Engineer Supplier Mission Assurance Lvl 4

Description

The team is hiring an experienced Level 4 supplier quality engineer to support mission and quality assurance work, reporting to the Tempe, AZ office.

The company's Propulsion Systems and Controls facility in Elkton, Maryland has run solid-propellant rocket operations since 1948.

The Elkton site designs, develops and builds solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems for government and commercial customers. It also hosts offsite engineering and test sites in Ronkonkoma, NY and Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

The role supports mission and flight assurance plans across several programs.

Responsibilities

• Act as the link between the company and its suppliers, making sure parts meet contract, design and quality requirements.
• Visit supplier sites across the country for source inspections, process witnessing, onboarding, audits and similar work, supporting program goals and helping resolve quality issues.
• Check that supplier processes and products comply with contractual, regulatory and technical requirements.
• Review and approve supplier documents against program requirements.
• Review and approve supplier AS9102 First Article Inspection reports.
• Help manage the Approved Supplier List.
• Support the Elkton facility on site when needed.

Requirements

• Have 12 or more years as a quality or mission assurance engineer, or a bachelor's degree in a STEM field plus 8 years of experience, or a master's in STEM plus 6 years of experience.
• Apply a complete understanding of core engineering principles, practices and theory.
• Read engineering drawings, models and specifications, interpret dimensions, features and parts lists, write inspection plans and identify critical features.
• Use Word, Excel and PowerPoint at an intermediate to advanced level and work across several enterprise-wide systems.
• Communicate clearly in writing and speaking, with strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Work well in a team.
• Have knowledge across manufacturing, special processes, inspection, electronics or auditing, to help suppliers through the full product life cycle.
• Be able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance, which requires US citizenship.
• Be based around Tempe, AZ.
• Preferred: hold an active Secret security clearance.
• Preferred: hold an accredited certification in quality and/or mission assurance.
• Preferred: be familiar with materials, technologies or processes such as machining, welding, CT scanning, additive manufacturing, laser or light inspection, and chemical processing.
• Preferred: have experience with process control and improvement, and know Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or similar tools.
• Preferred: know root cause and corrective action tools such as Ishikawa, FMEA, DOE, KTA (Kepner Tregoe Analysis) and 5 Why.
• Preferred: reside in the eastern United States.

Conditions

Travel up to 50% of the time to supplier sites across the country.

Relocation assistance may be available.

No clearance is needed to start; the clearance type is Secret.

The primary level base salary range is $117,500.00 to $176,300.00, a general guide. Actual offers depend on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills and market conditions.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contribution and let employees share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays and paid time off for vacation or personal business.