Senior Quality Engineer

Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary Thales Defense & Security Inc., is a technical leader in the fields of sonar systems, sonar signal processing, acoustic training systems, and open architecture system and software integration. The venture focuses on emerging areas in the undersea warfare domain where the customer has identified mission-critical needs. For additional information about Advanced Acoustic Concepts, please visit our website at:http://www.aaccorp.com.

Job Title: Senior Quality Assurance Engineer III

Job Location: Lemont Furnace, PA

Overall Summary

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.

Primary & Essential 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.

Additional Responsibilities

• 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

Years of Experience and Level of Education

5+ years Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

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 application domain knowledge
• ASQ certification or Black Belt preferred.
• Rev January 2018 Engineer III Quality
• Proficient with ISO Standards, Six Sigma tools, statistics
• Ability to understand military specifications and to read blueprints.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, communication and writing skills.
• Ability to define problems and drive to root cause and effective corrective action.
• Specialties may include:
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Software Engineering
• Laser Engineering
• Optical Engineering
• Supplier Quality Engineering

Physical Requirements

• Lifting (up to 20 lbs.): up to 25% of time
• Walking: up to 25% of time
• Climbing, Bending, Standing, Stooping: up to 10% of time
• Sitting: up to 75% of time
• Travel: up to 10% of time

We offer a full spectrum of benefits including healthcare benefits, paid time off, holidays, tuition assistance, life insurance, short/long term disability and other insurance plans, subject to eligibility or requirements. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company's 401(k) retirement savings plan, which includes a matching percentage. This position is also eligible for a bonus plan in addition to the base pay range listed above.

The current schedule for this position is:

• 4/10 work schedule, Monday-Thursday

Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC is committed to non-discrimination as applicable under federal and state laws.AAC is an E-Verify employer.