Quality Systems Engineer - Danville, VA, United States - BuildSubmarines

Description

Austal USA Advanced Technologies:

Every day the team at Austal USA Advanced Technologies is tasked with developing solutions to address some of the US Navy's most challenging problems.

The team at Austal USA Advanced Technologies works to design and build the future of the US Navy's fleet as the prime contractor on a program to integrate additive manufacturing and manufacturing automation into the US Navy submarine industrial base.

Austal USA Advanced Technologies operates an Additive Manufacturing research and development facility in Charlottesville, VA and leads the Navy's Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Danville, VA.

Austal USA has over 4,000 team members across the US and is among the nation's fastest-growing shipbuilders, with over 13 programs under contract.

In addition to Austal USA's tri-hull Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship, catamaran-style Expeditionary Fast Transport ship, and the Navy's most advanced Unmanned Surface Vessel, Austal USA has recently won contracts to build the US Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter, US Navy's Next Generation Emergency Medical Ship, and the US Navy TAGOS submarine hunting steel-hulled vessels among other awards.

Austal USA is also building critical modules for the new Columbia Class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.


REPORTS TO:
Operations Manager

The Quality Engineer is responsible for:
Maintaining a Compliance Program that leverages Austal USA's Quality Management System to enhance and formalize compliance activities.

Collaborating with leadership to monitor and document compliance activities and production floor processes to control plans, and to achieve continuous improvement through habitual feedback.

Performing audits of procedures and processes, in addition to internal / external audits performed within partner teams, to assess risks and detect and prevent instances of non-compliance.

Supporting and/or leading root cause analysis of complex manufacturing processes across multiple organizations.
Developing and enforcing a training plan across partner teams to include compliance training and other topics relevant to operation.
Supporting investigations of suspected and potential violations of compliance-related policies and procedures and documenting resulting corrective actions.
Collaborating with partners & subcontractors to ensure documented quality standards are met.
Acting as a Compliance Champion and working to promote a culture of compliance throughout the operation.
5 years proven experience in a field/department/position involving compliance expectations/requirements.
Bachelor's degree in related field preferred.
Experience with Department of Defense quality flow-downs strongly preferred
Experience in a variety of basic operation disciplines: Manufacturing, Quality, Process / Tooling and Shop Floor Supervision.
legal) and internal governance (e.g., corporate policies) documents and to exercise independent and objective decisions towards functional groups and company departments to effectuate related compliance
legal) and internal governance (e.g., corporate policies), industry protocols, and best practices
Proficient in the use of standard office computer software including Microsoft Windows and MS Office
Eligibility for a Secret Security Clearance from DoD.

Work time will be spent in a standard office environment with manufacturing plant exposure.


TOOLS:
MS Office, Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software


LIASES WITH:
All other departments within the company, subcontractors, regulatory agencies, and suppliers

Candidates must meet the following employment eligibility guidelines to be eligible for employment with Austal


USA:
18 years of age or older at time of application.
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