Quality Engineer Lead - Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense : Job Details

At Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD), we believe that our strengths are built on our most important resource - our people. Join EBAD and you'll be a part of a team who creates cutting edge technology that will blast us into the future. No other company can match the innovative energetic solutions that we provide. At EBAD you will actively contribute to successful missions putting men, women and satellites into space, and protecting our armed service men and women around the world. If this is the culture and work environment you are seeking, then EBAD is the place for you!

Job Description

EBAD is seeking aQuality Engineer Lead(QEL) with quality leadership experience in an aerospace and defense manufacturing environment. The QEL position reports directly to the Value Stream Manager.

Responsibilities:

This position leads the Quality group for a subset of product families within Energetic Assemblies and is a supervisor of Quality Engineers (QEs) and Quality Assurance Technicians (QATs).

• Sets QE and QAT goals and conducts their performance reviews
• Distributes program workload to QEs and QATs to support the Team's needs
• Supports the Value Stream with activities to achieve safety, quality, delivery and cost performance targets
• Supports the roll out of quality initiatives and implementation of strategies and goals
• Supports maintenance of an effective Quality Management System with the other sites
• Responsible for NCR, CAPA and COPQ performance tracking and paretos
• Supports their QEs with assigned programs from proposal through shipment to customer while complying with customer requirements and achieving EBAD cost and delivery expectations
• Supports and guides the program QE during customer quality audits and internal audits and approves responses
• Leads/facilitates effective RCCA for failures involving their Value Stream / Products
• Participates in new product development
• Reviews product drawings and approves Inspection Plans for their QEs
• May act as a CCB/NCRB alternate member
• Provides support to the program QE to maintain product First Article status in accordance with customer and AS9102 requirements
• Uses Lean Manufacturing tools to improve quality and reduce defects
• Interfaces and communicates with a variety of personnel including Technicians, Quality Engineers, Mater Scheduler, Planner, Program Managers, Product Engineers and Design Engineers in support of Program needs
• Interfaces with suppliers and customers concerning program quality requirements
• Manages and grows team's talent and capabilities to align with current and future company needs
• Facilitates a successful team-based organization

Requirements:

The successful candidate has experience leading quality engineers

Required experience includes:

• Minimum of 5 years of quality and manufacturing experience
• Interpreting customer specifications and creation of efficient quality plans for programs that meet EBAD and customer requirements
• ISO 9001/AS 9100 quality systems knowledge
• Root cause and corrective and preventative action experience and the ability to walk project teams and customers through the analysis
• Experience in Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement with strong problem-solving skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite software
• Must have or be able to obtain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance and be capable of working on U.S. DoD and ITAR restricted products.

Desired skills:

• Six Sigma Black or Green Belt
• Experience in material review boards
• Knowledge of satellite vehicle systems as well as experience with developing manufacturing processes is beneficial.

Compensation:

Salary Range: $120,000- $140,000 per year. Salary is determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD), headquartered in Simsbury, CT with facilities in Moorpark, CA, and Graham, KY is a global leader of mission-critical hardware and systems solutions including precision energetics systems and innovative explosive solutions.

Our capabilities include customized man-portable breaching systems; fully integrated payload system, subsystem or energetic component production; shock tube-based, signal transmission technology integrated with our highly reliable family of detonators; and armored vehicle solutions. EBAD also has extensive satellite/spacecraft and missile/aircraft/launch vehicle manufacturing capabilities for system initiation, signal transfer, separation release, actuation and deployment and flight termination. No matter what the mission, EBAD can provide tailored, customized solutions to address our customers' challenges.

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.