Sr. / Principal Quality Engineer at General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works Brunswick, ME

General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works; Brunswick (ME); On-site; USD 84,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Onsite health services

Job summary

Bath Iron Works (General Dynamics) is seeking a detail-oriented QA professional to execute Quality Assurance functions across engineering, manufacturing and support departments. This role ensures ISO 9001 compliance and supports Navy shipbuilding programs.

You will lead audits, develop and maintain QMS documents, analyze quality data for trends, and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams. Strong knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and MS Office is expected, with travel for supplier audits

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in QA within regulated industries.
• Experience with ISO 9001 audits and certification processes.
• Ability to lead independent audits for certification and supplier quality.
• Knowledge of Navy SOSB QA procedures is a plus.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Take personal responsibility for safety and hazard identification.
• Execute QA across departments using BIW's BOS and document control.
• Develop and maintain QMS documents and corrective actions.
• Collect and review quality data to identify trends and issues.
• Provide data-driven insights to leadership for strategic decisions.
• Coordinate with suppliers, customers, and internal teams on QA.
• Travel for supplier audits and planning yard support when needed.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Audits

ISO 9001

Lean Six Sigma

Statistical analysis

Data-driven decision making

MS Office

Education

BS Degree in Information Technology, Quality, Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent

Tools

MACPAC

MS Office

Visio

Project

Job description

Job DescriptionWe offer a competitive salary for this role, with an expected range of $83,600 to $132,300. The final offer will depend on your experience, skills, and overall qualifications.

General Dynamics – Bath Iron Works also provides a variety of benefits including medical & dental insurance coverage, 401(k) retirement savings plan, flexible spending accounts/HSAs, life and disability insurance, company paid holidays, paid time off (PTO), health coaching, athletic trainers, employee assistance programs and onsite health services.

Become a part of the "Bath-Built is Best-Built" tradition.

We are looking for a detail-oriented individual who has a positive attitude. In this unique role you will be responsible for executing Quality Assurance functions across various departments at BIW.

This role is essential to maintaining compliance with the ISO 9001 standard which is a key requirement for building ships for the US Navy.

Safety Leadership

• Take personal responsibility for your own safety through hazard identification and mitigation.
• Ensure practices/processes are safely executed.
• Communicate safety concerns and model safe behaviors.

Project Execution

• Utilize BIW’s business operating system (BOS) to execute work and communicate progress daily.
• Accomplish audits of the Quality Management System and work with departments to implement corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain documents that govern the quality management system.

Quality Management

• Participate in the multitude of roles that quality assurance takes to ensure products meet the customers’ requirements.
• This could be, but not limited to, engineering and manufacturing product audits, equipment care and protection audits, vendor material inspections, vendor quality management system audits, calibration lab audits as well as others.
• Collect and review quality data for trends, patterns, anomalies and make recommendations for corrective actions in various departmental processes (Engineering, Manufacturing etc.).
• Provide data driven insights to leadership for strategic decision making.
• Ensure that performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards.

Training and Development

• Experiential knowledge in the design/development process of engineering products (design drawings), Catia, Auto Cad, 2D/3D design, design for quality.
• Develop and implement work instructions and procedures that govern the work done by the Quality team.
• Take an active role in your development by progressing through the different Quality Team competencies.
• Work with your leadership team to take advantage of training opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Team Collaboration and Communication

• Experienced in presenting complex ideas to upper management down to the individual contributor.
• Work with various stakeholders in efforts to identify causes of rework and implement corrections to eliminate it.
• Lead stakeholder teams to resolve identified quality issues.
• Report to leadership the identified quality issues and corrective actions taken to resolve the issues.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunity for improvement in the QMS and in our daily processes and lead efforts to complete corrective actions to take advantage of those opportunities.
• Utilize the A3 methodology and BIW’s BOS to continually improve quality and results.
• Working knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies like Lean /Six Sigma, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, DMAIC process.

Required/Preferred Education/Training

• Sr. Engineer: Minimum of 5 years experience required.
• Principal Engineer: Minimum of 10 years’ experience required.
• BS Degree in Information Technology, Quality, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience in IT, Trades, Planning, Design, Marine Industry, or in a Supervisory Role in Trades Dept. (BIW Apprenticeship a plus).
• Ability to meet Job description with respect to the IT elements is required.
• BIW Apprenticeship graduate preferred.

It is highly recommended that your Resume and Job Application speak directly to the skills, systems, and processes mentioned in this listing.

Required/Preferred Experience

• Background in Engineering, Quality Assurance or Control operating in regulated industry such as aerospace/defense, pharmaceutical, food or scientific environments required.
• Practical Experience with ISO9001 or similar system in ship-building or other highly regulated industry such as those stated previously.
• Demonstrated experience operating and participating in independent audit for certification of known Quality standard (ISO preferred).
• Working knowledge of planning systems such as MACPAC, and shop methods and construction processes preferred.
• Experience in direct dealings with U.S. Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding (SOSB) Quality Assurance (QAS) a plus.
• Ability to effectively interface with suppliers, customers, and internal divisions required.
• High proficiency in MS Office Products with demonstrated mid-to-high level experience in MS Excel, Access, Project, and Visio strongly preferred.
• Experience with direct dealing with Navy or other branches of the Department of Defense (DoD) in either commercial or military role, a plus.
• Experience in any marine/shipboard assignments, commercial or military, a plus.
• Ability to exercise technical writing skills in development and revision of varied procedures.

Ability to travel for supplier audits and planning yard support if needed.

Job Summary

Req ID: 2026-5353Remaining Positions: 1Post End Date: 10/18/2026Category: Quality AssuranceSalary Grade: E/FShift: 1st