specifications & standards, and mechanical measurement & analysis.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma principles and concepts.
• Experience in design and/or manufacturing of electromechanical, and/or soldering certification.
• IPC certification and/or electronic experience.
• Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) experience.
• Experience with application of industry-standard statistical methods, including implementation of statistical analysis software applications (e.g., Minitab).
• Experience maintaining positive supplier relationships, including successful resolution of supplier quality challenges.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance.