Mission Assurance Engineer 2/3
$105,400–$158,000 year
On-siteElkton, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Implement mission assurance plans for proposals, planning, design, manufacturing, integration, and test activities in accordance with company and contractual requirements. Establish and maintain Quality Assurance programs, procedures, and controls ensuring product conformance to standards. Interface with customers, vendors, and internal organizations to identify and resolve quality and mission issues. Perform Root Cause and Corrective Action analysis, oversee discrepancy reviews, and execute Failure Modes and Effects Analysis. Represent Mission Assurance at program reviews including Configuration Control Boards and Manufacturing Readiness Reviews. Analyze trends using key metrics to drive continuous improvement and ensure contract requirements are flowed down to suppliers and production.
Required Qualifications
- Must have 6 or more years of experience as a quality / mission assurance engineer
- Must have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline plus 2 years' experience as a quality / mission assurance engineer or related engineering role
- Must have a Master's degree in a relevant STEM discipline plus 0 years' experience as a quality / mission assurance engineer or related engineering role
- Application of technical expertise including complete understanding of fundamental engineering principles, practices, and theories
- Able to read engineering documentation (drawings, models, specs), interpret drawing dimensions, features, and parts lists, develop inspection plans, and identify critical features
- Intermediate to advanced computer skills including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Ability to understand and work with multiple enterprise-wide systems
- Knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action tools, such as Ishikawa, FMEA, DOE, KTA (Kepner Tregoe Analysis), 5Why, etc
- Previous experience managing/supporting elements of a Quality Management System such as AS or ISO
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Self-starter and able to work independently through complex technical problems towards an implementable solution
- Ability to act as a leader for implementation of Mission Assurance requirements and objectives within a cross-functional team
- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance
- US Citizenship
Desired Qualifications
- Active Secret Security Clearance
- Accredited certification in Quality and/or Mission assurance field
- Familiarity with key materials, technologies and/or processes such as machining, welding, CT scanning, additive manufacturing, laser/light inspection techniques, and chemical processing
- Demonstrated process control and improvement experience and knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or similar tools
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