Program Quality Engineer

Armtec Defense Technologies

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Quality Engineer at Armtec Defense Technologies is responsible for Quality function leadership on one or more strategic production programs. This responsibility includes both the management of daily production quality activities and personnel, but also requires supporting the strategic growth of the program by engaging with customers, developing and deploying processes around new products, and analyzing performance trends and results and driving fundamental quality process and performance improvements within the program. They are a peer with their Program, Operations, and Engineering Integrated Product Team Leaders, and must work in concert with this leadership team to ensure that our contractual commitments are met, and that Quality program objectives and metrics are achieved and are continually improved. On this team, the Program Quality Engineer is the main point of contact and authority within their assigned program for all Quality activities and decisions and ensures that required quality activities to support the program are identified, prioritized, and completed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Manufacturing.
Strong leadership and team facilitation skills
5+ years of quality experience in a production environment, including experience using and implementing statistical process controls.
Demonstrated experience leading failure analyses and performing root cause analysis in a manufacturing environment.
Familiarity with ISO9001:2015 requirements
In-depth knowledge of quality functional activities, in addition to lean methods of process flow control.
Strong analytical & problem-solving skills, and ability to use statistical tools and techniques.
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills required.
Must be dependable, responsible, and detail oriented and have the ability to deal with people effectively.
Requires self-direction and ability/willingness to prioritize and take initiative
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorization from the U.S. Government

Nice To Haves

Prefer additional ASQ Certifications as a CQE, and/or Six Sigma Black Belt.

Responsibilities

Identify, define, and coordinate key quality efforts that are needed to support their assigned program.
Mentor and develop direct reports in quality processes and production methods and requirements.
Coordinate and negotiate changes in quality requirements with our customers.
Regularly collect and communicate status of technical activities within the program team, and to executive leadership as needed.
Lead failure analysis investigations and perform root cause analysis on product quality and process issues to help expedite return to operation activities and ensure prevention of future problems.
Perform DMAIC studies, and design/execute DoE’s to identify driving factors that impact product characteristics and implement controls to improve process capability.
Ensure our measurement systems are reliable and repeatable and always within calibration.
Analyze production performance metrics and trends to identify key performance parameters and identify potential improvement and risk areas.
Drive down scrap rates and improve product yields.
Drive down product characteristic variability measures, improve process capabilities (Cpk/Ppk)
SPC training monitoring and implementation.
Primary technical Quality point of contact for Program(s) IPT.
Lead in process improvements and executions (8Ds, RCA, DMAIC, FMEAs, DOEs/Data Analysis, and recommendations. Drives prevention of defects versus control by evaluating scrap data and program performance.
RFQ/RFE review and support: review of requirements on new or existing products. Provides cost inputs to meet requirements and technical knowledge for where items need to be updated.
Prepares programs for products start up and verification of ability to meet requirements. This includes creating First Article Plan/Test Reports Inspection Plans, AIEs, MSEs and TDPLs.
Point of contact of LATR/LATS or in process DCMA inspections.
Prepares RFVs/ECPs and reviews drawings for accuracy-quality related.
Creates methods of data collection and statistical analysis. Present data for evaluation and recommendations.
Conducts in process audits of steps and inspection. Reports out on findings and corrections as needed.
New equipment/materials design validation, to make certain customer requirements are being met.
Updates Inspection Plan, FAAT Plans, AIEs/MSEs and other related program document requirements (SDRLS/CDRLS).
Review and approval of final shipment packets/LATRs and final ADC and approvals, assembly as needed, including WARP and WAWF review.
Updates SPC charts and develops new ones as required.
Create product inspection plans and procedures, and design data capture and analysis systems to ensure real-time visibility of product compliance to specifications.
Review and audit production procedures to ensure adequacy.
Collect, monitor and improve data on Cost of Poor Quality, and provide a strategic vision for driving improvements in assigned program.
Read, interpret, and evaluate contractual quality requirements and ensure requirement visibility and compliance.
Review lot shipment paperwork as needed to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Interface with internal and external customers on technical issues.
Maintain the highest ethical standards, even when challenged from above
Understand and live by Armtec’s ethics and business conduct policies