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Senior Quality Engineer

DRS Technologies
  • Danbury, CT
  • Autofill and Review
7 days ago

Job Description

Job ID: 115434

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

At Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems, our teams develop technologies and support solutions for the U.S. Navy and navies around the world. We're looking for a Senior Quality Engineer in Danbury who can turn demanding requirements into practical quality plans, help teams solve problems at their source, and strengthen the processes behind reliable products.

What You Will Do

  • Partner with engineering, manufacturing, test, supply chain, and program teams to build quality into the work from the start.
  • Translate customer and technical requirements into quality plans, inspection approaches, and clear acceptance criteria.
  • Lead investigations into product and process issues, identify root causes, and help teams put effective corrective actions in place.
  • Support the review and disposition of nonconforming material while keeping decisions grounded in requirements and risk.
  • Use quality data, audits, and lessons learned to identify improvements and check that those improvements hold.
  • Share your expertise with inspectors, technicians, and fellow engineers, helping others understand both the requirement and the reason behind it.

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. 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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Our Vision. To be the leading mid-tier defense technology company in the U.S.

Our Values. The Leonardo DRS culture is defined by our Core Values and Principles:

  • Integrity
  • Agility
  • Excellence
  • Customer Focus
  • Community & Respect
  • Innovation

We strive to uphold them in all aspects of our business practices to inspire our employees and provide outstanding support for our customers.

Numbers & Facts

LocationDanbury, CT
IndustryAerospace and Defense
Company Size5,000 to 9,999 employees
Websitehttp://www.drs.com/

About Company

DRS Technologies, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A., is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. Focused on defense technology, the Company develops, manufactures and supports a broad range of systems for mission critical and military sustainment requirements, as well as homeland security.

The Company has been recognized as one of the fastest growing defense technology companies in the world and holds leading market positions in thermal imaging devices, combat display workstations, electronic sensor systems, power systems, rugged computer systems, air combat training systems, mission recorders, deployable flight incident recorders, environmental control systems, telecommunication systems, aircraft loaders, military trailers and shelters, and integrated logistics and support services.

DRS's broad range of mission critical systems and sustainment solutions uniquely position the Company to support the ongoing superiority of the military's Current Force, as well as the modernization and emerging transformation initiatives of the Future Force.

DRS responds to the needs of U.S. and allied military forces, as they engage in day-to-day expeditionary activities, by providing high-tech products and systems that improve the capabilities of many key platforms. The Company also provides a range of military support systems and services. DRS's products are deployed on a wide range of high-profile military platforms and on several platforms for non-military applications.

Our sustainment products, such as environmental control systems, power generators, water and fuel distribution systems, chemical/biological decontamination systems and heavy equipment transport systems, are used to support military forces, humanitarian efforts and peacekeeping. We also provide security and asset protection systems and services, telecommunication and information technology services, training and logistics support services for all branches of the U.S. armed forces and certain international militaries, homeland security forces, and select government and intelligence agencies.

DRS strives to provide quality products and services and stand behind them, to invest in research and development and new market opportunities, and to leverage existing core defense programs and business areas.

Skills

  • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
  • American Society for Quality (ASQ)unmatched
  • Blueprintsunmatched
  • Business Practicesunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Corrective Actionunmatched
  • Customer Relationsunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Insuranceunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Legalunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Military Specificationsunmatched
  • Negotiation Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Quality Engineeringunmatched
  • Riskunmatched
  • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
  • Six Sigmaunmatched
  • Six Sigma Black Beltunmatched
  • Statisticsunmatched
  • Supply Chainunmatched
  • Technical Supportunmatched
  • Telemedicineunmatched
  • Testingunmatched
  • United States Citizenunmatched
  • United States Navy (USN)unmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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