Quality Specialist

Job Title: Quality Specialist

Job Category: Engineering and Technical Support

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: None

Type of Travel: None

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The Opportunity:
CACI/Space’s Radar & Sensor Technologies (RST) group is seeking a Quality Specialist to assist in the maintenance of RST’s Quality Management System along with overseeing RST’s customer/government owned property system. This position will be responsible for identifying, establishing, managing, and monitoring all Quality related responsibilities within the QMS, and requirements respective to government contracts/programs. The Quality Specialist will be the point of contact for all Quality related matters pertaining to contracts/programs.
This position is based in Ypsilanti, MI and is 100% on-site within a corporate office environment. This work requires candidates to be US citizens able to obtain a Top-Secret government clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Provides support, guidance, and assistance during all external AS/ISO-based audits performed by customers, corporate Quality Management representatives, or AS/ISO certifying bodies

• Performs internal audit functions to manage, maintain, and monitor the Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure that all standards are met

• Present quality audit reports for internal management review

• Provide training and support to RST team members, focusing on systems, policies, procedures, and core processes

• Assist in maintaining document control system for the division to ensure that all documents are current, correct, relevant, and comply with AS & ISO standards.

• Point of contact for RST’s Customer/Government Owned Property system and will oversee the lifecycle management of customer/government owned property to ensure compliance with company policies, contractual requirements, and the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)

• Support Software Development teams throughout Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) in an Agile environment

• Lead corrective action teams to determine root cause, implement countermeasures, and verify the effectiveness of countermeasures.

• Successfully work and interact within cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives

• Work self-dependently on department projects to improve the effectiveness and quality of processes

• Self-dependent working capabilities: goal and result-oriented; follow and develop structured approaches for more complex tasks; coordinate and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Qualifications:

Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science or other technical field with at least 3 – 5 years of Aerospace Quality experience in quality control, quality assurance, or a similar role (Equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered)

• Experience with Quality and Aerospace industry standards (ISO9001:2015, AS:9100D, AS:9115A)

• Experience conducting internal QMS process audits

• Experience with investigating quality issues in a methodical manner ultimately resulting in a report that identifies containment, root cause, and corrective and preventative actions

• Excellent technical writing, oral communication, and presentation skills for reporting and briefing Customers, Auditors and Senior Leadership

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to serve as a liaison with developers, project managers, and customer representatives

• Ability to obtain a Top Secret//SCI Security Clearance from the U.S. Government which requires U.S. Citizenship

• 100% on-site in Ypsilanti, MI

Desired:

• Active TS//SCI Government Clearance

• AS9100D Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor Certification

• Demonstrated ability to work independently, with strong attention to detail

• An understanding of Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) 8D Methodology

• Experience in preparation and review of program planning and processes

• Understanding of software development in an Agile environment

• Knowledge of software development Configuration and Data Management processes

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What You Can Expect:

 A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our cu