Senior Quality Engineer at Leonardo DRS in Germantown, MD

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Job ID: 114766 DRS RADA Technologies, a subsidiary of Leonardo DRS, is focused on proprietary radar solutions and legacy avionics systems supporting the defense industry globally. The company is a global pioneer of AESA tactical radars for active military protection, counter-drone applications, critical infrastructure protection, and border surveillance. Job Summary DRS RADA Technologies is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join our team in Germantown, MD. DRS RADA Technologies, a subsidiary of Leonardo DRS, is focused on proprietary radar solutions and legacy avionics systems supporting the defense industry globally. The company is a global pioneer of AESA tactical radars for active military protection, counter-drone applications, critical infrastructure protection, and border surveillance. Job Responsibilities Responsible for developing program or project quality system processes and supporting product quality improvements Lead the efforts to develop maintain and deploy quality plans and activities that translate customer requirements into planned activities Ability to lead a group of engineers, technicians and/or inspectors Responsible for leading groups of engineers on customer programs or projects Responsible for driving process and product improvement initiatives across multiple functional disciplines Perform analyses of program requirements and prepare responsive quality plans, procedures, schedules and resource allocations to assure optimum quality support Review and approve engineering/test and contractor documentation and provide input to assure that appropriate quality requirements are addressed Develop and implement formalized quality system processes, procedures and work instructions Lead the efforts to gather, organize, monitor, analyze and report on information on products and processes Provide ongoing quality system support to include performing internal audits, ensuring implementation of root cause corrective actions Lead product quality improvement teams, Material Review Boards and Failure Review Boards Evaluate and dispose of non-conforming material Provide technical support for Assembly/Test/Inspection personnel to include executing workmanship improvement plans, developing inspection methods and criteria, specifying appropriate sampling plans, interpreting and revising specifications, and processing non-conforming materials Act as main customer and senior management interface in resolving customer quality issues and driving root cause and corrective action on process and product quality issues Develop and deploy SPC initiatives internally and at suppliers Evaluate and make recommendations on critical supplier selections and drives supplier continuous improvement processes, including leading on-site audits, evaluating prototypes, and reviewing and approving of supplier corrective actions Lead and execute customer quality program requirements Monitor development activities to assure contract compliance, as required Develop new procedural controls to address all aspects of quality programs Develop and generate statistical reports on inspection activities and results, new product or process testing results, etc and recommends action as required Establish programs to evaluate the precision and accuracy of production and processing equipment and testing, measurement, and analytical facilities Responsible for financial impacts of quality process controls and inspections Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization Attend appropriate customer, business or program meetings Prepare quality engineering reports and recommendations Monitor and mentor junior quality engineers Provide regular reporting of progress and status Completion of assigned task on time and meeting technical requirements Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years of experience Proficient technical expertise and app