Quality Assurance Engineer

Position would require the candidate to be a W2 employee of Donatech.
US Citizenship Required.
Active Secret Clearance Required.

-Providing support for various Client Sites and Suppliers for production and transition to production initiatives
-Supporting, facilitating, and leading strategic and complex initiatives to resolve recurring Quality issues
-Traveling to Client Sites and Suppliers to work Program issues
-Identifying gaps in processes/procedures and implement solutions to support ramp up efforts and lean continuous improvement initiative
-Interfacing with and present to customer, suppliers, Client sites, and cross-functional program personnel on quality related issues

Basic Qualifications :
- Secret security clearance required at time of submittal
-Bachelor's degree or higher in STEM, or equivalent years of experience
- Ability to travel (typically around 25%-50%)
- Experience building relationships with internal and external customers
-Advanced knowledge of applicable industry standards (AS9100, ISO9001, FAR, DFAR, JSTD etc.)
-Experience interpreting drawings and specifications to develop and apply quality test and inspection methods and translate into work instructions
-Ability to interpret requirements that will enable development and review of Quality Processes, and related performance metrics
-Experience in disposition of non-conforming products and failure review boards/ investigations with causal analysis tools
-Advanced experience in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance
-Proficient skill level with Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
-Must be able to identify and document supplier's quality deficiencies and ensure effective corrective actions
-Experience developing inspection plans
-Experience with performing First Article Inspections to AS9102 requirements

Desired Skills:
-ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and / or Certified Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA)
-Lean / Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification
-Prior leadership or people management experience
-Special Process Engineering experience
- Manufacturing of various commodities experience
-Able to work without appreciable direction
-AS9102 first article inspections, hardware source inspections, and performing audit/surveillance on supplier production processes/procedures experience
-Apriso and SAP Application experience
-Mentoring and training of peers experience
-Process capability analysis and interpretation, gage R&R, or measurement system analysis experience
-Effective Communication Skills - written, oral, listening and technical writing