Job Title: Specialist, Quality Engineering

Job Code: 19138

Job Location: Philadelphia

Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

Specialist, Quality Engineering: This role is a focal point for quality activities in Philadelphia.  The Quality Engineer supports the day to day operations and is responsible for tactical issue resolution for quality issues.

Essential Responsibilities

This position will have responsibilities and perform tasks in the following areas:

• Implement IMS policies, procedures and standards for Quality Management that drive a preventive, zero defect culture of quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Analyze defect data and implement data driven corrective actions
• Drive continued improvement of the quality system and manufacturing processes
• Present corrective actions and process improvements to internal and external audiences
• Review, interpret, and ensure compliance to company policies and procedures, engineering drawings, customer contract requirements, and product test procedures
• Train early career professionals within the team
• Lead containment efforts of non-conforming material
• Interface within the quality engineering team and across the various functions within their assigned program
• Revise and improve manufacturing work instructions resulting in measurable impact
• Initiate and review engineering design changes
• Provide return to print engineering dispositions for non-conforming product
• Coordinate material review board (MRB) dispositions for non-conforming product
• Perform internal audits of assigned programs, and support in the preparation for and execution of external audits
• Partner with Engineering to identify Critical to Quality (CTQ) test and inspection requirements.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering to implement test and inspection plans and processes.
• Partner with Supplier Quality to ensure applicable requirements are flowed down to subcontractors and managed appropriately.
• Generate reports and analyze program quality performance data, and drive actions to improve site key process indicators.
• Self-starter, able to pioneer projects, incorporate management’s vision, and lead positive change.
• Perform other Quality Engineering tasks as assigned to support Maritime Power, Philadelphia.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Associates Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior experience.
• OR In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior Quality Engineer experience.
• Experience in operations, and/or quality.
• AS9100/ISO9001 or equivalent quality system and process audit experience required
• Proven problem-solving experience.   

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Zero Defect Plan (ZDP) practical experience
• Lean/Six Sigma training (preference is certified green/black belt)
• Understanding of IS09001/AS9100 and related QMS standards
• Experience using RCCA tools such as FMEA, Pareto, 5 Why, 8D, and Fishbone
• Electrical, electro-optical, and mechanical assembly background.
• IPC/J-Std experience
• Understanding of Windows environment including standard Microsoft Office tools is required
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.