Quality Engineer II

Mercury Systems; West Caldwell (NJ); On-site; USD 77,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Health, life and disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development and wellness

Stock-based awards

9/80 alternative work schedule

Job summary

Mercury Systems is seeking a Quality Engineer in NJ to drive continuous improvement and resolve complex quality challenges in a fast-paced aerospace/defense environment.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality across development, transition to manufacturing, and ongoing production. The role emphasizes RCCA, failure analysis, and adherence to AS9100 standards, with on-site requirements in NJ and occasional site visits to nearby facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of quality assurance/quality engineering in mission-critical environments.
• Experience with RCCA methodologies.
• Experience with failure and defect analysis.
• Experience driving COPQ initiatives, scrap reduction and rework.
• Knowledge of relevant quality standards, methods and practices.
• Knowledge of fault trees and statistical process control.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance OR ability to obtain one. US Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product compliance through functional tests and inspections.
• Participate in qualification of new suppliers and internal processes.
• Improve manufacturing processes using lean concepts and APQP.
• Review and flow down ECOs into manufacturing and supply chain.
• Handle non-conforming material and MRB management.
• Conduct effective failure analysis and communicate with customers.
• Drive continuous improvement of product and process.
• Track KPIs and report trends to leadership.
• Align improvement initiatives with customer satisfaction.
• Interface with customers to provide quality status as required.
• Support AS9100 compliance and internal audits.

Skills

RCCA

Failure analysis

COPQ initiatives

8D methodology

Lean concepts

APQP

AS9100 familiarity

DoD clearance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

Mercury Systems Quality Engineering team in NJ is seeking an eager Quality Engineer to play a key role in driving continuous improvement, resolving complex quality challenges, and ensuring product excellence in a fast-paced aerospace/ defense environment.

Job Summary

Mercury Systems Quality Engineering team in NJ is seeking an eager Quality Engineer to play a key role in driving continuous improvement, resolving complex quality challenges, and ensuring product excellence in a fast-paced aerospace/ defense environment.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by driving quality improvement and collaborating with cross-functional teams in a deadline-driven environment, support delivery of product, improve customer satisfaction, and achieve internal business goals.

Plan for and ensure the quality of product through collaborative partnerships with customers, suppliers and internal departments.

This is a hands-on role that works with a team of engineers, technicians and inspectors that are engaged through the entire life cycle of product, starting during development, continuing with transitioning of product to manufacturing, and then supporting the continuous manufacture of product.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure product compliance through a comprehensive set of functional tests and inspections.
• Participate in the qualification of new suppliers and internal processes.
• Assist in the evaluation and improvement of manufacturing processes, through lean concepts and APQP.
• Effectively review, implement, and flow down changes (ECOs) into manufacturing and supply chain, including material disposition actions.
• Execute processes for non-conforming material and the efficient management of MRB.
• Drive effective failure analysis, and responsive communication to customers.
• Facilitate continuous improvement of product and process throughout the organization.
• Monitor, measure and communicate metrics (KPIs) on a predicted cadence.
• Review customer scorecards and ensure alignment of improvement initiatives to customer satisfaction.
• Interface and communicate with customers regularly, providing quality status as required.
• Promote adherence to the Quality Management System (AS9100), and drive improvements.
• Participate in internal and external audits and provide results.
• Monitor factory performance through defect analysis and lead RCCA for improvement of recognized trends
• Support Industry QMS Standards by conducting periodic internal assessments to AS9100; develop, monitor, and re-define internal operating procedures where needed.
• Monitor and Drive COPQ initiatives, Scrap Reduction, Escapes, Rework
• Address production-related Quality issues as they arise, utilizing 8D methodology for RCCA. Drive effective corrective action.
• Assist with ESD, Environmental Control and FOD Programs as necessary.
• Develop Quality Inspection Criteria and Quality Control Plans
• Support First-Article Inspections on all NPI product, or as required.
• Supporting the West Caldwell, NJ (on-site) and the Saddle River, NJ site (1 day a week on-site generally)

Required Qualifications

• Typically, requires Bachelor's degree, preferably in an Engineering discipline OR equivalent years of work experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree
• Typically requires a minimum of 2+ years of related experience including performing quality assurance / quality engineering duties in a mission critical environment.
• Proven experience with RCCA (root cause corrective action) methodologies.
• Proven experience with failure & defect analysis.
• Experience monitoring and driving COPQ initiatives, scrap reduction & defining rework is essential.
• Knowledge of relevant quality standards, methods and practices.
• Knowledge of fault trees and statistical process control.
• Proven record of initiative, problem solving and the ability to recognize and implement improvements.
• An active DoD Secret Clearance OR the ability to obtain one. US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8D methodology preferred.
• First Article Inspection experience preferred.
• NPI experience.

Fulltime Equivalent Job Grade Salary Range for this position "

• $65,200.00 - $130,400.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in FL, GA, IN, AZ, AL, MD or TX, and all remote employees
• $73,000.00 - $146,000.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in VA, CA, NH or MA
• $76,900.00 - $153,900.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in NJ

Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including:

• the role and related responsibilities;
• prior work experience;
• education, training, skills and certifications;
• internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles;
• geographic location; and
• alignment with market data.

In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:

• bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions);
• health, life and disability insurance;
• company-paid holidays and time off;
• 401(k) retirement plan;
• discounted employee stock purchase plan;
• tuition reimbursement; and
• access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv and Virgin Pulse.

Team members at the Director or Vice President level are also eligible to receive annual stock-based awards.

Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work/ life balance (available based off location)

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

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