Job DescriptionAs a Quality Program Engineer, you'll sit at the center of program execution, risk management, and continuous improvement, ensuring quality is built in, sustained, and improved over time. This role is ideal for quality professionals who enjoy problem solving, cross-functional leadership, and owning outcomes - not just checking boxes.
What You'll DoYou will serve as a quality partner to assigned programs, supporting product quality from planning through execution by driving structured quality processes and disciplined problem solving.
Key responsibilities include:Program & Process Quality- Lead and support PFMEA development, maintenance, and updates in collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and operations
- Ensure risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated through effective prevention and detection controls
- Support control plans, inspection strategies, and process changes aligned to PFMEA outputs
- Corrective Action and problem solving
- Own and manage Corrective Action Requests (CARs) from initiation through closure
- Facilitate structured problem-solving activities using tools such as: 3L5Y / 5-Why, 8D, A3, RCCA
- Verify effectiveness of corrective actions and ensure systemic issues are addressed, not just symptoms
Quality Management System (QMS) Execution- Apply QMS requirements (ISO 9001 / AS9100 where applicable) to daily program execution
- Support internal audits, surveillance activities, and compliance reviews
- Develop, update, and improve quality procedures, work instructions, and process documentation
Cross-Functional Collaboration- Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Safety, and Program teams to resolve quality issues
- Provide clear communication of quality risks, issues, and status to leadership and stakeholders
- Participate in program reviews, readiness reviews, and problem-solving meetings
Continuous Improvement- Use data, metrics, and dashboards to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
- Apply Lean and Six Sigma principles to improve process capability, efficiency, and consistency
- Support site and program-level quality initiatives to strengthen execution and governance
Required Skills and Education- Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in an engineering or technical discipline with four years of related experience, or overall equivalent
- Solid understanding of Quality Assurance / Quality Control fundamentals and concepts
- Solid understanding of Problem Solving tools and techniques
- Experience operating within ISO 9001 standards
- Experience using standard and industry related software including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and database applications such as Oracle or TipQA
- Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
- Able to guide / mentor others
- Experience creating and documenting audit criteria
- Manufacturing or production environments
Preferred Skills and Education- Experience working in a quality program in support of government contracts, preferably DoW
- Experience in root cause analysis.
- PFMEAs, Control Plans, and risk-based quality tools
- Corrective Action management and structured problem solving
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001 / AS9100 or similar quality standards
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence across functions
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and driving issues to closure
- Lean, Six Sigma, or Quality certifications are a plus (but not required)
