Senior Quality Engineer – DoD Aerospace NPI Leader

Mercury Systems, Inc.

Chantilly (VA)

Hybrid

USD 84,000 - 168,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Mercury Systems, Inc. seeks a quality-focused professional to drive design-for-quality and manufacturability across aerospace and defense programs.

You will guide quality in NPI, develop PFMEA/control plans, and lead root-cause analysis with suppliers and engineering teams to improve yield and reduce costs. The role interfaces with manufacturing and engineering to ensure products meet customer requirements and regulatory standards, while promoting continuous improvement and adherence to AS9100.

Qualifications

BS in an engineering discipline.
Typically requires 3+ years' experience in a manufacturing engineering, operations project management, or quality position for complex electromechanical assemblies and systems.
Experience leading a robust root-cause and corrective action process, working with engineering, suppliers and customers.
Experience supporting the design and development of products, acting as a quality lead within the development team.
Familiarity with IPC-A-610, IPC J-STD.
Experience with AS9100 rev D and AS9102 FAIR.
Experience supporting(design/development, production, field support/RMA)multiple products and projects.
Knowledge of relevant manufacturing processes such as soldering, machining, brazing/welding, painting and plating.
Experience with systems such as Product Lifecycle Management software(Agile or similar), ERP system (Oracle or similar), Manufacturing Execution System (Factory Logix or similar), and issue and project tracking software (Jira, Confluence, or similar).
Proficiency with Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Teams)

Responsibilities

Prevent defects through use of process, supplier, manufacturing, and quality controls.
Develop and implement product quality plans, PFMEA, control plans.
Ensure product compliance through a comprehensive set of functional tests and inspections.
Participate in the qualification of new suppliers and internal processes.
Understand sources of variation in the supply chain, manufacturing & test processes and control them.
Assist in the evaluation and improvement of manufacturing processes, through lean concepts and Six Sigma, while driving a lean quality culture.
Lead a robust root-cause and corrective action process, working with engineering, suppliers and customers.
Oversee the effective review, implementation, and flow down of changes (ECOs) into manufacturing and the supply chain, including material disposition actions.
Drive efficient processing of customer RMAs, effective failure analysis, and responsive communication to customers.
Interface and communicate with customers regularly, providing quality status as required.
Facilitate continuous improvement of product and process.
Monitor, measure and communicate metrics on a predicted cadence.
Prepare and deliver quality reviews with management, peer groups and customers.
Review customer score cards and ensure alignment of improvement initiatives to customer satisfaction; drive 8D corrective action.
Promote adherence to the Quality Management System (AS9100), and drive improvements.