Manager Quality Engineering 1 (Space/Satellite Systems)

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provides overall management of the Quality Engineering department by setting and operating to objectives, and providing guidance to direct reports based on goals, objectives, and company policy. Plans, organizes, leads and controls resources to achieve a common goal in the most effective/efficient way
• Provides performance reviews and periodic feedback for all direct reports.
• Leads a team of Quality Engineering taking full ownership of time sensitive deliverables. Uses innovative thinking to drive performance through process standardization and digital tools.
• In charge of tactical planning and provides inputs for strategic planning.
• Provides problem solving approaches that are sensitive to and effective within a wide variety of cultural frames of reference, value systems and business practices.
• Engages on the shop floor and in work activities to provide direct support as needed while additionally coaching and mentoring facility personnel in quality methods and procedures.
• Develops and operates within departmental budgets for indirect costs and overhead.
• Leads the Quality Engineering team to work within the manufacturing and spacecraft integration process to support nonconformance resolution and proper Root Cause and Corrective Action implementation.
• Drive an organization focused on effective Root Cause identification and coordinate Corrective Action management.
• Successfully interacts with internal team and different levels in the organization to drive nonconformance investigations and resolutions effectively and efficiently.
• Designated Subject Matter Expert for the nonconformance flow and each factor of the nonconformance process including data design, management, and use of the data to monitor performance and identify areas for improvement to drive COPQ.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree
• 2 years of experience in a space/aerospace environment within Safety and Mission Assurance (or Quality Assurance/Engineering)
• 1 years of experience in at least one area of manufacturing, integration, or any other part of the product life cycle.
• U.S, citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

• ASQ certifications relevant to the position
• SharePoint forms and workflows
• Requirements Management
• Excel Pivot Tables
• Python
• Minitab

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