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Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, Global Ordnance is a force multiplier within the commercial (www.globalordnance.com) and defense military (www.global-ordnance.com) industries supporting a wide array of equipment, ammunition and firearms. As a Veteran Owned Small Business, Global Ordnance strives to provide excellence to our customers with unparalleled integrity. It's important to us that our work environment reflects this core value as well. We are blessed to have an incredible core team in place and we need more talented individuals to come aboard and help us fill new roles that will foster the exciting opportunities we have ahead of us. Among other benefits, we offer company paid (100%) medical and dental insurance for our employees and their families, and a casual office with company provided snacks, coffee & other refreshments to keep you moving!
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Department of Defense Contracting-NSWC Indian Head Division)
The primary purpose of the Senior QA Engineer is to support the M1128 base bleed propellant grain assembly program team for Global Military Products, with support from our partners Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) located in Indian Head, MD.
The Sr. QA engineering role will interface and work hand in hand with the Sr. QA engineering counterparts at NSWC IHD, integrating and fostering a functional team (IPT). Core responsibilities include plan, execute, and oversee inspection and testing of products to verify conformance with specifications and deliverables.
The Sr. QA Engineer will reside in the GMP Indian Head office location with regular travel inside the Naval base to work with IPT members and manage the status of program. The Sr. QA Engineer will also perform quality audits, develop and implement standard operating procedures and work instructions and maintain system document, conduct capability studies, perform gage studies, manage inspection equipment of calibration activities and manage special projects, and complete First Article submissions. The Sr. QA Engineer shall be able to obtain a Secret Security Clearance within a 3-month timeframe.
The Sr. QA Engineer should have very good communication skills, be able work within the IPT structure and be a strong independent thinker.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Quality Assurance (QA) Engineering for DoD Contracting
- Quality liaison for Global Military Products at IHD.
- Develop, evaluate, and identify quality requirements from contractual flow downs.
- Support preparation of SOP s and Work Instructions.
- Actively participates in root cause analysis on failures or issues.
- Capable of implementing statistical process control (SPC) on the production line processes.
- Able to implement the Critical Characteristic Control Plan (CCCP).
- Familiar with AIE/AAIE requirements and submissions.
- Assist the program management team in maintaining a final production design and plan that shall meet the financial requirements/goals of the project.
- The Sr. QA Engineer will support quality audits, development and implementation of standard operating procedures and work instructions and maintain system document, conduct capability studies, perform gage studies, manage inspection equipment of calibration activities and manage special projects, and complete First Article submissions.
- Responsible for helping ensure final product quality.
- Responsible for helping to foster a safety-first culture from project initiation.
- Support the Quality IPT and build a good relationship with IHD Engineering counterparts.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor s degree in engineering or related field
- At least 6-8 years of experience in Ammunition and Explosive (A&E) programs and a working knowledge of the ISO 9000 quality standards.
- Ability to multitask with high attention to detail
- Excellent time management and strong organizational skills
- Experience with DoD quality processes
- Formal LEAN training (Six-Sigma, 5S, Kaizen, FMEA, etc.) required (Black Belt a plus)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Willingness to travel domestically as required (supplier audits and inspections)
- ISO 9001:2015 training preferred
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
Physical Demands & Abilities
- Regularly spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers
- Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly
- Occasional travel to suppliers and customers facilities, including Indian Head Naval base.
- Ability to obtain a Secret Security clearance.
Working Conditions
- Work will be completed in an office environment and includes some travel.
** Please provide three professional references with your resume.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and employees will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.
Global Ordnance reserves the right to revise or change job duties and descriptions as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. As all employment with Global Ordnance LLC is At-Will and no part of this job description constitutes any promise of continued employment or employment contract.
Global Ordnance, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.