Quality Engineer

501657 Quality Engineer

Work Location:            Huntsville, AL  

Schedule:                    Full Time; 40 hours per week 8 hours per day in office (remote work is not authorized)

Relocation:                  Negotiable

IronMountain Solutions is seeking a Quality Engineer supporting an upcoming Long Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) effort in Huntsville, AL. The ideal candidate will have experience in overseeing quality control processes throughout product lifecycle, implementing best practices, and ensuring that products meet both industry standards and customer expectations. The QA Team supports multiple DoD contracts delivering products and services for the full lifecycle of aviation and missile systems, including requirements definition, prototyping, design, integration, test, assembly, production, logistics products, documentation, sustainment, product improvement, lifecycle support, and obsolescence management, and configuration control. The Quality Engineer will be responsible for driving continuous improvement, managing audits, and ensuring that all aspects of our manufacturing process consistently deliver high-quality hardware products—from contract award through final delivery and closeout.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

Education and General Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, etc.) is required and at least twelve (12) years of relevant experience associated with production & quality control of technical items related to aviation systems.
• In-depth knowledge of ISO 9001 and other quality management systems (QMS) and standards within the hardware manufacturing industry such as: ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 27000, ISO 31000, ITIL and other industry-specific certifications.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience in data-driven decision-making and root cause analysis ensuring that products and services are meeting the quality guidelines through regular assessment.
• Proven ability to work within a diverse team, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills for continuous improvement including creation of training guidelines for individuals completing manufacturing processes.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes, hardware testing methods, tools for product inspection, and review of objective evidence of conformance.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance standards (e.g., UL, CE, RoHS).
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to quality improvement including the development of new quality assurance procedures as required.

Job Responsibilities:

• • Lead implementation and surveillance of the program Quality Management System by reviewing contract language, quality clauses, technical requirements, and applicable standards to ensure quality planning, execution, and reporting are fully addressed and compliant with program requirements.
  • Develop, maintain, and assess the contractor quality program and supporting quality documentation, including quality planning, audit readiness, process compliance, inspection discipline, corrective action processes, and objective evidence of conformance for delivered hardware.
  • Participate in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, production readiness reviews, and quality reviews to ensure quality requirements are properly flowed down into manufacturing, refurbishment, conversion, inspection, acceptance, and delivery processes.
  • Assess contractor and supplier compliance to accepted quality standards and processes, including AS9100/ISO-based quality systems, process controls, workmanship requirements, calibration controls, inspection criteria, and manufacturing documentation supporting hardware acceptance.
  • Participate in qualification testing, first article inspection/testing, validation of inspection and test methods, and review of acceptance records to ensure engineering requirements are understood, verified, and supported by complete and traceable quality evidence.
  • Support production line validation and process control activities through review of manufacturing readiness, critical process controls, inspection/test points, process capability, nonconformance trends, and effectiveness of factory acceptance and verification methods.
  • Develop and analyze quality metrics and contractor performance indicators. This includes participation in corrective action boards, root cause and corrective action processes, trend analysis, quality health reporting, supplier-quality visibility, and program quality risk evaluation and reporting.
  • Review and support nonconformance, waiver, deviation, and variance actions to ensure issues are properly documented, technically understood, mitigated, and resolved before product delivery, and that approved dispositions do not compromise the qualified baseline or customer acceptance.
  • Support materiel release and final acceptance activities by verifying required inspections, tests, corrective actions, certification records, and quality artifacts are complete before delivery to the Government.
  • Provide recommendations, findings, and decisions to program PM and senior management in the accomplishment of various Program objectives.
  • Keep PM informed of technical status of assigned tasks, program status, significant program events, controversial issues, program reviews, and other relevant issues
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use tools or controls; normal physical activity (reach with hands and arms; climb stairs); and communicate effectively with all levels of employees and leadership. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 25 pounds.

  Clearance Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance is required. Per federal requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this level of clearance.

  IronMountain Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Clearance Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance is required. Per federal requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this level of clearance.

IronMountain Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer