Quality Engineer III

Mercury Systems Inc.•Hudson, NH

25d•$75,000 - $177,000

About The Position

Mercury Systems is seeking a talented individual to help drive cutting edge technology to mission critical aerospace and defense applications. During product development, this role participates in guiding the design for quality, manufacturability and producibility, while ensuring project quality plans are compliant to the customers' requirements and applicable standards and regulations. This role becomes a key technical interface between engineering development and the manufacturing team, to provide metrics and feedback to the organization on the NPI process, and lead improvement. This position will focus on delivering quality product that meets customer requirements, identifying opportunities for yield improvement, process improvement, and product cost-reduction methods.

Requirements

BS in an engineering discipline
Typically requires a minimum of 4-6 years' experience in a manufacturing engineering, operations project management, or quality position for complex electromechanical assemblies and systems
Must have experience working on DoD programs and working in an aerospace environment
Experience leading a robust root-cause and corrective action process, working with engineering, suppliers and customers
Experience supporting the design and development of products, acting as a quality lead within the development team
Familiarity with the following workmanship criteria: IPC-A-610, IPC J-STD
Experience with AS9100 rev D and AS9102 FAIR
Experience supporting (design/development, production, field support/RMA) multiple products and projects
Knowledge of relevant manufacturing processes such as soldering, machining, brazing/welding, painting and plating
Experience with systems such as Product Lifecycle Management software (Agile or similar), ERP system (Oracle or similar), Manufacturing Execution System (Factory Logix or similar), and issue and project tracking software (Jira, Confluence, or similar)
Proficiency with Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Teams)
This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.
This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of GD&T requirements

Responsibilities

Prevent defects through use of process, supplier, manufacturing, and quality controls
Develop and implement product quality plans, PFMEA, control plans
Ensure product compliance through a comprehensive set of functional tests and inspections
Participate in the qualification of new suppliers and internal processes
Understand sources of variation in the supply chain, manufacturing & test processes and control them
Assist in the evaluation and improvement of manufacturing processes, through lean concepts and Six Sigma, while driving a lean quality culture
Lead a robust root-cause and corrective action process, working with engineering, suppliers and customers
Oversee the effective review, implementation, and flow down of changes (ECOs) into manufacturing and the supply chain, including material disposition actions
Drive efficient processing of customer RMAs, effective failure analysis, and responsive communication to customers
Interface and communicate with customers regularly, providing quality status as required
Facilitate continuous improvement of product and process
Monitor, measure and communicate metrics on a predicted cadence
Prepare and deliver quality reviews with management, peer groups and customers
Review customer score cards and ensure alignment of improvement initiatives to customer satisfaction; drive 8D corrective action
Promote adherence to the Quality Management System (AS9100), and drive improvements