Quality Engineer

Armtec Defense Technologies•Coachella, CA

2d•$68,432 - $119,168•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Engineer is part of an internal Integrated Product Team (IPT) of manufacturing, engineering, Program Management, and support staff (Maintenance, Purchasing, etc.). The Quality Engineer participates in all ares of Armtec’s Quality Management System QMS) and provides systems support for the various quality functions including contract and purchase order review, interpretation of contractual quality requirements and plans for compliance, data collection and analysis, and preparation of quality management system documentation. The Quality Engineer designs and manages process improvement projects as team leader and facilitator, and they support Armtec's continual improvement efforts including ISO 9001:2008, internal audits Lean Six Sigma, and Statistical Process Control (SPC).

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree, preferably in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Manufacturing.
One to five years experience in Quality Engineering or comparable work experience.
Knowledge of Government specifications, contracts, and ISO 9001:2008 requirements.
Knowledge of management systems for improving quality, i.e. benchmarking, project management, six-sigma, experimental design.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
Must be dependable, responsible, and accurate and have the ability to deal with people effectively.
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

Responsibilities

Customer point of contact for all quality topics for assigned programs. Maintain excellent customer relations.
Manages and supervises direct report quality inspectors for assigned programs.
Applies systematic problem solving and improvement concepts in a team environment to resolve product quality issues.
Prepares test plans for conducting experimental trials and qualification of tooling to support improvement efforts, including any required Management of Change (MOC) documentation, work instructions, maintenance work orders and subsequent Capital Expense Requests (CERs).
Analyzes cost of quality and performance data to plan and deploy improvement efforts.
Provide routine, accurate reports to senior management and program team members, as required.
Reads and understands customer requirements, product drawings and specifications and provide written interpretation for performance.
Understands, is able to generate, and oversees the timely completion of quality documentation required for the approval of production deliveries.
Participates in all areas of Armtec's quality management system.
Provides input in areas not specific to quality assurance but essential to Armtec’s Shared Values and team based management structure.
Maintains the highest ethical standards, even when challenged from above.
Understands and lives by Armtec’s ethics and business conduct policies.