Project QA Engineer II ((Program mfg)

General Dynamics Corporation; Town of Florida, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) in St. Petersburg, FL, is seeking a Project QA Engineer II to lead quality processes across the production lifecycle and collaborate with program teams to ensure customer satisfaction and compliance.

This role requires travel up to 25-50% and a strong background in quality engineering within manufacturing or aerospace contexts. The candidate should have an Associate's Degree with 2–4 years of experience or an equivalent combination, and

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree and 2-4 years' experience OR Equivalent Combination of Relevant Education &/or Experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Power BI, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation, maturity assessment and improvement of all processes throughout the production lifecycle to improve customer satisfaction and increase profitability in a safe working environment.
• Leads program team members to evaluate risks, problems and solutions from a quality and customer/stakeholder point of view.
• Identifies Quality Assurance activities to mitigate risk.
• Collaborate with the program team to develop schedules, estimates, forecasts, and budgets for quality activities.
• Validates effective internal controls system is in place to verify that processes continue to meet customer and stakeholder requirements.
• Performs audits on program delivery and ensures the use of Quality data analytics to identify risks and nonconformances and ensures that appropriate corrective and preventive actions are taken.

Tools

Microsoft Office (Power BI)

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

SharePoint

TipQA

Soft Expert

Minitab

Six Sigma Green Belt

PMP

ISO9001:2015 Lead Auditor

AS9100D Lead Auditor

Job description

Responsibilities for this Position

Project QA Engineer II ((Program mfg)

US-FL-St Petersburg

Job ID: 2026-37145

Type: Full Time

# of Openings: 1

Category: Quality Assurance/Safety

St Petersburg, FL

Company Overview

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting‑edge advantage to our warfighters. Our Ethos of Honesty, Trust, Transparency, and Alignment, are the guiding principles that form the foundation of everything we do. Integrity is paramount, innovation fuels our passion, customer satisfaction is at the core of our mission, and collaboration is key to our success - fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual respect among employees, partners, and stakeholders. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits that include career development and recognition programs. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Impact of the Role

General Profile

• Requires working knowledge and experience in own job discipline and broadens capabilities
• Continues to build knowledge of the company, processes and customers
• Performs a range of assignments related to job discipline
• Uses prescribed guidelines or policies in analyzing situations
• Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction
• Consistent exercise of discretion & judgment

Essential Functions

• Lead the implementation, maturity assessment and improvement of all processes throughout the production lifecycle to improve customer satisfaction and increase profitability in a safe working environment.
• Leads program team members to evaluate risks, problems and solutions from a quality and customer/stakeholder point of view.
• Identifies Quality Assurance activities to mitigate risk.
• Collaborate with the program team to develop schedules, estimates, forecasts, and budgets for quality activities.
• Validates effective internal controls system is in place to verify that processes continue to meet customer and stakeholder requirements.
• Performs audits on program delivery and ensures the use of Quality data analytics to identify risks and nonconformances and ensures that appropriate corrective and preventive actions are taken.

Required Qualifications

• Required education and experience: Associate's Degree and 2-4 years' experience OR Equivalent Combination of Relevant Education &/or Experience
• Critical professional related technical skills; computer skills:Proficient in Microsoft Office (Power BI, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred education and experience: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or other Engineering-related degree.
• Relevant Program Quality Engineering experience within Manufacturing, Military, Aerospace/Aviation, Medical industry.
• Knowledge, skills & abilities: Program Quality. Issue Resolution. KPI Management. Performance Analysis. Quality Audit. Quality Improvement. Regulatory Compliance. ISO9001:2015 Lead auditor or AS9100D Lead Auditor.
• Certified Quality Engineer, SharePoint, TipQA, Soft Expert, Minitab.
• Ability to read and interpret technical engineering drawings.
• Six Sigma Green Belt, Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Strong Mechanical Background.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25-50% of time, including possible international travel.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time
• Requires regular movement throughout GD-OTS facilities
• Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.

Travel Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time
• Requires regular movement throughout GD-OTS facilities
• Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. The statements do not represent an exhaustive list of required responsibilities and skills. Other duties may be added or this job description may be amended at any time. This job description does not alter an employee's at‑will employment status or create an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise.

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General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, weapons, lightweight tactical vehicles, missile components and armament systems around the world.