Req ID: 46950
Team: O04 QUAL ASSUR ENG
Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes

Full-Time
Shift: 1st
Relocation: No relocation assistance available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework

Travel Requirements: No

Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start

Salary Range: $99,000.00 to $122,000.00

The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range

The Role

This benchmark is intended to be used by companies that have generic classifications engaged in research and/or product development encompassing primarily one or more of the following engineering disciplines: electronics, electrical, mechanical, and/or chemical.

NNS Quality Assurance Engineering (Structural) is seeking an experienced engineer to join us in supporting welding/NDT/fitting/forming processes within NNS. This individual shall demonstrate proficiency in the following: Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality evaluation, control systems, and protocols for procedures. Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place. Devises/implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment. Designs, analyzes inspection, testing processes, mechanisms and equipment; conducts quality assurance test; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. Audit quality systems for deficiency identification and correction. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements. Candidates should have a questioning attitude, desire to learn and solve problems while collaborating with personnel at all levels and within different functional areas of the company. May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality. May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant exempt experience;
Master's Degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience;
Ph.D. and 0 years of experience.

Newport News Shipbuilding requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.

Nice to Have

• Strong working knowledge of problem solving, root cause analysis, and process management (e.g., Process Mapping and FMEA)
• Investigates problems and develops disposition and corrective actions for recurring discrepancies.
• Performs deckplate surveillance to ensure processes conform to established standards.
• Process improvement experience a plus.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Quality processes (e.g. certification, testing) and ISO 9000 apply to Military, DOE, shipbuilding
• Experience with Technical Publications and Navy Welding Specifications (i.e. TP 1688, TP 278, TP 248, etc)
• Demonstrated knowledge of Agile, Knowledge Management, and/or Systems Methodologies
• LEAN, Six Sigma, CI methodologies, and/or Certified Green or Black Belt