Production & Quality Engineer (5614)

SMX•Patuxent River, MD, MD

3d•$80,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

SMX is seeking a Production & Quality Engineer for the M&QE Division in NAVAIR’s Systems Acquisition Group. The position provides research analysis and technical domain engineering support for M&QE on a classified early development program at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, Maryland. The role is on-site at NAS Patuxent River, is not eligible for teleworking, and requires 30% travel to industry sites. The engineer supports production and quality activities throughout acquisition, including supplier and facility evaluations, analysis of manufacturing and quality planning, producibility assessments, technical risk assessments, and production readiness reviews. The role also supports M&QE and IPT leadership with technical reviews and risk-reduction activities, identifies manufacturing, producibility, and quality problems and recommends solutions, and conducts research and data analysis to improve M&QE products and capabilities in support of programs and fleet readiness. The position requires a Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, a technical or scientific bachelor’s degree, and at least three years of recent and relevant engineering experience, including experience directly related to DoD systems. Industrial engineering experience and M&Q skills are desired. The proposed salary range is $80,000–$125,000 USD. SMX lists health insurance, paid leave, retirement, and learning and development opportunities among its compensation and benefits offerings.

Requirements

Secret clearance required.
U.S. citizenship required for work on the DoD contract.
Technical or scientific BS or BA degree from an accredited college or university.
At least 3 years of recent and relevant experience in an engineering position.
Experience directly related to DoD systems.
Demonstrated experience in an area of engineering expertise.

Nice To Haves

Industrial Engineering background desired.
M&Q skills highly desired.

Responsibilities

Provide production and quality support for an early development classified program.
Examine suppliers and conduct facility evaluations of contractor design, development, and manufacturing/quality planning activities, including whether production and producibility considerations are integrated into systems engineering.
Conduct quality research and data analysis to support establishing M&QE requirements and managing M&QE efforts throughout acquisition phases, including capacity analysis for scalability.
Evaluate design producibility, manufacturing planning, and proposed or actual production and quality processes against 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.
Provide technical support and design- and process-oriented input for producibility and manufacturing discussions at design reviews and program or technical meetings.
Identify potential or actual manufacturing, producibility, or quality problem causes and recommend solutions to M&QE and IPT management through briefings or written correspondence.
Support the M&QE lead during Physical Configuration Audits, Manufacturing Readiness Assessments, Quality System Evaluations, Engineering Investigations, other M&QE reviews, and Systems Engineering Technical Reviews.
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.