Quality Assurance Engineer
About The Position
Leidos is seeking a Quality Engineer to support the Undersea System Division (USD) at its ISO 9001-certified facility in Lynnwood, Washington. USD is part of the Leidos Defense Systems Sector’s Sea Systems business unit. The facility develops and deploys advanced technology solutions for existing and emerging maritime missions of national importance, serving customers across the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, other government agencies, and commercial clients. The Quality Engineer supports program quality planning and execution, product and process reviews, inspections and testing, nonconformance management, audits, corrective actions, metrics, and supplier quality activities. The role also supports program documentation and proposal development to help ensure quality requirements are accurately planned and delivered.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 0–4 years of prior relevant experience.
- Ability to manage many activities simultaneously.
- Self-starter with attention to detail and strong observation skills.
- Strong communication and analytical skills.
- Ability to interpret written specifications and drawings.
- Experience performing quality audits, root cause analysis, and test witnessing.
- Continuous improvement experience leading innovative changes.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, and Project.
- Working knowledge of the ISO 9001:2015 standard.
- Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience performing ISO 9001 or AS9100 quality audits.
- Experience with the Windchill PLM system.
- Experience with an ERP system.
Responsibilities
- Perform program quality planning.
- Analyze program quality assurance requirements and support development of test procedures and inspection checklists.
- Participate in design and program reviews to ensure quality attributes are incorporated into product designs and process plans.
- Review and approve new and revised drawings and process plans.
- Perform quality inspections of components, subassemblies, and completed assemblies.
- Witness required testing under approved test procedures and document findings.
- Document nonconforming materials and coordinate material reviews and dispositions.
- Support collection of quality metrics.
- Work with program teams and site leadership on corrective actions and improvement opportunities, ensuring timely completion in accordance with Leidos policies.
- Analyze nonconformance trends to evaluate the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions.
- Support and document internal site quality audits, report results, and document findings.
- Guide programs in establishing root causes and corrective actions for audit findings and requirement escapes.
- Review and provide input to program plans and other program documents to support accuracy and on-time delivery.
- Support proposal activities to ensure quality requirements and hours are properly documented and estimated for the work scope.
- Coordinate RMA returns and initiate and track supplier corrective action activity.
- Maintain the approved supplier list and support supplier ratings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
