Overview

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 1,800 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now www.draper.com/careers.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Draper is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We understand the value of diversity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@draper.com.

Responsibilities

The Senior Product Quality Engineer is responsible for partnering with Systems and Design Engineers to review and interpret requirements to develop Mission Assurance plans, procedures, and processes to meet sponsor program requirements.

The Senior Product Quality Engineer will interact with Customers and cross functional teams in Systems, Design and Test Engineering in a matrix organization to prepare plans and requirements documents based on Draper’s established Quality Management System (QMS) guidelines. These project span from Proof of Concept, Product Development and Production to customer delivery of products.

The individual will require to work independently with program and engineering cross functional teams to assist them with implementation of best engineering practices and processes and provide engineering solution to focus on program execution, overall design and product quality.

Responsibilities for the Senior Product Quality Engineer

• In-depth knowledge of Quality Management Systems such as ISO 9001:2015 and/or AS9100.
• Work closely with the Program and Engineering to understand and comply with the associated specs, requirements, standards, and best practices. With a technical understanding of requirements to necessary to support engineering, prototype, and production environments.
• Work closely with the team to identify and manage Risks/Opportunities.
• Participate in reviews of design plans, process procedures, test procedures, and quality requirements to meet customers contract requirements.
• Ability to review, interpret, and revise electrical and mechanical parts specifications, along with circuit card assemblies.
• Possess a working knowledge of the associated requirements with IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610, IPC-A-6012 and IPC J-STD-001.
• Prepare MRB documentation and reviewing and authorizing product or process deviations with customer or internal program approval.
• Utilizes analytical skill sets to perform Root Cause, Causal Analysis and Corrective/Preventive Action.
• Analyzes data to identify trends in product quality or defects with a goal of mitigating and preventing recurrence and future defects.
• Responsible for Handling, Storage, Marking, Packaging and Preservation and delivery of products.
• Provide QMS guidance and direction to program personnel for QMS compliance.
• Manage and oversee program document peer reviews, submittal, and approval for product’s Configuration Management release.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills with Programs and engineering groups throughout the organization.

• Support program internal and external audits and supplier surveillance activities when necessary.

Qualifications

Qualification for Senior Quality Product Enginner

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree or Master's degree in engineering
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Systems Engineering or Quality Engineering in a Product Development environment
• Ability to work on cross functional teams
• Understanding of Life Cycle Management
• Experience with quality management systems and ISO 9001 standard requirements
• Strong foundational knowledge of electronics and electronic component technologies
• Proficiency in Quality Engineering and Systems Engineering discipline and requirements
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good interpersonal skills to communicate clearly with the internal team and customer
• Must possess strong organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, in English

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in a relevant Engineering degree
• Familiarization with model-based engineering (MBE) frameworks/integrated model tools
• Thorough understanding of FMEA and FAMECA techniques
• Experience with collaborating and contributing on Multidiscipline Proposal teams
• Experience working within Research and Development teams with a focus on Quality

Travel

• Up to 25% travel within the United States

Security Requirement:

• • Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for having/obtaining up to a Top-Secret Clearance.

** Draper has implemented a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all Draper employees. This will be a condition of employment to work at Draper. 

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