Quality Auditor

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. seeks a Quality Auditor to ensure products meet high quality standards and investigate issues. The role involves technical support, efficiency improvements, and participation in audits requiring travel across the United States.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 3-5 years of experience in quality engineering, with knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100 standards. This position demands strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in quality engineering or related engineering role.
• Ability to develop and evaluate quality processes and standards.
• Familiarity with auditing ISO 9001 and AS9100 standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure products meet quality standards and resolve issues.
• Analyze data to identify trends in product quality.
• Support audit activities with potential travel requirements.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Lean Six Sigma principles

ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100 knowledge

Process integration

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

Overview

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross‑fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation.

Job Description Summary

A Quality Auditor ensures that products meet the highest quality standards, investigates and resolves issues, and reviews SOWs, RFPs, design plans, process procedures, test procedures, and manuals to understand the scope, requirements, and function of products.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance and support to customers, suppliers, and employees in resolving issues.
• Assist in the improvement of manufacturing, process, and product efficiency to reduce nonconforming products.
• Ensure products meet the organization’s and customers’ quality and product integrity requirements.
• Support product development or operations team by providing analysis and expertise throughout the inspection process.
• Participate in a cross‑function team to determine root causes of failures and identify when failure analysis is necessary, providing recommendations for corrective measures.
• Analyze data to identify trends in product quality or defects with the goal of mitigating and preventing recurrence and future defects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work on cross‑functional teams.
• Working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles.
• Familiarity with Quality Standards ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100.
• Expert knowledge in process integration.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with the proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize tasks.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Good interpersonal skills to communicate clearly.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in an Engineering discipline.

Experience

3‑5 years experience in quality engineering or other engineering role.

Additional Job Description

• Develop and evaluate quality processes and system standards to ensure compliance with company standards and government regulatory requirements.
• Support audit activities across Draper’s facilities with up to 20% travel within the United States.
• Evaluate quality process and system standards to ensure compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Generate audit reports on internal and external audits, system, product and process conformity, pre‑audits, and special audits.
• Investigate problems and develop disposition and corrective actions for recurring quality system process discrepancies.
• Interface as needed with programs, engineering, customer, and supply chain representatives to ensure quality system process requirements are met.
• Recommend corrective actions, dispositions, and modifications.
• Analyze audit data and generate corporate metrics, identify areas of risk and mitigating solutions, and deliver audit planning and results accurately to all levels of the organization.
• Facilitate DCMA and 3rd Party Registrar audits, develop, distribute, monitor, and validate internal and external issued corrective action requests (CARs).
• Prefer experience working in the microelectronics or defense industry.
• Certified trained auditor in ISO 9001:2015 or AS9100D, preferably AS9100D.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience auditing at the ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 level, preferably at AS9100 Security.

Security Requirement

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact [e-mail].