Job ID: 110635

The Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems business is a trusted provider of innovative naval gas and hybrid power systems, control technology and support solutions for the U.S. Navy and navies around the world.

Job Summary

Join our Danbury, CT team as a Quality Engineer responsible for developing program and project quality system processes and supporting product quality improvements.

What You Will Do

• Lead the efforts to develop, maintain, and deploy quality plans and activities that translate customer requirements into action

• Drive process and product improvement initiatives across multiple functional disciplines

• Perform analyses of program requirements and prepare responsive quality plans, procedures, schedules and resource allocations to assure optimum quality support

• Review and approve engineering/test and contractor documentation and provide input to assure that appropriate quality requirements are addressed

• Develop and implement formalized quality system processes, procedures and work instructions

• Lead product quality improvement teams, Material Review Boards and Failure Review Boards

• Act as main customer and senior management interface in resolving customer quality issues and driving root cause and corrective action on process and product quality issues

• 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

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field or equivalent experience

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in product quality and/or manufacturing

• 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

• IPC-A-610 and IPC-A-620 certification

• Welding certification or experience is preferred

• Candidates must be a US citizen and meet DRS security standards as imposed by DoD, including the issuance of any necessary security clearance by the US government within a reasonable time after commencement of employment

U.S. Citizenship required. This position may require an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.

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.

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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