Supplier Quality Engineer

Job ID: 115570 The Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems business is a trusted provider of innovative naval gas and hybrid power systems, control technology and support solutions for the U.S. Navy and navies around the world.

Job Summary

Join our Fitchburg, MA team as a Supplier Quality Engineer and help ensure the quality, reliability, and continuous improvement of products and suppliers supporting critical naval power systems. You will be responsible for the quality of purchased items used in product development, as well as quality-process and quality-system improvements.

Working across suppliers, engineering, operations, assembly, test, and inspection, you will help prevent defects, resolve issues at their root cause, and strengthen supplier performance. This position is eligible for a hybrid work week and requires travel, up to 40%.

What You Will Do

Partner with suppliers to implement corrective actions, improve control plans, eliminate defects, and drive continuous-improvement initiatives. Evaluate critical supplier selections and lead supplier activities including on-site audits, prototype evaluations, and review and approval of supplier corrective actions. Develop and execute quality plans: Analyze program and customer requirements to develop quality plans, procedures, schedules, activities, and resource allocations that deliver effective quality support.

Review and approve engineering, test, and contractor documentation to ensure quality requirements are clearly addressed. Improve quality systems and processes: Support the quality management system through internal audits, root-cause corrective actions, and sustained process improvements. Establish programs to evaluate the precision and accuracy of production, processing, testing, measurement, and analytical equipment.

Resolve product and manufacturing quality issues: Lead product-quality improvement teams and Material Review Boards, and participate in Failure Review Boards. Provide technical support to Assembly, Test, and Inspection personnel through workmanship-improvement plans, inspection methods and criteria, sampling plans, specification interpretation and revision, and nonconforming-material processing.

Use data to drive decisions: Generate and analyze statistical reports on inspection activities, results, and new product or process testing. Recommend corrective and improvement actions based on findings while considering the financial impact of quality controls and inspections.

Education

& Experience Requirements Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent experience, with a minimum of two years of quality and/or supplier-quality experience. Experience with ISO standards, Six Sigma tools, and statistics. Ability to understand military specifications and read blueprints.

Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, communication, and writing skills. Demonstrated ability to define problems, identify root causes, and drive effective corrective actions. U.S. Citizenship required. The salary range for this position is $79,919-$114,285. This range reflects the good faith estimate of pay the employer is willing to offer at the time of posting.

Several factors can influence the pay scale, including but not limited to: Federal contract labor categories and contract wage rates, collective bargaining agreements, geographic location, business considerations, scope, and responsibilities of the position, local or other applicable market conditions, and internal equity.

Other factors include the candidate’s qualifications such as prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education/training, and certifications. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for: annual performance-based bonuses, equity awards, and overtime pay (for non-exempt employees as applicable.

Our benefits package includes comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision), employer matching 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave (including ant state-mandated paid sick leave), parental leave benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional development support, and life and disability insurance coverage.

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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