Quality Engineer

Mayvin is seeking a Quality Engineer to support the United States Army and PAE Maneuver Ground at Fort Belvoir, VA. The candidate will support the development of major defense acquisition programs and weapon systems supporting the individual Soldier and the Squad as a System construct to enable and enhance the Army’s close combat squads. The candidate will be required to work in a collaborative team environment and be comfortable working with military, civilian, and other contracted personnel.

Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Must have an active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, develop, implement, and manage Quality on assigned programs over their life cycle, IAW product contract requirements, and that fielded systems are high quality and meet user requirements
• Develop quality input for program management documents to include acquisition plans and strategies, source selection evaluation plans, supportability strategies, SEPs, SOW/SOOs, and specifications for PAE contracts
• Coordinate with product managers, users, ATEC/OTC, and other Government agencies as needed
• Review and evaluate system performance, assess risk, and make recommendations
• Assure compliance with contractual scope, schedules, specifications, and other requirements
• Develop or evaluate sampling plans based on MIL-STD-1916, ANSI Z1.4, or other industry standards
• Participate in post awards, program reviews, design reviews, and conferences as the quality engineer
• Evaluate design efforts to ensure all appropriate environmental and performance issues have been considered and addressed
• Review and ensure adequacy of all test plans, procedures, and reports for assigned programs
• Monitor testing to ensure tests are conducted in accordance with approved TOPs
• Ensure effective root cause corrective action for all failures as well as adequacy of validation and implementation plans
• Evaluate engineering change proposals and waivers/deviations for quality impact and conduct physical and functional configuration audits
• Prepare contract letters for Quality Lead and COR signature for review of all quality related contract data
• Conduct audits of contractor quality management systems and system assembly and test procedures, to ensure contractor adherence to ISO 9001, the specification, and to all contract requirements
• Evaluate contractor quality data, metrics, and process controls
• Work with contractors to improve their quality system, processes and implementation of process controls
• Provide Product Assurance Suitability Statement for material release
• Ensure product quality deficiency reports (PQDR) are adequately addressed
• Work with DCMA and monitor support provided on PM programs, ensure establishment of quality assurance letters of instruction (QALIs) and/or memoranda of agreement (MOA) where required, and review DCMA surveillance plans for adequacy