Barrel Process & Quality Assurance Lead

Knight's Armament Company•Titusville, FL

11d

About The Position

The Barrel Process & Quality Assurance Lead develops and maintains barrel production and quality processes, including inspection standards and procedures. The role leads continuous improvement efforts, ensures quality standards are followed throughout barrel production, and works with research and development, production engineering, manufacturing engineering, machine operators, and programmers to resolve quality and manufacturing issues. The position performs inspections of machined components and assemblies to verify compliance with engineering drawings and troubleshoots machining, tooling, and product defects. The work environment is primarily indoors (90%) with some work outdoors (10%). Temperatures are controlled, with occasional conditions in excess of 70 degrees. Physical requirements include seeing and speaking; frequent reaching; often standing, walking, and hearing; and occasional sitting, lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds, pushing, pulling up to 60 pounds, balancing, bending, twisting, handling small items, and kneeling. Climbing, stooping or crouching, and crawling are rarely required.

Requirements

Preferred degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
Knowledge of GD&T, engineering drawings, and commercial/military standards and specifications.
Proficiency in mechanical layout inspection and use of inspection tools and equipment, including air gauging.
Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite products, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Firearm barreling and/or manufacturing experience, including gun drilling, reaming, rifling, and chambering.
Experience with hammer forge, button rifling, and cut rifling.

Responsibilities

Develop new barreling processes when needed and maintain or improve existing processes.
Lead continuous improvements in the barreling process.
Ensure quality standards and procedures are followed throughout all barreling areas and processes.
Establish inspection standards for barreling processes, including inspection of bore diameter, straightness, concentricity, surface finish, and rifling geometry.
Troubleshoot machining and tooling issues and defects, and perform analysis when needed.
Coordinate with R&D, production engineering, and manufacturing engineering to resolve quality issues and improve barreling processes and inspection.
Perform first-piece, in-process, and visual inspections on machined components and assemblies to ensure compliance with engineering drawings.
Communicate and resolve issues and non-conformances with machine operators and/or programmers in an effective and timely manner.
Work with Manufacturing Engineering personnel to resolve drawing-, fixture-, or programming-related issues.
Identify and implement process improvements to continuously improve operations.
Perform additional duties as assigned by management.