Leonardo DRS
Quality Systems and Compliance Engineer — Maritime Power Programs
Leonardo DRS, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States, 53051
Impact you will make
From our Menomonee Falls, WI site, you will champion program quality that safeguards sailors and ships—every operation, every time.
As a senior quality systems and compliance engineer, you architect the processes that keep our programs audit-ready and our products battle-ready. You design quality plans, lead investigations, and strengthen the supply base while aligning stakeholders around data, compliance, and continuous improvement.
Core responsibilities
Translate customer/military requirements into detailed quality plans and deployment activities.
Provide indirect leadership to engineers, technicians, and inspectors; mentor junior quality engineers.
Define and implement program procedures, schedules, and resource allocations to optimize quality support.
Review/approve engineering, test, and contractor documentation to ensure requirements coverage.
Design and implement quality system processes, procedures, and work instructions.
Establish product/process metrics; monitor, analyze, and communicate performance trends.
Lead internal audits and close the loop with robust root cause and corrective actions.
Chair MRB and FRB; evaluate and disposition nonconforming material.
Support Assembly/Test/Inspection with workmanship improvement plans, inspection methods/criteria, sampling plans, specification interpretation/revision, and nonconformance processing.
Serve as the key interface to customers and senior management to resolve quality issues and drive corrective actions for process and product performance.
Advance supplier quality: assess and recommend critical suppliers; lead on-site audits; evaluate prototypes; review/approve supplier corrective actions; foster continuous improvement.
Execute customer quality program requirements and verify compliance across deliverables.
Manage the financial implications of quality controls and inspection strategies; recommend cost/benefit optimizations.
Produce clear, actionable quality engineering reports and status updates.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline; 5+ years in manufacturing (defense preferred).
ASQ certification or Black Belt preferred.
Strong command of ISO standards, Six Sigma techniques, and statistics.
Ability to interpret military specifications and complex blueprints.
Outstanding communication, negotiation, interpersonal, and technical writing skills.
Expertise in problem framing, root cause analysis, and durable corrective action implementation.
Technical domains
Quality Inspection Experience
Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
Supplier Management
PCB Components (Printed Circuit Board Components)
Quality Control Experience
Mechanical Testing
National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP)
Quality Control Data Analysis
PPAP Process Experience
Location Menomonee Falls, WI Legal requirement U.S. Citizenship required.
Leonardo DRS
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As a senior quality systems and compliance engineer, you architect the processes that keep our programs audit-ready and our products battle-ready. You design quality plans, lead investigations, and strengthen the supply base while aligning stakeholders around data, compliance, and continuous improvement.
Core responsibilities
Translate customer/military requirements into detailed quality plans and deployment activities.
Provide indirect leadership to engineers, technicians, and inspectors; mentor junior quality engineers.
Define and implement program procedures, schedules, and resource allocations to optimize quality support.
Review/approve engineering, test, and contractor documentation to ensure requirements coverage.
Design and implement quality system processes, procedures, and work instructions.
Establish product/process metrics; monitor, analyze, and communicate performance trends.
Lead internal audits and close the loop with robust root cause and corrective actions.
Chair MRB and FRB; evaluate and disposition nonconforming material.
Support Assembly/Test/Inspection with workmanship improvement plans, inspection methods/criteria, sampling plans, specification interpretation/revision, and nonconformance processing.
Serve as the key interface to customers and senior management to resolve quality issues and drive corrective actions for process and product performance.
Advance supplier quality: assess and recommend critical suppliers; lead on-site audits; evaluate prototypes; review/approve supplier corrective actions; foster continuous improvement.
Execute customer quality program requirements and verify compliance across deliverables.
Manage the financial implications of quality controls and inspection strategies; recommend cost/benefit optimizations.
Produce clear, actionable quality engineering reports and status updates.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline; 5+ years in manufacturing (defense preferred).
ASQ certification or Black Belt preferred.
Strong command of ISO standards, Six Sigma techniques, and statistics.
Ability to interpret military specifications and complex blueprints.
Outstanding communication, negotiation, interpersonal, and technical writing skills.
Expertise in problem framing, root cause analysis, and durable corrective action implementation.
Technical domains
Quality Inspection Experience
Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
Supplier Management
PCB Components (Printed Circuit Board Components)
Quality Control Experience
Mechanical Testing
National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP)
Quality Control Data Analysis
PPAP Process Experience
Location Menomonee Falls, WI Legal requirement U.S. Citizenship required.
Leonardo DRS
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