Senior Associate, Quality Engineer

Job Title: Senior Associate, Quality Engineer Job Code: 44750 Job Location: Malabar, Florida Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

Job Description:

This role is responsible for driving product and process quality by analyzing defect data, implementing data driven corrective actions, and leading continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations. The position partners with engineering, suppliers, customers, and cross functional teams to ensure compliance with company policies, customer requirements, and engineering documentation. This is an opportunity to make a measurable impact on product performance, operational efficiency, and overall customer satisfaction.

Essential Functions:

Analyze defect data and implement data driven corrective actions

Review hardware for compliance with engineering drawings

Drive continued improvement of the quality system and manufacturing processes

Present corrective actions and process improvements to internal and external audiences

Review, interpret, and ensure compliance to company policies and procedures, engineering drawings, customer contract requirements, and product test procedures

Lead containment efforts of non-conforming material

Communicate directly with customers and suppliers

Revise and improve manufacturing work instructions

Initiate and review engineering design changes

Coordinate material review board (MRB) dispositions for non-conforming product

Perform internal audits of assigned programs, and support in the preparation for and execution of external audits

Ability to obtain Secret Clearance

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Zero-Defect Plan (ZDP)

Lean/Six Sigma training (preference is certified green/black belt)

Understanding of IS09001/AS9100 and related QMS standards

Experience using RCCA tools such as FMEA, Pareto, 5 Why, 8D, and Fishbone

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