CesiumAstro
space and airborne platforms
SeniorQualityEngineer
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“Senior Quality Engineer at CesiumAstro. Skills: Quality Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Root Cause Analysis, AS9100, ISO9001. Identify and address improvement opportunities. Develop root cause countermeasures”
What You'll Achieve.
drive business results across the organization; support achievement of business objectives
Industry & Context.
Root Cause analysis; systematic problem solving
applicant must be a U. S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U. S. , conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U. S. C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U. S. Department of State.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree required, engineering or related degree preferred, Minimum of 5+ years relevant work experience, Experience with continuous quality improvement activities in a manufacturing environment, Experience with AS9100 or ISO9001 Quality Management Systems compliance, Demonstrated history of leading Kaizen events that eliminated waste and improved flow, digital, written, and verbal communication skills, Root Cause analysis and Continuous Improvement, Value Stream Mapping, Lean Six Sigma
Nice to Have
Manufacturing experience in the aerospace or electronics industry, Six Sigma Black Belt / Green Belt Certified, AS9100 / ISO 9000 Auditor
What You'll Do.
Identify and address improvement opportunities
Develop root cause countermeasures
Lead and facilitate process improvement workshops and improvement projects
Develop and drive Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and continuous improvement roadmaps and action plans
Ensure lean activities are aligned with goals
and business strategy
Provide leadership with awareness
and guidance of Lean and/or Six Sigma principles
and lead employee development training in Lean and Six Sigma
Perform machine capability (CmK) and test equipment capability (GR&R) studies in manufacturing and metrology using appropriate statistical software
and AS9100 quality audits
Support the development and implementation of performance metrics
Assist with other QA duties as assigned
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
interfacing with internal customers (Management, Engineering (SW & HW), and Manufacturing); drive the corrective action culture; Mentors, influences, and develops potential lean practitioner candidates through projects and events driving change
Communication Scope
digital, written, and verbal communication skills
Process & Methodology
improvement projects
Full Job Description
## Description Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team. We are looking to add an experienced and talented Senior Quality Engineer to our team. In this position, you use a variety of process improvement tactics, including lean manufacturing, Six Sigma methodology, and Kaizen. Your job is to collect data and analyze current operating procedures to determine which continuous improvement process technique is the best for our situation. QA Engineer will also be responsible for the inception, maintenance and update of central directives pertaining to systematic problem solving, process quality engineering and Lean manufacturing principles within QMS. This role is multi-dimensional requiring interfacing with internal customers (Management, Engineering (SW & HW), and Manufacturing) to drive the corrective action culture and in due course transitioning into a lean process quality engineer optimizing the production system using lessons learned (LL) methodology and Lean/ Six sigma principles. ## JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Identifies and addresses improvement opportunities and develop root cause countermeasures. Leads and facilitates process improvem
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