Senior Quality Integration Engineer

Intrepid sets the standard for delivering excellence in the federal marketplace and is known for treating employees like family. We provide our employees with a challenging and supportive work environment, paired with a competitive salary and an industry-leading 401k contribution. We are looking for a Senior Quality Integration Engineer to join our team in supporting the Program Executive Office (PEO) Missile and Space (M&S) Integrated Fires & Mission Command (IFMC) Project Office's Performance Management Directorate.

The Senior Quality Integration Engineer is responsible for providing senior-level leadership, guidance, technical expertise, and support in the functional areas of Quality Engineering to ensure that Foreign Military Sales (FMS) IBCS systems and components fulfill requirements and standards. The candidate will be responsible for the strategic integration of quality requirements across multiple hardware/software configurations as well as adapting quality concepts to agile hardware/software development.

Your day-to-day work will include:

• Develop and implement quality strategies and plans with the ability to utilize systems engineering concepts to ensure components and software meet performance requirements.
• Independently develop quality plans to support the USG as the lead system integrator for multiple configurations of hardware/software.
• Develop quality requirements for associated contracts/SOWs applying quality best practices and ensuring hardware/software integration quality requirements are included.
• Develop strategic quality integration metrics to support oversight and monitoring of hardware, software, and integration activities.
• Independently perform and report trend analysis for hardware, software, and integration activities within all lab, assembly, contractor, and production facilities.
• Develop white papers to outline recommendations for quality system improvements and production/integration gaps to support the USG in prioritizing requirement execution on a quarterly basis.
• Support component and system-level qualification activities as necessary to ensure non-conformance/failures are identified.
• Ensure proper Root Cause/Corrective Action (RCCA) activities via a Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) are performed on identified non-conformance/failures for both hardware and software failures. Develop and provide RCCA assessments for failures within the Lead System Integrator environment, ensuring preventative countermeasures are included.
• Provide recommendations to mitigate risk and eliminate potential failure modes by supporting Failure Review Boards (FRBs) and Material Review Boards (MRBs).
• Support Production/Pilot Line Validation activities providing independent assessments for quality portions and requirements within the validation.
• Support Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs) by providing independent assessments for quality portions and requirements within the validation.
• Support First Article Inspections (FAIs) and report summary data with recommendations to the USG.
• Support Acceptance Test activities and report summary data with recommendations to the USG. Track and monitor completion of AT activities, ensuring urgent issues are addressed prior to DD250.
• Support Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs) and Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs) and report summary data with recommendations to the USG.
• Evaluate Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and waivers/deviations for their impact on product integrity, quality, and producibility, providing data analysis and reporting to USG leadership on recommendations for approval.
• Evaluate design efforts to ensure appropriate quality, environmental, and performance requirements are included for both hardware and software development.
• Review Contract Deliverable Requirement Lists (CDRLs) for Quality, Reliability, Production, etc. Provide technical expertise and assessment to support Government acceptance of CDRLs.
• Mentor and provide recommendations to other Quality Engineers. Provide expert guidance on program milestone requirements, core quality engineering competencies, contract requirements package contents related to production/quality, product sell-off processes, and prime/sub-contractor quality management.
• Develop briefing packages outlining quality and integration issues for senior leadership, ensuring coordination across multiple functional disciplines within the USG.
• Other duties as assigned.

At a minimum you should have:

• US citizenship, and residency near Huntsville, AL, or be willing to relocate.
• An active Secret security clearance.
• A bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
• 10-15years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Experience in software quality assurance and application within an integrated test environment.
• Experience and understanding of systems engineering as well as experience in design for quality.
• Experience in agile software and/or hardware development environments.
• Demonstrated senior-level experience developing and implementing acceptance test plans, writing quality requirements/SOWs/contracts, monitoring contract execution to include reviewing Contract Deliverable Requirement Lists (CDRLs) for Quality, Reliability, Production, and performing root cause corrective action (RCCA) and first article inspections.

You will be highly desirable if you have:

• Experience with Air and Missile Defense in the Quality Engineering domain is a plus
• Experience with Government active production programs (US and/or FMS) is preferred.
• Master's degree

*All employees may be called upon to provide their knowledge and/or expertise to proposal efforts including contract re-competes.

**This job description is subject to change at any time.

Work Type: On-Site (Huntsville, AL)
Estimated Salary Range:$145,000 -$180,000

The provided salary range serves as a broad reference. However, Intrepid takes various factors into account when establishing base salary offers, including the position's scope and responsibilities, as well as the candidate's experience, education, skills, and prevailing market conditions.
About Intrepid:
Intrepid is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to making employment decisions based on merit and value. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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