Specialist, Field Engineering

Specialist, Field Engineering

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Job Title: Specialist, Field Engineering

Job Code: 47125

Job Location: Cape Canaveral, FL

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10-hour days, 4 days a week with every Friday off

 

 

Job Description:

 

This position is responsible for Quality Control, process improvement, workmanship skills training, inspections related to the Annual Services Contract supporting the Navy Strategic Systems Programs Fleet Ballistic Missile program, including supplying of materials, products or services used in development and sustainment of systems. This position will also provide technical support for new and ongoing projects supported by the Integrated Technical Services at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as well as other duties as assigned.

 

Essential Functions:

 

• Perform Quality Assurance Receiving Inspections, in-process inspections, as built configuration verifications, Government sell-off.
• Inspect manufactured parts and assemblies using calipers, micrometers, gauges, and templates.
• Ability to conduct First Article Inspections (FAI) and Source Inspections (SI) at vendors.
• Ability to instruct workmanship standards in connectorization, wire-wrap, and soldering skills.
• Collaborate with internal and external customers ensuring quality standards are in place and executed.
• Develop and implement quality processes and procedures using quality control statistics and analyses.
• Perform elements of Advanced product Quality Planning (Process Flow Diagrams & Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis, and First Articles).
• Perform statistical analysis for continuous process improvements.
• Production Quality Engineering support. 
• Familiarity with Material Review Board (MRB) process and nonconformance processing.
• Using Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) to determine Root Cause for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications and implement effective Corrective Action as needed.
• Use Six-Sigma & Lean concepts for supplier improvement of quality and delivery metrics.
• Write inspection procedures, assist in reviewing and evaluating non-conformances for obtaining proper product dispositions.
• Provide training in basic quality methodologies to support supplier partnerships.
• Production Quality Engineering support.
• Assist in reviewing inspection procedures.
• Travel up to 20%.
• The ability to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

 

Qualifications:

 

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior related experience, or Graduate Degree and minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• Valid US Passport for travel.

 

Preferred Additional Skills:

 

• Certified (CIS or CIT) IPC-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620 and J-STD-0001 standards.
• Certified to Navy Strategic Systems Program (SSP) OD51700.
• 4 years’ experience with Predictive Quality and problem-solving methodologies.
• Familiarity with Circuit Card Assembly and cable manufacturing process.
• ISO9001/AS9100 and process audit experience.
• Lean Six-Sigma (belt certification).
• TipQA processing experience related to inspections and nonconformances.
• Quality Systems audit experience.
• CostPoint database familiarity.
• Vault engineering database familiarity.
• Accuris engineering workbench familiarity.
• SharePoint database experience.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) symbols.
• Proficiency with measurement tools (calipers, micrometers, gauges).
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of quality standards and inspection procedures.
• Communication skills for reporting defects and collaborating with production teams.
  Ability to focus, prioritize, and multi-task successfully to drive assignments to closure with minimal oversight.