Quality Assurance Lead

Scientific Research Corporation; Saint Inigoes Shores (MD); On-site; USD 95,346,000 - 158,829,000; Full time

Job summary

Scientific Research Corporation is seeking a senior QA leader to design, implement, and oversee quality control and safety programs across fabrication, machining, and prototyping. The role requires a DoD Secret clearance and extensive experience in manufacturing QA environments.

Responsibilities include leading investigations, maintaining inspection records, and mentoring inspectors, with a focus on compliance, process improvement, and defect reduction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/technical/business or equivalent with required experience

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and overseeing the quality control and safety program
• Analyzing complex quality requirements and leading investigations while maintaining master QC files
• 5+ years? of related experience in production facilities as part of the QA leadership
• Maintaining detailed inspection records and ensuring corrective actions are implemented
• Guiding inspection methodologies and updating techniques or manufacturing methods
• Serving as the primary contact for quality matters

Skills

QA leadership

Inspection records

Corrective actions

Quality control

Production facilities

Mentorship

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/technical/business

Associate’s degree +2 years experience

High School diploma/GED +6 years experience

Job description

Salary Statement

Estimated Starting Salary Range: USD $33.27/Hr. - USD $55.43/Hr. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Description

• Designing, developing, and overseeing the quality control and safety program to ensure full compliance across all fabrication, machining, and prototyping efforts
• Analyzing complex quality requirements, leading the investigation of significant deficiencies, and maintaining all master Quality Control files

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Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, technical, or business discipline
  • Or an Associate’s degree in an engineering, technical, or business discipline and two additional years of work experience
  • Or High School diploma/GED and six additional years of work experience
• 10 years of relevant experience in a lead QA role including:
  • Performing inspections, quality assurance tasks, or technical evaluations within a manufacturing, fabrication, or production environment
  • Designing, developing, and overseeing comprehensive quality control and safety programs
• Of the 10 years of experience, at least 5 years directly related to production facilities
• Demonstrated experience maintaining detailed inspection records, identifying deficiencies, and ensuring corrective actions are implemented
• Experience identifying inspection methodologies (what, when, and how inspections are conducted), leading investigations of significant deficiencies, and updating inspection techniques or manufacturing methods
• Experience analyzing complex quality requirements to determine the necessary controls, processes, tooling, and test equipment needed to assure product quality
• Experience maintaining master Quality Control files and serving as the primary point of contact for quality matters
• Experience providing guidance and mentorship to lower level inspectorsPossess a current DoD Secret Security Clearance

Desired Skills

• Relevant QA/QC certifications (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, ISO 9001 auditing, etc.)
• 10 or more years of experience within DoD manufacturing or production facilities

Clearance Information

SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS, A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE SECRET LEVEL

Travel Requirements

• Less than 15 business days per calendar year

About Us

Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced information technology and engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients.

SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals with amounts increasing based on role and years of service, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more. For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

EEO

Scientific Research Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.

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