Quality Engineer

The Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems business is a trusted provider of innovative naval gas and hybrid power systems, control technology and support solutions for the U.S. Navy and navies around the world.

Job Summary

Join our Menomonee Falls, WI team as a Senior Program Quality Engineer. As a key member of our Quality organization, you will develop program and project quality system processes and support all product quality initiatives.

What You Will Do

Lead the efforts to develop, maintain, and deploy quality plans and activities that translate customer requirements into planned activities

Indirectly manage a group of engineers, technicians and / or inspectors

Perform analyses of program requirements and prepare responsive quality plans, procedures, schedules and resource allocations to ensure optimum quality support

Review and approve engineering / test and contractor documentation and provide input to assure that appropriate quality requirements are addressed

Develop and implement formalized quality system processes, procedures and work instructions

Lead the efforts to 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

Lead 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

Act as main customer and senior management interface in resolving customer quality issues and driving root cause and corrective action on process and product quality issues

Evaluate and make recommendations on critical supplier selections and drives supplier continuous improvement processes, including leading on-site audits, evaluating prototypes, and reviewing and approving of supplier corrective actions

Lead and execute customer quality program requirements

Responsible for financial impacts of quality process controls and inspections

Prepare quality engineering reports and recommendations

Monitor and mentor junior quality engineers

Provide regular reporting of progress and status

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field and 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment (defense industry preferred)
• ASQ certification or Black Belt preferred
• Proficient with 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.

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