Principal Quality Engineer

Elbit America, Inc. in; Fort Worth (TX); Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Elbit Systems of America, LLC is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer with advanced quality engineering knowledge. The role focuses on identifying, implementing, and measuring Black Belt projects to improve engineering processes.

The incumbent will lead Six Sigma initiatives, provide data-driven analysis, and ensure compliance with quality management systems and certifications. Strong hands-on product engineering experience is required.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 8 years of quality or engineering experience at a systems level.

Aufgaben

• Identify opportunities to drive continuous improvement.
• Provide black belt project support.
• Provide Six Sigma support including data analysis and DMAIC facilitation.
• Provide QA direction on engineering projects and design controls.
• Ensure verification and validation of engineering projects.
• Define and execute risk assessments in the Technical Process.
• Oversee requirements flow-down in the Management Requirements Process.
• Lead and facilitate the causal analysis and resolution process.
• Coordinate the Common Failure Review Board.
• Assist in Risk Management and Opportunities processes.
• Develop action plans for program risks and track progress.
• Measure program performance and report monthly to senior management.
• Ensure compliance with QMS, policies, and certifications.
• Collaborate with the Program Manager to measure program health at each stage-gate.
• Coordinate change requests within engineering functions.
• Collect and analyze measurements from observations and evaluations.
• Facilitate a closed-loop lessons-learned process.

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Job Summary:

The Principal Quality Engineer is an experienced-level position where the incumbent must possess an advanced level of quality engineering knowledge. Tasks at this level fall in areas where technical requirements are substantially complex. The Principal Quality Engineer's primary role is to identify, implement, and measure the success of a variety of Black Belt projects designed to improve engineering processes.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Identify opportunities and innovations to drive continuous improvement.
• Provide black belt-initiated project support.
• Provide Six Sigma support to the engineering group, including data analysis and DMAIC facilitation.
• Provide quality assurance direction on engineering projects and support for design controls.
• Ensure the process of verification and validation of engineering projects.
• Participate in the Technical Process by defining and executing risk assessment.
• Participate in the Management Requirements Process by overseeing requirements flow-down effectiveness and coverage.
• Lead and facilitate the Causal Analysis and Resolution Process.
• Facilitate the Common Failure Review Board.
• Assist in the Risk Management and Opportunities Process
• Identify, document, and facilitate the development of action plans for program risks.
• Measure program performance against objectives, customer commitments, and program requirements, and report monthly results to senior management.
• Ensure compliance with Quality Management Systems, Policies, and Certifications.
• Partner with the Program Manager to measure and report on program health through each stage-gate phase.
• Coordinate and manage change requests within the engineering function.
• Collect and analyze measurements associated with observations, evaluations, assessments, and the causal analysis and resolution process.
• Facilitate, coordinate, and execute a closed-loop lessons-learned process.

Education, Experience, License, or Certification:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 8 years of related experience in quality and/or engineering at a systems level. Requires hands-on product engineering experience.