Senior CMM Quality Engineer

Lockheed Martin•Stratford, CT

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Quality Engineer (QE) position supporting the Advanced Inspection Team (AIT) located at RMS Sikorsky in Stratford, CT. This position will report to the Dynamics Quality Engineering Manager. The QE will assist with the implementation and execution of software and equipment that will inspect machined, 3D printed and other manufactured components. Responsible for all aspects of Quality during part inspection, production and support stages. Partner with Program Management, Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, suppliers, and the Customer. In this role, the QE will at a minimum:

Requirements

5+ years professional work experience in aerospace engineering (or similar) environment
Demonstrated advanced knowledge of GD&T and drawing interpretations.
Experience in using 3d modeling software & CMM programing
Knowledge and experience with inspection processes and methods
Demonstrated ability to organize and work through complex challenges
Demonstrated ability in being able to perform tasks with minimal oversight
Strong communication and organizational skills
Strong analytical skills

Nice To Haves

4+ Years of Programming experience, any language, at least 2 years Calypso.
Demonstrated advanced knowledge of GD&T and drawing interpretations.
Demonstrated advanced ability to program in at least 2 CMM programming languages utilizing high level tools such as conditional logic, looping, and variables.
Demonstrated ability to understand complex 3-2-1 CMM programming alignments in Calypso.
Demonstrated through understanding and ability to utilize iterative and bestfit part alignments in Calypso.
Experience with software control best practices such as revision control and storage protections.
Ability to develop basic automation scripts.
Advanced knowledge of CMM components, operation, and maintenance.
Advanced knowledge and experience with manual inspection gaging and setups.
Thorough knowledge of 3d modeling software (Catia and 3DX).
Effective strong communication skills, written, oral, listening, technical writing.
Proficient skill level with Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
Experience in establishing Performance Metrics for identifying process improvements

Responsibilities

Diagnose, decipher, triage and track to closure all engineering issues discovered by any CMM / PCMM employee. This could entail blueprint changes, model-based definition updates and operation sheet revisions.
Track open quality issues and associated documentation to closure with engineering.
Utilize front end database systems such as Tableau or create SQL/Python databases and queries to pull and analyze data.
Utilize and present data to aid in business decisions and recommendations.
Ability and willingness to learn / already understand CMM programs written in PC-DMIS, CAMIO and Calypso.
Review and approve CMM programs written in PC-DMIS, CAMIO and Calypso.
Interface and help diagnose programming and software issues with the collective bargaining agreement employees and communicate IT issues to proper POCs.
Assist with testing new revisions of software releases prior to distribution to the PCMM and CMM team members.
Work with IT to install and troubleshoot new software releases after trialing the software.
Maintain an updated inventory list including all CMM, PCMM, optical comparator, bench equipment and probing accessories to determine future requirements.
Create workflow and usage charts and graphs of CMM/PCMM equipment.
Assist with the creation and approval of FAI packages for production parts.
Assist with the creation and approval of ICLs for production parts.
Assist with the creation of Quality Inspection models of parts coming through inspection with limited GD&T models.
Help coordinate all CMM, PCMM, and other equipment calibration, included working with outside vendors to schedule and escort their visits to the Sikorsky plant.