A Quality Engineer in defense manufacturing plays a crucial role in ensuring that products meet stringent standards and regulations required for defense applications. Responsibilities include:
- Quality Assurance: Developing and implementing quality assurance processes and procedures to ensure that products meet industry standards and customer requirements.
- Compliance: Ensuring compliance with defense industry regulations and standards, such as ISO 9001, AS9100, and ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations).
- Inspection and Testing: Conducting inspections and tests on materials, components, and finished products to ensure they meet quality standards. This may involve non-destructive testing, dimensional inspection, and other evaluation methods.
- Continuous Improvement: Identifying areas for process improvement and implementing changes to enhance product quality, reduce defects, and increase efficiency.
- Documentation: Maintaining detailed records of quality control processes, inspections, and test results. This documentation is critical for audits and compliance checks.
- Root Cause Analysis: Investigating and identifying the root causes of quality issues and developing corrective and preventive actions to address them.
- Supplier Quality Management: Working with suppliers to ensure that the materials and components they provide meet quality standards. This may involve supplier audits and assessments.
- Training and Support: Providing training and support to manufacturing staff on quality standards and procedures to ensure consistent application of quality practices.
- Collaboration: Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including design, manufacturing, and supply chain, to address quality issues and ensure that products meet customer and regulatory requirements.
- Risk Management: Identifying potential risks to product quality and developing mitigation strategies to address them.
In the defense sector, quality engineers must be particularly vigilant due to the critical nature of the products and the potential consequences of failure. They often work with advanced technologies and materials, and their work is vital to maintaining the reliability and safety of defense systems.
Lanzen, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Lanzen, Inc. is committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting people with disabilities and veterans. If you need an accommodation to assist with completing the electronic application, please email your request to anne.nicolazzo@lanzen.com
