Experienced Quality Systems Specialist

at  Boeing

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The Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E) group is looking for an Experienced Quality Systems Specialist to join our team in Huntsville, AL.
This position will support the Metrology and Test Equipment Services (MATES) group. The role will require coordination with MATES and various business units across the Boeing enterprise to provide quality support. The successful candidate will join a geographically disperse and multidisciplinary MATES team that is responsible for calibration and certification support of advanced manufacturing, satellite production, and test & evaluation activities. MATES provide a full spectrum of test asset and metrology services and support for internal customers and products through all phases of the product lifecycle. MATES is comprised of engineers, technicians and administrative personnel who support programs, sites, business units and external/government customers by providing best value test asset management and metrology services through all phases of the product lifecycle.
This position will require up to 25% travel.

Support includes:

• Demonstration of Corrective Action Preventive Action (CAPA) elements, internal and external compliance and audit inquiries
• Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) activities and leadership
• MATES leadership integration for quality
• Acting as Subject Matter Expert for AS9100D, ISO/IEC 17025, MATES Quality Program, and MATES alignment with other Boeing Business Units Quality Plans
• Assessment of risk across MATES processes, and development and deployment of quality and improvement plans
• MATES Self Assessment process, including risk assessment
• MATES Cost of Poor Quality process

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Associate’s degree or higher
• 3+ years of experience in Quality, Metrology, and/or Quality Management Systems
• Experience with Microsoft office suite
• Able to travel 25% of the time

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• 5+ years of experience in quality, lab test and/or metrology
• Experience AS9100D Quality Management System
• Experience in ISO/IEC 17025 Standard
• Bachelor’s degree or higher

TYPICAL EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 6 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master+4 years’ related work experience, 10 years’ related work experience, etc.).

• Reviews proposals, contracts, regulatory, program and customer requirements ensuring early quality involvement in program development
• Prepares and maintains Quality directives, policies, processes, procedures and metrics to assure program, contract, customer, regulatory requirements, international standards and working agreements are deployed
• Analyzes process data, metrics, models and flows to identify root cause of problems
• Participates with stakeholders to develop potential preventive or corrective actions and implementation
• Conducts research, compiles and analyzes performance reports and process control statistics, to continuously improve process capability
• Conducts quality source selection and process reviews of suppliers’ ability to meet program quality requirements and support business decisions, and develops a coordinated response for management review and approval
• Conducts hardware, software and system level audits to determine compliance with quality management system standards, configuration assurance, related business, regulatory and customer requirements and reports results to management
• Analyzes data to provide material review dispositions for nonconforming materials, parts and equipment
• Works under general direction