Supplier Quality Engineer at General Dynamics Corporation
Groton, CT 06349
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Supplier Quality Engineer
US-CT-Groton
Job ID: 2024-12178
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 6
Category: Engineering
EB Groton Shipyard
Overview
In the Electric Boat Supplier Quality Engineering Department, we pride ourselves on being flexible to everyones experiences and values. Applicants to this post have a chance of being a part of Electric Boats reinvigorated enterprise wide initiative of supply base utilization.
Engineers will be responsible for onboarding and managing Supplier Quality's casting and forging Vendors as part of Electric Boat's raw material procurement strategy. This is long lead time material that plays a crucial role in downstream manufacturing process in our shipyards and at other vendors in our supply chain. Engineers will be required to perform various duties throughout all stages of procurement, including but not limited to: review of Ordering Data, Supplier Capability Assessments, Suppliers Quality Management System reviews, Process Audits and process / product inspection.
In addition, Engineers will evaluate material defects and quality trends to identify where Supplier root cause assessments and corrective actions are required.
This position will require travel to Supplier locations to develop an understanding of the manufacturing and quality practices used by the Supplier to ensure purchase order requirements are met.
The ideal Supplier Quality Engineer candidate will exhibit the following characteristics:
Skills
Desired Core Values and Proven Professional Attributes
Required:
Back To Search Results General Dynamics Electric Boat is a recognized leader in the design, construction and lifecycle support of submarines for the United States Navy.
Supplier Quality Engineer
US-CT-Groton
Job ID: 2024-12178
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 6
Category: Engineering
EB Groton Shipyard
Overview
In the Electric Boat Supplier Quality Engineering Department, we pride ourselves on being flexible to everyones experiences and values. Applicants to this post have a chance of being a part of Electric Boats reinvigorated enterprise wide initiative of supply base utilization.
Engineers will be responsible for onboarding and managing Supplier Quality's casting and forging Vendors as part of Electric Boat's raw material procurement strategy. This is long lead time material that plays a crucial role in downstream manufacturing process in our shipyards and at other vendors in our supply chain. Engineers will be required to perform various duties throughout all stages of procurement, including but not limited to: review of Ordering Data, Supplier Capability Assessments, Suppliers Quality Management System reviews, Process Audits and process / product inspection.
In addition, Engineers will evaluate material defects and quality trends to identify where Supplier root cause assessments and corrective actions are required.
This position will require travel to Supplier locations to develop an understanding of the manufacturing and quality practices used by the Supplier to ensure purchase order requirements are met.
The ideal Supplier Quality Engineer candidate will exhibit the following characteristics:
- Be an excellent communicator, because you take care in articulating your own thought processes, as well as critiquing the work of others
- Be passionate about quality, because you understand that each submarine part is critical to Sailors safety and the mission of the nation
- Have an unrelenting appreciation f or technical details, because you value every aspect of the product to improve the overall quality
- Excel at working in a team environment, because you are a member of a Supply Chain Management team working to meet both the Navys and EBs goals
Skills
Desired Core Values and Proven Professional Attributes
- Leadership skills.
- Analytical skills.
- Technical writing skills.
- Experience in business communication written/correspondence/verbal.
- Strong organizational skills & ability to prioritize task assignments.
- Adaptable - ability to lead and follow.
- Self-Starter willing to learn new and unfamiliar areas.
- Meeting facilitation.
Required:
- Bachelor of Science in an Engineering or Engineering Technology discipline
- Ability to travel (potentially extensively at times)
- Ability to hold and maintain a SECRET DoD security clearance
- 2+ years of relevant experience in Quality Engineering, Systems Engineering, and/or Waterfront Engineering.
- Quality Certifications: LEAN Six Sigma Green or Black Belt, American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and/or ASQ Certified Quality Manager (CQM)
- US Military experience
- Degree in Manufacturing, Structural or Industrial
- Experience working with Quality requirements
- Experience with Supplier oversight
- Auditing experience
Back To Search Results General Dynamics Electric Boat is a recognized leader in the design, construction and lifecycle support of submarines for the United States Navy.
