Quality Engineer

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Quality Engineer

Location :

Bedford, Nova Scotia, CA, B4B 1G9

DRS Pivotal Power, Inc. is located in Bedford, Nova Scotia. DRS Pivotal Power is a leader in the design, development and manufacture of high reliability power conversion equipment for mission critical applications supporting all branches of the military in Canada, the US and many countries abroad. All products are designed and manufactured in house by our growing team of over 100 employees. DRS Pivotal Power is part of the Leonardo DRS Naval Electronics group and has currently over 30,000 fielded units boasting a field reliability of over 99%.

Job Summary

Reporting directly to Manager-Quality, the Quality Engineer will be responsible for assisting with quality system development and supporting product quality improvements. They will develop, maintain and deploy quality plans and activities that translate customer requirements into planned activities. This role is an in-office position reporting on-site at our Bedford, NS facility.

As a Quality Engineer, your main responsibilities will include :

• Responsible for assisting with quality system development and supporting product quality improvements
• Develop, maintain and deploy quality plans and activities that translate customer requirements into planned activities
• Ability to work independently under supervision of others
• Reviews and approves engineering / test and contractor documentation and provides input to assure that appropriate quality requirements are addressed
• Gathers, organizes, monitors, analyzes and reports on information on products and processes
• Provides ongoing quality system support to include performing internal audits, ensuring implementation of root cause corrective actions
• Participates on product quality improvement teams, Material Review Boards and Failure Review Boards
• Evaluates and dispositions non-conforming material
• Provides technical support for Assembly / Test / Inspection personnel to include executing workmanship improvement plans, developing inspection methods and criteria, specifying appropriate sampling plans, interpreting and revising specifications, and processing non-conforming materials
• Assists in resolving customer quality issues
• Initiate and drive root cause and corrective action on process and product quality issues
• Participates in supplier selection and improvement processes
• Responsibilities include assisting with on-site audits, evaluating prototypes, and reviewing and approving of supplier corrective actions
• Performs inspection activities, to assess conformance of products to the design as defined by the engineering drawings and / or models
• Inspects products, components, subassemblies, and / or systems to ensure conformance to requirements
• Identify nonconforming conditions of products that present existing or impending defective conditions at the system or subsystem level of assembly
• Prepare inspection plans and checklists for inspection
• Generate discrepancy notices and initiate Material Review Board actions
• Perform material movement transactions after completing inspection process
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
• Perform receiving inspection, in-process inspection, process verification / auditing, final inspection, etc.
• Attend appropriate customer, business or Program meetings
• Prepares quality engineering reports and recommendations
• Provides regular reporting of progress and status

What you require to be successful in the role :

Benefits of working with DRS Canada :

Industry leading wellness program including :

Competitive compensation including :

About DRS Pivotal Power

DRS Pivotal Power Inc., a subsidiary of Leonardo DRS, is a leader in the development and manufacture of high reliability power conversion equipment for mission critical military applications. DRS Pivotal Power is part of the Naval Electronics Canada Group.

All applicants must fulfill requirements for Canadian security clearance.

Applicants requiring a disability related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process are to advise Human Resources. DRS Pivotal Power Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Our Vision. To be the leading mid-tier defense technology company in the U.S.

Our Values. The Leonardo DRS culture is defined by our Core Values and Principles :

We strive to uphold them in all aspects of our business practices to inspire our employees and provide outstanding support for our customers.

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