Distinguished Member Technical Staff, Component Quality Engineer

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory • Cambridge, MA

14d • $100,000 - $275,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Overview: Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com . Job Description Summary: A Distinguished Member Technical Staff, Component Quality Engineering Lead you will be responsible for the programmatic oversight and guidance to the selection, development, evaluation, qualification, production, and procurement of electronic parts. Are you the kind of person who likes to be the critical link to a team? In this role you will work with engineering to ensure parts meet the required quality standards and specifications. We’re looking for Engineers who know their way around components and supply and who want to help build technology that supports national defense and electronic systems.

Requirements

• Experience working with electronic parts, circuit card assemblies, radiation hardened testing, and parts acceptance requirements
• Experience working with evolving requirements involving cross-functional stakeholders
• Ability to work independently
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills with the proven ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to prioritize tasks
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good interpersonal skills to communicate clearly
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work on cross functional teams
• Familiarity with Quality Standards ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100.
• Expert knowledge and skills in process integration.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles

Responsibilities

• Develop and revise foundational program documentation (such as Parts Management Plan, Device Evaluation Testing Plan, Qualification Plan, Lot Acceptance)
• Identify key deliverables and dependencies, identify risks and opportunities, ensure plans are in place to meet program milestones, and make needed technical and quality related decisions
• Independently drive solutions to complex problems - develop requirements, propose ways forward when requirements are unclear or incomplete, and adapt appropriately to changes in requirements
• Establish and maintain process for a common parts library
• Interface and coordinate decisions from various stakeholders including but not limited to designers, component engineers, procurement agencies, to assess enabling technologies and the selection of parts
• Maintain the Approved Parts List and associated interface with Design Environment Infrastructure
• Coordinate Supply Chain Management requirements, including Program Protection
• Contribute to the development of Procurement Plans/Strategies
• Contribute to the establishment of supplier quality requirements and conduct supplier evaluations and supply chain risk management assessments
• Contribute to establishment of part specification requirements and associated templates
• Define prototype acceptance requirements, production quality levels, production traceability requirements, production acceptance approach
• Provide technical assistance and support to customers, suppliers, and employees in resolving issues.
• Ensures products meet the organizations and customers quality and product integrity requirements.
• Provides analysis and expertise throughout the inspection process.
• Leads a cross function team in the determination of root cause of failures. Identifies when failure analysis is necessary, along with providing recommendations of the corrective measures.
• Analyzes data to identify trends in product quality or defects with the goal of mitigating and preventing recurrence and future defects.
• Independently formulate solutions to complex, multidisciplinary problems with a deep understanding of a customer's strategic priorities.
• Develop requirements for quality programs that solve their most challenging technical problems.
• Subject Matter Expert in quality standards and principles with broad knowledge across related technical disciplines.
• Leads large team to handle diverse quality engineering projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees