Aerospace Quality Engineer III — AS9100/DoD

Mercury Systems

Chantilly (VA)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Mercury Systems is seeking a quality-focused professional to drive manufacturing quality initiatives for aerospace and defense products in Chantilly, VA. You will guide design for quality, manufacturability, and producibility, interfacing between engineering development and manufacturing to deliver compliant products and identify cost-reduction opportunities.

You will develop quality plans, PFMEA, control plans, and lead continuous improvement across suppliers, processes, and products, ensuring

Qualifications

BS in an engineering discipline.
Typically requires 3+ years' experience in a manufacturing engineering, operations project management, or quality position for complex electromechanical assemblies and systems.
Experience leading a robust root-cause and corrective action process, working with engineering, suppliers and customers.
Experience supporting the design and development of products, acting as a quality lead within the development team.
Familiarity with IPC-A-610, IPC J-STD.
Experience with AS9100 rev D and AS9102 FAIR.
Experience supporting multiple products and projects across design/development, production and field support/RMA.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes such as soldering, machining, brazing/welding, painting and plating.
Experience with PLM software (Agile or similar), ERP system (Oracle or similar), MES (Factory Logix or similar), and issue tracking software (Jira, Confluence, or similar).
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

Prevent defects through use of process, supplier, manufacturing, and quality controls.
Develop and implement product quality plans, PFMEA, control plans.
Ensure product compliance through functional tests and inspections.
Participate in qualification of new suppliers and internal processes.
Understand sources of variation in supply chain, manufacturing & test processes and control them.
Assist in evaluation and improvement of manufacturing processes through lean concepts and Six Sigma, driving lean quality culture.
Lead root-cause and corrective action with engineering, suppliers and customers.
Review and flow down changes (ECOs) into manufacturing and supply chain, including material disposition actions.
Drive efficient processing of customer RMAs, failure analysis, and responsive communication to customers.
Interface with customers regularly, providing quality status as required.
Facilitate continuous improvement of product and process.
Monitor, measure and communicate metrics on a predictable cadence.
Prepare and deliver quality reviews with management and customers.
Review customer score cards and ensure alignment of improvements to customer satisfaction; drive 8D actions.
Promote adherence to AS9100 and drive improvements.