Quality Engineering Support Specialist II

Kansas City National Security Campus•Albuquerque, NM

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position performs moderately complex engineering support assignments requiring knowledge of manufacturing, business, and project management processes. The role supports manufacturing and engineering activities through factory instructions and routings, design-definition reviews, procurement and project documentation, equipment assessments, quality documentation, and production readiness reviews. The position is based at the New Mexico Operations site in Albuquerque and is designated on-site, with travel as required by business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least two years of relevant experience, or at least four years of experience in general business operations, manufacturing, or engineering-related administrative activities in lieu of a degree.
Ability to travel as determined by business needs.
Ability to work remotely, hybrid, or on-site as directed by management and business needs; this posting specifies an on-site location.
Regular and reliable attendance.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy security clearance; the posting further specifies a Q-level clearance and notes that some positions require additional DOE designations.
Ability to work with minimal supervision or engineering oversight on moderately complex engineering support tasks.
Intermediate decision-making, organization, and problem-solving ability.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of experience interpreting design definitions and translating them into manufacturing processes.
Experience with quality inspection and/or engineering.

Responsibilities

Prepare draft updates to or maintain existing MES factory instructions.
Draft new MES routings with minimal assistance from Process Engineers.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to work instructions.
Review design definitions for consistency and administrative accuracy, and suggest improvements to function, manufacturability, and cost.
Facilitate reviews by process and quality engineering.
Perform procurement and provide schedule updates.
Inventory capital equipment, assess equipment needs for accounting and other groups, and suggest ways to improve equipment utilization.
Assist project managers and cost accounting managers with paperwork and reports, cost management suggestions, Cost Price Estimates (CPEs), risk assessments, and tracking cost and schedule requirements.
Review, suggest improvements to, and update departmental Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs).
Review and revise related manufacturing, process, or inspection documents.
Add to, revise, and work with the Addendum Index as necessary or directed.
Work with Configuration Management to ensure drawing and specification changes are documented appropriately in factory instructions.
Mentor Engineer Support Specialist I employees.
Assist in establishing and performing production readiness reviews.
Maintain and generate project files in required formats, including IFMS, project tracking, and quad charts.
Generate and maintain project plans and assist in monitoring baseline changes.
Help maintain and assess quality documents and metrics, including Addendum Index (NX), DPMO, BOM, NCR, CAR, PPD, POQR, and LTR.
Assist engineers with other work as required.