Manufacturing / Quality Assurance Engineer, Senior

COLSA

Manufacturing / Quality Assurance Engineer, Senior

Pittsburgh, PA +3 locations
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Develops and assists in defect prevention strategies and processes for development, production, and deployment of hardware.

    Principal Duties and Responsibilities

    • Assist in performing Quality Assurance (QA) analyses to ensure hardware systems being acquired by the USG can be produced by controlled manufacturing processes at manageable risk to cost, schedule, or user satisfaction.

    • Assist in conducting special studies and analyzing broad QA issues common to all USG acquisition programs, including: discrete investigations of particular issues using such methods and tools as process variability reduction, statistical process/quality control, defect prevention, metrology, nondestructive evaluation, QA, or automated inspection.

    • Assist in reviewing and assessing contractor QA planning and progress.

    • Assist in evaluating the quality system of the T-7 prime/subcontractor or depot, to the degree it impacts the system being acquired and assess the quality planning, discipline, and effectiveness, including weapon system prime/subcontractor use of advanced quality tools, techniques and systems.

    • Assist in analyzing T-7 prime/subcontractor strategies, plans, and activities to identify opportunities for improvement.

    • Assist in identification and analyses of major cost/risk trade-offs and lifecycle cost considerations.

    • Assist in hardware quality evaluations by disassembly, inspection, and testing of a representative unit of production to the assembly level.

    • Provide assistance preparing a description of broad quality strategies for defect prevention covering product and process design, production, and deployment.

    • Provide QA inputs to initial test planning for hardware.

    _At COLSA, people are our most valuable resource and centered at our core value. We invite you to unite your talents with opportunity and be a part of our “Family of Professionals!” Learn about our employee-centric culture and benefitshere. _

    Required Skills

    Required Experience

    Required Qualifications

    • Master's degree in an ABET accredited engineering discipline, and twelve (12) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) years of which must be in the DoD -OR-
    • Bachelor's degree in an ABET accredited engineering discipline, and fifteen (15) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) of which must be in the DoD.
    • U.S. Citizenship required; Ability to obtain/maintain a Secret security clearance is required.

    Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

  • Qualifications

    KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

    • Demonstrate intermediate knife skills and culinary knowledge.
    • Demonstrate understanding of fryers and oven use.
    • Knowledge of salad, cold food and hot preparation.
    • Previous working knowledge of Point of Sales (POS) system preferred.
    • Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
    • Ability to work in a fast paced, high stress environment.
    • Ability to adjust to and manage change effectively.
    • Must be dependable, timely and have high attention to detail.
    • Must be flexible to work different shifts.
  • Locations
    Pittsburgh, PA • El Paso, TX • Richmond, VA • Virginia Beach, VA