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Manufacturing Quality Engineer (full-time)

Manufacturing quality subject matter experts (SME) are needed to support the Department of Defense (DoD) in the area of systems engineering. This position will be onsite at government locations in the Washington, DC, and Northern VA area. US Citizenship is required. Must have an active security clearance (within the past two years). Travel is required 25% to 50% of the time. The SME develops, modifies, applies and maintains manufacturing and quality guidance and policy applicable to DoD weapon systems; incorporates design for affordability concepts into the manufacturing process; collaborates with reliability and logistics organizations within the DoD to ensure manufacturing guidance supports the objectives of DoD Instruction 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System; and conducts manufacturing readiness assessments at prime contractor locations.

Qualified individuals should e-mail their resume along with a cover letter summarizing how they meet the required education, experience, and skills.

Required Education

Bachelor of Science degree in an Engineering discipline, ideally in industrial or systems engineering. Master of Science degree is a plus.

Required Experience

• Minimum of 20 years of work experience supporting the DoD in the areas of manufacturing, quality, systems engineering, and acquisition management.
• Minimum of 10 years supporting a DoD Program Office with experience in managing manufacturing or quality assurance activities on the development, qualification testing, and production of DoD weapon system(s).

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience providing quality assurance/engineering support of DoD programs.
• Experience developing policy, guidance, documentation, presentations along with ability to brief senior leadership within industry and the DoD.
• Experience with AS9100/ISO9001-2008 Quality Management System.
• Proven written and oral presentation skills.
  • Must have the ability to brief senior leaders and managers.
  • Must have the ability to review system engineering plans and acquisition strategies and summarize comments and findings into succinct reports or PowerPoint presentations.

Preferred Skills

• Lean Six Sigma or equivalent quality assurance/quality control training/experience
• CQM ASQ Certification, CQE ASQ Certification, CRE ASQ Certification.
• Knowledge of total ownership cost elements, modeling and simulation for manufacturing, and the DoD Acquisition process.
• Applied manufacturing and quality knowledge in multiple DoD Acquisition program domains (e.g., space, air, unmanned, land, sea)

Reliability and Maintainability Engineer (full-time)

DfR Solutions is looking for a full-time system engineers with 10+ years of DoD acquisition experience and a strong reliability and maintainability background to work in the DC/VA area. Must have 10+ program/project management experience. US Citizenship is required. Must have an active security clearance (within the past two years).

Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) subject matter experts (SME) are needed to support the Department of Defense (DoD) in the area of systems engineering for land and sea systems. This position will be onsite at government locations in the Washington, DC, and Northern VA area. Travel is required 25% to 50% of the time. The SME develops, modifies, applies and maintains reliability guidance and policy (DTM 11-003) applicable to DoD weapon systems; incorporates design for reliability in the acquisition life cycle; collaborates with reliability and logistics organizations within the DoD to ensure reliability guidance supports the objectives of DoD Instruction 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System; and conducts program support reviews (focused on reliability and maintainability) at prime contractor locations.

Qualified individuals should e-mail their resume along with a cover letter summarizing how they meet the required education, experience, and skills.

Required Education

Bachelor of Science degree in an Engineering discipline, ideally in electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering. Master of Science degree (especially in reliability) is a plus.

Required Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of work experience supporting the DoD in the areas of reliability, maintainability, systems engineering, and acquisition management.
• Minimum of 10 years supporting a DoD Program Office with experience in managing reliability and maintainability activities on the acquisition, development, qualification testing, production, and fielding of DoD weapon system(s).

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience providing R&M engineering support of DoD programs. Land and Sea domains.
• Experience developing policy, guidance, documentation, presentations along with ability to brief senior leadership within industry and the DoD.
• Experience with reliability policy, standards, and handbooks.
• Proven written and oral presentation skills.
  • Must have the ability to brief senior leaders and managers.
  • Must have the ability to review system engineering plans and acquisition strategies and summarize comments and findings into succinct reports or PowerPoint presentations.

Preferred Skills

• CRE ASQ Certification.
• Knowledge of total ownership cost elements, modeling and simulation for reliability, and the DoD Acquisition process.
• Applied R&M knowledge in multiple DoD Acquisition program domains.
• Knowledge of anti-counterfeit mitigation and experience with counterfeit prevention and detection techniques is a plus.

Come Work for Us!

DfR Solutions is always looking for personnel with the appropriate expertise or experience to work on a full-time, part-time, or contractual basis. If you are interested in employment, please e-mail a cover letter and resume.