SMX

Senior Production & Quality Engineer (5071)

SMX$73K — $121K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Secret security clearance required
  • Master's or equivalent degree in a technical or scientific field
  • 10+ years of relevant engineering experience
  • 3+ years related to DoD systems
  • Experience in engineering areas of expertise is crucial
  • Industrial Engineering background preferred
  • Desired skills in Manufacturing & Quality (M&Q) engineering

Responsibilities

  • Support production and quality for a classified development program
  • Evaluate suppliers and assess manufacturing/quality planning processes
  • Conduct quality research to aid in establishing M&QE requirements
  • Assess design producibility and manufacturing planning
  • Prepare technical risk assessments for decision-making meetings
  • Lead risk reduction efforts and produce assessments within the M&QE Division
  • Identify manufacturing, quality, or producibility issues and recommend solutions

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage
  • Paid leave
  • Retirement plan options
  • Investment in employee development
  • Opportunities for ongoing learning and career advancement
Full Job Description
SMX is seeking a Senior Production & Quality Engineer for the M&QE Division, in NAVAIR's Systems Acquisition Group. The candidate will provide research analysis and technical domain engineering support in M&QE for a classified program at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD.

Location: On-site at NAS Patuxent River, MD and 30% travel to Industry sites. This work is not eligible for teleworking.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Provide support for Production & Quality of an early development classified program.
  • Examine suppliers and perform facilities evaluations assessing contractor design, development and manufacturing/quality planning activities, ensuring that production and producibility considerations are being appropriately integrated into the systems engineering process.
  • Conduct quality research and data analysis to provide support in the establishment of M&QE requirements and management of M&QE efforts through all acquisition phases, including capacity analysis to examine for scalability.
  • Evaluate design producibility, manufacturing planning and proposed or actual production/quality processes considering program affordability needs and with respect to established schedules and production plans.
  • Prepare technical risk assessments for decision meetings and related briefings.
  • Support the M&QE Division and IPT in planning and leading design, manufacturing and quality risk reduction efforts, producibility assessments and Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs).
  • Provide technical support for producibility and manufacturing discussions in design reviews and program/technical meetings and provide design and process oriented technical inputs.
  • Identify the causes of potential or actual manufacturing, producibility, or quality problems and recommend solutions to M&QE and IPT management via briefing or written correspondence.
  • Support the M&QE lead during the conduct of Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs), Quality System Evaluations (QSEs), Engineering Investigations (EIs), and other M&QE reviews. Support Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETR) events.
  • Conduct quality research and data analysis to assist M&QE Division leadership in improving M&QE products and capabilities so that they optimally support programs and fleet readiness.

Required Skills & Experience:
  • Clearance Required: Secret
    • US Citizenship is required for work on DoD contract
  • Technical or Scientific MS or MA degree from an accredited college or university
    • ALLOWABLE SUBSTITUTION: Technical or Scientific BS or BA degree from an accredited college or university and an additional four (4) years of recent and relevant experience
  • At least ten (10) years of recent and relevant experience in an engineering position
  • 3+ years' experience directly related to DoD systems
  • Demonstrated experience in an area of engineering expertise is required
  • Industrial Engineering background is desired
  • M&Q skills highly desired

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The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.

The proposed salary for this position is:

$73,100-$121,800 USD

About SMX

SMX is a company that concentrates on C5ISR, advanced engineering, and computing and also provides services, including cyber security and data analytics. Their previous search terms included Trident Technologies, Smartronix, Datastrong, and C2S Consulting Company, and their tradition of offering new technological solutions.

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