Title:  Senior Specialist, Quality Engineering

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Quality Engineering

Job Code: 24918

Job Location: Palm Bay, Florida

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

Senior professional with strong knowledge of job area and broad knowledge of project management. Manages complex projects or processes with general oversight. Communicates within and outside of own function to gain cooperation on operational processes, practices, and procedures. Makes moderate to substantial improvements to systems and processes. Contributes to achievement of departmental goals and operating plans with direct impact on the departmental results. Responsible for the design, development and implementation of standards, methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of company products in compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. Performs analysis on reported nonconformities and discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, electrical, electro-mechanical systems, field and clinical data. Further investigates the cause for discrepancies and nonconformities to develop disposition and recommend corrective action plans. Leads material review board and Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA) activities. Interfaces with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met. Conducts program quality cost account management and manages supplier corrective actions. Serves as the primary interface to customers and supplier for quality related matters.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for the Quality Assurance (QA) activities associated with one or more projects with general supervision as part of a cross functional integrated program team to ensure compliance to customer contractual and regulatory requirements, as well as conformance to AS9100 and associated industry standard requirements.
• Managing complex internal and external product and process development activities with with customer and end user oversight.
• Participate in the verification, validation and acceptance of proposed product design and process changes.
• Own the Quality Work Package deliverables including Quality Assurance Planning for both new and existing products for the end-to-end product lifecycle as an active QA representative on Project and Program teams.
• Ensure timely completion of QA deliverables that meet the company standards for Quality to ensure zero product quality escapes.
• Utilize data analytics to identify trends and convey meaningful information regarding Quality performance to internal and external customers.
• Own the technical problem solving for issues that may arise on projects and programs throughout the end-to-end product lifecycle providing project and program teams with clear, consistent, and timely feedback as it relates to contractual and/or regulatory exposure providing innovative solutions to effectively resolve issues in a timely manner
• Interface with customers, including DCMA, for all Program / Project / Product related Quality matters within scope of responsibility.
• Provide oversight for product acceptance criteria, disposition of nonconforming materials, and measurement system evaluations, as applicable

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 6 years prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
• Proficient with 8D/5-Why’s, or other problem-solving methodologies.
• Background and experience in manufacturing operations (Electronics and/or mechanical).

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to operate in a team environment.
• Experience with transitioning development programs into production.
• Computer skills sufficient to generate reports and analyze data using MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word software.
• Experience with Hardware Acceptance Review processes.
• ASQ certifications.