Nammo Defense Systems Inc. · 1 week ago
Factory Quality Engineer
Mesa, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expNammo Defense Systems, Inc is a company focused on manufacturing and quality improvement in the defense sector. The Factory Quality Engineer will drive continuous process improvement initiatives, ensuring product quality and compliance with customer requirements while collaborating with various teams to enhance operational effectiveness.
Defense & Space
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Coordinate all quality activities in manufacturing and works collaboratively with customer quality engineering to ensure the flow-down and compliance with customer contractual requirements
Works with development, project, supplier and manufacturing engineering, with manufacturing, planning and other disciplines to ensure the quality of the product
Investigate internal and external quality concerns, and lead cross functional teams to determine root cause, and implement permanent corrective actions
Inspect and review lot manufacturing and quality records completeness and correctness
Analyze work instructions and procedures for errors and potential failure points
Establishes in-process quality control audits, reports results and drives improvements
Establishes FOD prevention programs and drives improvements with the operations teams
Leads the Factory Material Review Board, drives timely disposition of materials and effective corrective actions
Develops and implements Visual Quality Factory
Drives Built-In-Quality in the manufacturing processes
Drives quality improvements through variation reduction with process controls, clear quality defect criteria, clear and accurate manufacturing work instructions, effective training, and creative and innovative human error elimination tools
Works with supplier quality engineering in the effective resolution of supplier quality defects affecting manufacturing first-time-right
Works with manufacturing engineering in the optimization of manufacturing processes, including automation of manufacturing, in-process and final quality inspection methods to reduce ergonomic safety risks for manufacturing and quality control employees
Supports engineering during both the development cycle and product introduction phase for various defense and military related products
Ensures the execution of customer product quality plans and specifications and supports the preparation of physical configuration audits, collection, and analysis of F.A.I data, and any customer quality activity in the manufacturing floor
Establishes trends, paretos, analyzes manufacturing quality data and drives continuous improvement activities through the Problem-Solving Process engaging manufacturing, engineering, and quality personnel as required in a team focused problem-solving environment
Supports Visual Daily Management and drives daily short-term quality countermeasures for timely resolution of quality discrepancies
Conducts frequent process spot audits, and drives and coordinates rapid response with manufacturing, and quality control supervisors and leads, manufacturing engineering and workforce employees as necessary
Ensures the manufacturing activities are performed in compliance with the Quality Management System requirements
Initiates change proposals in collaboration with manufacturing, customer and project engineering
Builds a quality library of defects, containment and corrective actions and lessons learned
Prepares and communicates quality alerts to heighten employee awareness towards internal or external quality concerns
Qualification
Required
Strong analytical and critical thinking capabilities, sound judgement coupled with effective decision-making skills
Passion for problem solving and continuous improvement
Ability to drive Containment, Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions in a cross-functional team environment, and knowledge and experience with the 8D Methodology
Knowledge and experience with preference in a variety of Lean tools such as, Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping, Daily Visual Management, 5S, 5Whys, Fishbone, Fault Tree Analysis, Problem Solving Process, and Visual Project Management
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously while meeting challenging deadlines
Track record of delivering results in a high paced and constantly changing environment
Excellent attention to detail and follow up
Strong work ethic, and self-motivated with the ability to work independently or in a team atmosphere
BS Degree in Engineering, (Mechanical, Chemical, Materials and/or Physics) or a minimum of 5 years manufacturing quality experience
Good understanding of statistics, with particular emphasis on process control, sample selection and measurement systems
Ability to create and implement process control plans
Experience with AS9100 / ISO 9000 quality management systems, corrective and preventative action, CDRLs. NDT, MIL-STD-1916, and MIL-STD-1168
Strong oral and written communication skills
Good organization and project time management skills
Ability to obtain BATF approval to engage in certain explosive operations
Preferred
Experience in the Defense Industry with preference working in ordnance and use of energetic materials, powders/propellants is highly preferred
Six Sigma Green belt certification or higher preferred
Experience with statistical analysis software such as Minitab
Experience with enterprise tools such as Cost Point, Cost Point M.E.S is preferred
Experience with PFMEAs, PLVs and SPC is preferred
ASQ Certification is desirable, CQE/Quality Auditor
Benefits
Generous paid time off and Holiday Pay
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
401(K), employee assistance programs, flexible spending account
Company
Nammo Defense Systems Inc.
The Nammo Group is a technology-driven aerospace and defense group specializing in high-performance defense and space solutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Gary Goodwin
President/CEO
Recent News
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