Sr. Technical Professional Quality Engineering

Salary: Up to $86k

Industry: Dept. of Defense

Employment Type: Contract with potential for permanent placement

Location: Dallas, TX (Remote but willing to do field work and travel)

Clearance: None required

Requirements:

• US citizen required due to client contracts.
• Bachelor s degree in engineering or equivalent experience with 5 years of experience in manufacturing/assembly operations, quality engineering (design or manufacturing), and materials/procurement; preferably in aerospace electronics; these areas may be replaced by related military experience.
• Demonstrated self-starter & the ability to perform with minimal supervision.
• Experience in leading teams focused on problem solving and improvements.
• Good communication skills with the ability to provide a clear vision of the strategy and processes for key stakeholders.
• High level of analytical ability to identify and evaluate appropriate courses of action for definition and resolution of complex problems.
• 3 years of experience working with suppliers preferred.
• Certified Green Belt or equivalent; Lean Expert or Black Belt preferred.
• Experience with Automotive or Aerospace products preferred
• Additional experience or training in RCCA, Process Mapping, FMEAs and Control Plans or APQP/PPAP preferred.
• Experience using Six Sigma Plus tools preferred.

Duties:

• Provide technical leadership to coordinate implementation of advanced quality processes including statistically based variation reduction, control planning, mistake proofing, and Manufacturing Process Control.
• Evaluate prospective supplier quality systems and conduct gap analysis where required
• Evaluate procedures for compliance to contractual and regulatory requirements (including international regulation coordination issues)
• Prepare and present metrics associated with quality trends and related improvements within the supply base.
• Prepare progress reports, program reviews as needed, to assure the highest quality and cost effectiveness from the suppliers
• Train associates, suppliers, and contract personnel in Six Sigma techniques, Manufacturing Process Control, variation reduction, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Success Factors:

• You will be responsible for quality assurance processes including, but not limited to, First Article Inspection Requirements (FAIR), Self-Release and product audits, as well as coordination of Quality System (AS 9100) compliance audits and special process oversight. In addition, you will be responsible for training and deployment of Manufacturing Process
• Control, variation reduction, quality requirement compliance, Six Sigma, and other Honeywell sponsored supplier initiatives.

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