Quality Engineer

Viasat, Inc. • Carlsbad, CA

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Quality Engineer to join our dynamic team in Carlsbad, CA! This hybrid role offers the unique blend of working collaboratively within our Carlsbad office and the flexibility of remote work.
In this role, you will drive Viasat quality standards within internal product development as well as throughout our supply base of valued partner CMs, support customer RCCA and defect tracking, drive resolution to actions identified during problem-solving, own product results, coordinate with customers on corrective action results from suppliers, and drive improvements using supplier scorecards and other data. In addition, you must demonstrate understanding of key business drivers, and use this understanding to accomplish tasks as well as have proven knowledge of how the team integrates with other teams and contributes to Viasat, as a business.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in quality, operations, and/or engineering in a development and manufacturing environment.
• Must be able to obtain a security clearance.
• 1+ years supporting new production introduction.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Good knowledge of AS9100 or equivalent QMS standard.
• Knowledge of theory and principles of data analysis.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, read procedures and process guidelines, record and interpret data.
• PLM tool knowledge, (such as Agile), as well as ERP systems, (such as Oracle).

Nice To Haves

• Experience within US defense industry.
• Familiarity with DFARs.
• Experience with Aerospace grade equipment and associated standards
• Basic understanding of reliability engineering principles
• Understanding of Lean Six Sigma principles.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality planning and execution to fulfill the overall quality mission.
• Review, analyze, and act on quality metrics to manage the quality of our products built in-house and at our partner contract manufacturers.
• Team with our Supply Chain and Operations team members to drive excellence initiatives.
• Resolve non-conforming material issues.
• Manage ISO9001/AS9100 adherence audits, reviewing findings, reviewing Viasat procedures, and communicating status reports to upper management.
• Ensuring Advanced Product Quality Planning is deployed across the New Product Development life cycle with quality built into the design, manufacturability, and serviceability.
• Champion production validation and risk mitigation tools with suppliers with tools like Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) deliverables.
• Ensuring the RCCA process provides prompt resolution and robust solutions to prevent a recurrence, focusing on mistake-proofing and process improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees