Quality Assurance Specialist

Who we are: MI Technical Solutions is a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) comprised of a broad range of talented employees that provide diversified engineering and technical support services since 2004! Our team works tirelessly to build a respected, results-oriented brand. We are headquartered in Chesapeake, VA with employees located near each of the Navy Fleet Centers within the continental United States (San Diego, Jacksonville, Seattle, New England, Norfolk) as well as Hawaii and Japan.

MI Technical Solutions is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to support our SCORE-SNAIRS project. The technician will be responsible for managing quality programs for the installation and support of various electronics, networks, cabling and related systems. Candidates should be experienced in quality management and have a good working knowledge of US Navy shipboard engineering procedures and documentation. Minimum 5 years of experience, preferred skillsets include but are not limited to:

• Interpret, expand, and develop company quality assurance standards
• Support the development of and maintaining complaint and nonconformance processing through record-keeping and tracking systems, including root-cause analysis and corrective actions
• Document quality assurance activities through internal reporting and audits
• Support the development of and maintaining enhanced quality standards for implementation across all company lines of administration, development, and operations
• Recommend quality improvements to management based on lessons learned from audits, investigations analysis, and special study results
• Verify all work has the appropriate inspections and meets the requirements set forth in the latest applicable plans, specifications, and directives
• Witness and verify testing and inspections when quality checks are required.
• Document inspection results in accordance with procedures and guidelines, complete and review inspection forms for proper content
• Assist management by tracking, documenting, and reporting quality performance and metrics.
• Develop and maintain procedures for capturing, investigating, and documenting quality deficiencies, risk-management procedures, and quality issues.
• Investigate suspected quality-related failures to identify root causes and corrective actions needed to prevent recurrence.
• Provide quality assurance training and support covering systems, policies, procedures, and core processes
• Knowledgeable in reading and understanding technical drawings and engineering specifications
• Verify completed work packages as deliverables to customers to ensure all required documentation has been generated and turned over to the customer
• Working and procedural knowledge of ship and shore facility requirements for general repair and modernization

Required Qualifications:

• Active DOW (Secret) security clearance is required to qualify
• Deep knowledge of quality assurance terminology, methods, and tools. US Naval QA Program preferred.
• Recent quality assurance experience (5 years preferred)
• Proficiency in shipboard alteration, installation, and certification
• Sufficient computer skills, including database and records management
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in knowledge capture, lessons learned, and best practices in auditing, testing, configuration control, and defect management
• Coating Inspector Program (CIP) Certification through NACE, AMPP or NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspector (NBPI) highly desirable.
• Prior Military experience preferred
• Travel May Be Required

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.