Highlights
Provide technical support to Assembly, Test, and Inspection personnel through workmanship-improvement plans, inspection methods and criteria, sampling plans, specification interpretation and revision, and nonconforming-material processing. Join our Fitchburg, MA team as a Supplier Quality Engineer and help ensure the quality, reliability, and continuous improvement of products and suppliers supporting critical naval power systems.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Fitchburg, MA |
| Industry | Aerospace and Defense |
| Salary | $79,919–$114,285 Per Year |
| Company Size | 5,000 to 9,999 employees |
| Website | http://www.drs.com/ |
Description
Job ID: 115570
The Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems business is a trusted provider of innovative naval gas and hybrid power systems, control technology and support solutions for the U.S. Navy and navies around the world.
Job Summary
Join our Fitchburg, MA team as a Supplier Quality Engineer and help ensure the quality, reliability, and continuous improvement of products and suppliers supporting critical naval power systems.
You will be responsible for the quality of purchased items used in product development, as well as quality-process and quality-system improvements. Working across suppliers, engineering, operations, assembly, test, and inspection, you will help prevent defects, resolve issues at their root cause, and strengthen supplier performance.
This position is eligible for a hybrid work week and requires travel, up to 40%.
What You Will Do
Lead supplier quality and development efforts: Partner with suppliers to implement corrective actions, improve control plans, eliminate defects, and drive continuous-improvement initiatives. Evaluate critical supplier selections and lead supplier activities including on-site audits, prototype evaluations, and review and approval of supplier corrective actions.
Develop and execute quality plans: Analyze program and customer requirements to develop quality plans, procedures, schedules, activities, and resource allocations that deliver effective quality support. Review and approve engineering, test, and contractor documentation to ensure quality requirements are clearly addressed.
Improve quality systems and processes: Support the quality management system through internal audits, root-cause corrective actions, and sustained process improvements. Establish programs to evaluate the precision and accuracy of production, processing, testing, measurement, and analytical equipment.
Resolve product and manufacturing quality issues: Lead product-quality improvement teams and Material Review Boards, and participate in Failure Review Boards. Provide technical support to Assembly, Test, and Inspection personnel through workmanship-improvement plans, inspection methods and criteria, sampling plans, specification interpretation and revision, and nonconforming-material processing.
Use data to drive decisions: Generate and analyze statistical reports on inspection activities, results, and new product or process testing. Recommend corrective and improvement actions based on findings while considering the financial impact of quality controls and inspections.
Education & Experience Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent experience, with a minimum of two years of quality and/or supplier-quality experience.
- Experience with ISO standards, Six Sigma tools, and statistics.
- Ability to understand military specifications and read blueprints.
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, communication, and writing skills.
- Demonstrated ability to define problems, identify root causes, and drive effective corrective actions.
U.S. Citizenship required.
The salary range for this position is $79,919-$114,285. This range reflects the good faith estimate of pay the employer is willing to offer at the time of posting. Several factors can influence the pay scale, including but not limited to: Federal contract labor categories and contract wage rates, collective bargaining agreements, geographic location, business considerations, scope, and responsibilities of the position, local or other applicable market conditions, and internal equity. Other factors include the candidate's qualifications such as prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education/training, and certifications. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for: annual performance-based bonuses, equity awards, and overtime pay (for non-exempt employees as applicable. Our benefits package includes comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision), employer matching 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave (including ant state-mandated paid sick leave), parental leave benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional development support, and life and disability insurance coverage.
Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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Our Vision. To be the leading mid-tier defense technology company in the U.S.
Our Values. The Leonardo DRS culture is defined by our Core Values and Principles:
- Integrity
- Agility
- Excellence
- Customer Focus
- Community & Respect
- Innovation
We strive to uphold them in all aspects of our business practices to inspire our employees and provide outstanding support for our customers.
Nearest Major Market: Worcester
About Company
DRS Technologies, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A., is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. Focused on defense technology, the Company develops, manufactures and supports a broad range of systems for mission critical and military sustainment requirements, as well as homeland security.
The Company has been recognized as one of the fastest growing defense technology companies in the world and holds leading market positions in thermal imaging devices, combat display workstations, electronic sensor systems, power systems, rugged computer systems, air combat training systems, mission recorders, deployable flight incident recorders, environmental control systems, telecommunication systems, aircraft loaders, military trailers and shelters, and integrated logistics and support services.
DRS's broad range of mission critical systems and sustainment solutions uniquely position the Company to support the ongoing superiority of the military's Current Force, as well as the modernization and emerging transformation initiatives of the Future Force.
DRS responds to the needs of U.S. and allied military forces, as they engage in day-to-day expeditionary activities, by providing high-tech products and systems that improve the capabilities of many key platforms. The Company also provides a range of military support systems and services. DRS's products are deployed on a wide range of high-profile military platforms and on several platforms for non-military applications.
Our sustainment products, such as environmental control systems, power generators, water and fuel distribution systems, chemical/biological decontamination systems and heavy equipment transport systems, are used to support military forces, humanitarian efforts and peacekeeping. We also provide security and asset protection systems and services, telecommunication and information technology services, training and logistics support services for all branches of the U.S. armed forces and certain international militaries, homeland security forces, and select government and intelligence agencies.
DRS strives to provide quality products and services and stand behind them, to invest in research and development and new market opportunities, and to leverage existing core defense programs and business areas.
The Company has been recognized as one of the fastest growing defense technology companies in the world and holds leading market positions in thermal imaging devices, combat display workstations, electronic sensor systems, power systems, rugged computer systems, air combat training systems, mission recorders, deployable flight incident recorders, environmental control systems, telecommunication systems, aircraft loaders, military trailers and shelters, and integrated logistics and support services.
DRS's broad range of mission critical systems and sustainment solutions uniquely position the Company to support the ongoing superiority of the military's Current Force, as well as the modernization and emerging transformation initiatives of the Future Force.
DRS responds to the needs of U.S. and allied military forces, as they engage in day-to-day expeditionary activities, by providing high-tech products and systems that improve the capabilities of many key platforms. The Company also provides a range of military support systems and services. DRS's products are deployed on a wide range of high-profile military platforms and on several platforms for non-military applications.
Our sustainment products, such as environmental control systems, power generators, water and fuel distribution systems, chemical/biological decontamination systems and heavy equipment transport systems, are used to support military forces, humanitarian efforts and peacekeeping. We also provide security and asset protection systems and services, telecommunication and information technology services, training and logistics support services for all branches of the U.S. armed forces and certain international militaries, homeland security forces, and select government and intelligence agencies.
DRS strives to provide quality products and services and stand behind them, to invest in research and development and new market opportunities, and to leverage existing core defense programs and business areas.