Senior Quality Engineer – Aerospace & DoD Programs

Mercury Systems; Scott (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury Systems is a technology company delivering mission-critical aerospace and defense solutions. The role interfaces between engineering development and manufacturing to ensure quality, manufacturability and producibility, guiding the NPI process and driving improvements to yield, cost, and schedule.

The selected candidate will lead quality activities across design, development and production, ensuring compliance with AS9100 and customer requirements, while collaborating with suppliers and

Qualifications

• BS in an engineering discipline.
• Experience leading root-cause and corrective action with engineering, suppliers and customers.
• Experience supporting design/development and acting as quality lead in development teams.
• Familiarity with IPC-A-610, IPC J-STD, AS9100 rev D and AS9102 FAIR.
• Experience with multiple products/projects in design, production or field support/RMA.

Responsibilities

• Prevent defects through process, supplier, manufacturing, and quality controls.
• Develop and implement quality plans, PFMEA, and control plans.
• Ensure product compliance through tests and inspections.
• Lead supplier qualification and process improvements.
• Drive lean manufacturing improvements and Six Sigma initiatives.
• Lead root-cause and corrective action with stakeholders.
• Manage ECO changes and material disposition actions.
• Coordinate RMAs and failure analysis with customers.
• Communicate quality status to customers and management.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

Quality leadership

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean/Six Sigma

Education

BS in an engineering discipline

Tools

Product Lifecycle Management software

ERP system (Oracle or similar)

Manufacturing Execution System (Factory Logix or similar)

Jira/Confluence

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Mercury Systems is a technology company delivering mission-critical aerospace and defense solutions. The role interfaces between engineering development and manufacturing to ensure quality, manufacturability and producibility, guiding the NPI process and driving improvements to yield, cost, and schedule.

The selected candidate will lead quality activities across design, development and production, ensuring compliance with AS9100 and customer requirements, while collaborating with suppliers and