Senior Quality Engineer

• Represent Quality Assurance for quality assurance activity in support of DoD programs applying AS9100 QMS and AS9145 APQP requirements.
• Author and maintain program specific quality assurance plans that are tailored to program requirements.
• Review and approve program documentation (drawings, assemblies, procedures, reports, etc.)
• Understand program requirements and interface with engineering, manufacturing, customers, suppliers, and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met.
• Support product return process (RMAs).
• Monitor and witness verification and validation activities for compliance with approved plans and procedures.
• Analyze failures, work with engineering to determine root cause, and initiate corrective action on product and internal process failures.
• Track problem reports, nonconformances and verify corrective action.
• Create first article inspection reports (FAIRs) per AS9102 requirements.
• Support and participate in compliance and customer audits.
• Perform supplier qualification, performance evaluations, visits, and audits.
• Manage supplier quality performance and audits.
• Provide guidance and training for quality assurance processes.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of the Quality Systems.
• Define, analyze, manage, and improve program and process metrics.
• This position requires access to US Export Controlled Information.
• Job responsibilities within our organization are dynamic. This may not be a complete list of duties. Other responsibilities may be assigned by your supervisor or upper management at any time.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in a Technical, Engineering or Project/Program Management discipline required.
• 5-8+ years’ experience in Quality Assurance Engineering.
• Familiarity with applying ISO9000; AS9100 QMS, AS9145 APQP and AS9102 FAIRs requirements.
• Strong working knowledge and understanding of QA processes and methodology.
• Experience with testing, failure reporting and analysis.
• Experience with DO-178C, and/or MIL-SPEC quality requirements (preferred).
• Experience interfacing with DCMA or prime contractor quality representatives (preferred).
• Highly effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to travel 25–30% of the time, primarily domestic trips with occasional international travel.

• The freedom to take risks, to innovate, and to be rewarded.
• Partner with trusting leadership that approaches tasks and requests with urgency.
• Deliver products that are continually recognized as industry disruptors.

• 4 Weeks PTO a year (including 40 hours of PTO your first day)
• 10 paid holidays 
• 401(k) with 100% employer matching up to 4% of salary (no vesting period)
• Multiple options for Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance plans
• Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Assistance (30% of Tuition with a minimum qualifying grade)
• 100% Paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 100% Paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• 100% Paid Workers Compensation Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance