Production & Quality Engineer: Producibility & PRR Lead

Socket.dev; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

SMX is seeking a Production & Quality Engineer for the M&QE Division to support a classified program at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD. The role is on-site with 30% travel to industry sites and no telework.

Responsibilities include production and quality support for early development, supplier evaluations, and risk assessments, ensuring producibility and quality planning are integrated into systems engineering processes.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree from an accredited college or university
• 3+ years of engineering experience
• Experience related directly to DoD/DOW systems
• Industrial engineering background desired
• MQ skills highly desired

Responsibilities

• Provide support for Production & Quality of an early development classified program.
• Examine suppliers and perform facilities evaluations assessing contractor design, development and manufacturing/quality planning activities.
• Conduct quality research and data analysis to support M&QE requirements across acquisition phases.
• Evaluate producibility and manufacturing/quality processes against schedules and production plans.
• Prepare technical risk assessments for decision meetings and briefings.
• Support planning and execution of design, manufacturing and quality risk reduction and PRRs.
• Provide inputs in design reviews and program meetings on producibility and manufacturing.

Skills

DOD/DOW systems experience

Industrial engineering background

MQ skills

Education

BS/BA in technical or scientific field

Job description

SMX is seeking a Production & Quality Engineer for the M&QE Division to support a classified program at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD. The role is on-site with 30% travel to industry sites and no telework.

Responsibilities include production and quality support for early development, supplier evaluations, and risk assessments, ensuring producibility and quality planning are integrated into systems engineering processes.