Quality Engineer Associate

M.C. Dean; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 72,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Quality Engineer Associate, where you'll play a crucial role in ensuring quality assurance across critical projects. This position involves documenting and implementing quality plans, leading inspections, and collaborating with teams to optimize processes. With a focus on continuous improvement and adherence to industry standards, you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on project outcomes. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical insurance, and tuition reimbursement. If you're detail-oriented and passionate about quality, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

401k Retirement Plan

Military Reserve Pay Offset

Paid Maternity Leave

Qualifications

• 0+ years experience with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Document and implement the Quality Assurance plan.
• Lead quality control processes and inspections.
• Prepare quality reports and project scorecards.

Skills

Data Collection

Management and Analysis

Planning and Organizational Skills

Written and Verbal Communication

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

ISO

CMMI

Agile

Lean Six Sigma

PMBOK

ITIL

Job description

Overview

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company's capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and employs more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Responsibilities

The Quality Engineer Associate is responsible for documenting, managing, implementing, and institutionalizing the Quality Assurance plan for the assigned business unit and/or service center.

Perform Quality Control tasks to include:

• Incorporate and lead M.C. Dean's Quality Management System on the assigned project, specifically ensuring:
• Control of Documents and Records
• Control of Nonconforming Installation
• Initiation, follow-up and closure of corrective and preventive actions.
• Document and Implement the Quality Plan tailored to project specifications/contractual requirements
• Partner with the project team in understanding the complete scope of work for the project.
• Establish and lead 3-Phase Quality Control Process conducting preparatory, initial and follow-up phase inspections.
• Collect data from internal inspections on conformity to requirements and compliance to procedures and prepare weekly inspection data log (Field Data Collection Report).
• Initiate/Assign/Manage Discrepancy Notices, Corrective Action Reports, Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Identify and provide solutions to project specific issues based on knowledge, experience and outside resources.
• Manage the punch list identification and closeout process.
• Establish and lead quality initiatives for the project.
• Participate in the review of Engineering deliverables (Drawing (Design/Detail), Specification, Submittals) and ensure all comments generated during these reviews are addressed.
• Provide oversight and coordinate 3rd party peer design and 3rd party testing agencies, implement recommendations as necessary.
• Document tailored processes across the value stream using ISO, CMMI, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, PMBOK, ITIL and other internationally recognized process frameworks.
• Understand challenges in the existing AS-IS processes and recommend improvements for process optimization
• Identify technical and administrative controls and create rules, policies, and procedures for the control implementation.
• Lead all activities involving quality assurance, compliance, audits, deliverables, and process improvement.
• Conduct project specific audits to measure the degree of adherence to documented policies and procedures.
• Prepare product and process quality reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
• Develop project scorecard on Quality Assurance and report to project and executive teams on the level of adherence.
• Work on special process improvement projects to identify root cause and put in place corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence

Qualifications

Experience / Education Required:

• 0 + years of experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (preferably Industrial/Systems Engineering)

Aptitude:

• Data Collection, Management and analysis
• Planning and organizational
• Written and verbal communication
• Decision-making
• Teamwork, Team building and collaboration
• Customer service orientation
• Sharp attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Meticulous and diligent attributes
• Great team player with the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to influence with no direct supervisory authority

What we offer:

• Excellent benefit package including competitive salary.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• 401k retirement plan.
• Military Reserve pay offset.
• Paid maternity leave.

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Pay Range

USD $72,320.00 - USD $108,480.00 /Yr.