Leonardo DRS

Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Leonardo DRS$95K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in supplier quality engineering
  • Proficient technical expertise and application domain knowledge
  • ASQ certification or Black Belt preferred
  • Proficient with ISO Standards, Six Sigma tools, and statistics
  • Strong understanding of military specifications and blueprints
  • Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, communication, and writing skills

Responsibilities

  • Participate in supplier development activities to improve control plans and eliminate defects
  • Develop and implement quality plans and activities based on customer requirements
  • Conduct analyses and prepare quality plans and resource allocations for optimal support
  • Mentor junior quality engineers to enhance team performance
  • Review and approve documentation to ensure quality requirements are met
  • Perform internal audits and ensure implementation of corrective actions
  • Lead product quality improvement teams and participate in material review and failure review boards
  • Provide technical support for inspection personnel and improve inspection methods
  • Evaluate critical supplier selections and drive continuous improvement processes
  • Generate statistical reports on inspection and testing activities for actionable insights

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Company contribution to a health savings account
  • Telemedicine services
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Legal insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Wellness programs focusing on overall well-being
  • Flexible work schedules with a 9/80 work arrangement
  • Competitive vacation and leave policies including paid parental leave
  • Community service hours
Full Job Description
Job ID: 114428

Job Summary

Join our Menomonee Falls, WI team as a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer. This role is responsible for the quality of purchased items used in product development as well as quality processes and quality system improvements.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work week and requires heavy travel (up to 40%).

What You Will Do

  • Participate in supplier development activities and interact with suppliers to implement corrective actions, improve control plans, and eliminate defects
  • Develop, maintain, and deploy quality plans and activities that translate customer requirements into planned activities
  • Perform analyses of program requirements and prepares responsive quality plans, procedures, schedules and resource allocations to assure optimum quality support
  • Mentor junior quality engineers
  • Review and approve engineering/test and contractor documentation and provide input to assure that appropriate quality requirements are addressed
  • 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 participates in Failure Review Boards
  • 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
  • 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
  • Develop and generate statistical reports on inspection activities and results, new product or process testing results, etc. and recommend action as required
  • Establish programs to evaluate the precision and accuracy of production and processing equipment and testing, measurement, and analytical facilities
  • Consider financial impacts of quality process controls and inspections


Education & Experience Requirements

  • 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
  • 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

U.S. Citizenship required.

Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.

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About Leonardo DRS

Leonardo DRS is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. Focused on defense technology, we develop, manufacture and support a broad range of systems for mission critical and military sustainment requirements, as well as homeland security. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leonardo S.p.A. which employs more than 45,000 people worldwide. We offer a competitive compensation package and a business culture that rewards performance. For additional information on Leonardo DRS, please visit our website at www.leonardodrs.com.
Learn more about Leonardo DRS
Size
11,000 employees
Market Cap
$3.1 billion
Industry
Founded
1968
5 Year Trend
+55.7%
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