Sr Quality Engineer

Elbit America•Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

Plan, devise and implement Quality Assurance standards, instructions, and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment for an assigned complex project or area to assure the highest quality levels and cost‑effective compliance with contractual and Company requirements. Provide technical support for inspection and test personnel. Design and establish workmanship criteria for projects. Develop and implement test techniques and procedures as required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 8 or more years related experience to be proficient in the above areas or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Responsibilities

Develop and establish Quality Assurance programs and plans to provide and maintain the highest quality levels for an assigned project, product or area in accordance with contract requirements and product specifications
Assure the technical soundness of engineering programs
Devise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of assigned products or production equipment, including S.P.C. applications
Responsible for the design of tests to demonstrate product compliance with contract requirements for reliability and performance
Provide technical support to inspection and test personnel and design and establish workmanship criteria for projects
Conduct experiments and audits to evaluate operating characteristics of products or processes
Evaluate data from experiments and prepare reports and summaries outlining results and recommend revisions or modifications to systems to maintain or improve product quality
Evaluate the product’s producibility and reliability of the finished product, ensuring that all established standards and regulations are met
Assist in determining equipment to be used to maximize operational effectiveness and minimize cost
Analyze statistical data to evaluate trends, investigate failures completely to determine the root cause and take appropriate corrective action to revise design, methods and inspection/test instructions to prevent failure recurrence
Analyze product specifications and manufacturing processes and determine and specify the type of test and test equipment necessary to accomplish objective
Identify and correct instrumentation malfunctions, re-design or modify complex test equipment, devising advanced applications of engineering technology to solve problems
Develop test techniques and methods for testing company products or components based on product specifications and manufacturing processes.
Analyze engineering orders for the effect on test procedures
Oversee qualification and periodic testing requirements, initiating required customer reports and leading corrective action efforts on failures/defects