Journeyman Engineer (4803)
About The Position
Synectic Solutions is recruiting a Journeyman Engineer for the Manufacturing & Quality Engineering (M&QE) Division in NAVAIR’s Systems Acquisition Group. The role provides research analysis and technical domain engineering support to M&QE for a classified program at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, Maryland. The position is onsite at NAS Patuxent River, is not eligible for teleworking, and requires 30% travel to industry sites. The stated salary range is $130,000–$140,000. The engineer supports production and quality for an early development classified program, including supplier and facility evaluations, manufacturing and producibility assessments, technical risk analysis, and support for acquisition reviews. The role works with the M&QE Division, Integrated Product Team (IPT), and program leadership to address manufacturing, quality, and production-readiness concerns throughout acquisition phases.
Requirements
- Active DoD TOP SECRET security clearance and SCI eligibility.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Technical or scientific BS or BA degree from an accredited college or university.
- At least three years of recent and relevant experience in a position related to the labor category description.
- Strong interpersonal and written and oral communication skills for working with multidisciplinary teams.
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office 365 suite.
Nice To Haves
- Industrial Engineering background.
- Manufacturing & Quality Engineering skills.
Responsibilities
- Support production and quality for an early development classified program.
- Examine suppliers and conduct facility evaluations, assessing contractor design, development, and manufacturing/quality planning activities to ensure production and producibility considerations are integrated into systems engineering.
- Conduct quality research and data analysis to support the establishment of M&QE requirements and management of M&QE efforts through all acquisition phases, including capacity analysis for scalability.
- Evaluate design producibility, manufacturing planning, and proposed or actual production and quality processes in light of program affordability needs, schedules, and production plans.
- Prepare technical risk assessments for decision meetings and related briefings.
- Support the M&QE Division and IPT in planning and leading design, manufacturing, and quality risk-reduction efforts, producibility assessments, and Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs).
- Provide technical support and design- and process-oriented input for producibility and manufacturing discussions in design reviews and program or technical meetings.
- Identify causes of potential or actual manufacturing, producibility, or quality problems and recommend solutions to M&QE and IPT management through briefings or written correspondence.
- Support the M&QE lead during Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs), Quality System Evaluations (QSEs), Engineering Investigations (EIs), other M&QE reviews, and Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETR).
- Conduct quality research and data analysis to help M&QE Division leadership improve M&QE products and capabilities in support of programs and fleet readiness.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
