Manufacturing & Quality Engineer (H-53 Heavy Lift Helicopter)

Sabre Systems LLC • Patuxent River, MD

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Sabre Systems is recruiting a Journeyman Manufacturing & Quality Engineer for its M&QE Division in NAVAIR’s Systems Acquisition Group. The role provides research, analysis, and technical domain engineering support to the H-53 Heavy Lift Helicopter Program Office (PMA 261), taking direction from a senior Government Civilian M&Q engineer. The position is based at Patuxent River Naval Air Station and offers a hybrid work environment, with 20% travel to alternative sites.

The engineer supports manufacturing and quality efforts throughout acquisition phases, evaluates suppliers and facilities, assesses design producibility and manufacturing plans, and contributes to technical reviews and risk-reduction activities. The role also analyzes quality data to help improve M&QE products and capabilities in support of programs and fleet readiness.

Requirements

• Technical or scientific bachelor's degree (BS or BA) from an accredited college or university.
• At least three years of recent and relevant experience in a position related to the labor category description.
• Experience in machining, manufacturing, and/or production of components or systems.
• Demonstrated experience in an area of engineering expertise.
• Active DoD SECRET security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

• Industrial Engineering background is desired.
• Background in quality inspections and processes is preferred but not required.
• H-53 maintenance or rotary-wing maintenance background is highly preferred.
• DCMA background would be helpful.
• Manufacturing and quality knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing and quality engineering support to the H-53 Heavy Lift Helicopter Program Office (PMA 261), under the direction of a senior Government Civilian M&Q engineer.
• Conduct quality research and data analysis to support the establishment of M&QE requirements and management of M&QE efforts across acquisition phases, including capacity analysis for scalability.
• Examine suppliers and conduct facilities evaluations, assessing contractor design, development, and manufacturing/quality planning activities and integration of production and producibility considerations into systems engineering.
• Evaluate design producibility, manufacturing planning, and proposed or actual production and quality processes in relation to program affordability, schedules, and production plans.
• Provide technical support and design- and process-oriented input for producibility and manufacturing discussions at 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.
• 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).
• Support the M&QE lead in Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs), Quality System Evaluations (QSEs), other M&QE reviews, and Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETR) events.
• Conduct research and data analysis to help M&QE Division leadership improve M&QE products and capabilities in support of programs and fleet readiness.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, evolving benefits designed to meet employees’ diverse needs.
• Employee referral bonus eligibility; a Level 3 referral bonus applies to qualifying referrals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level