Quality Assurance Specialist

Quality Assurance Specialist

You will play a critical role in the Quality Assurance team to ensure both customer and company quality requirements are met.

You will apply quality standards for receiving, in-process and final inspection in accordance with customer contractual requirements. You will review and evaluate complex in-process rejections and facilitates corrective action, as needed. You will interface with customers, vendors and various company departments to resolve quality problems and provide information.

Location: Bethlehem, PA

We Take Care of Our People

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture *

Your Challenge

• Review component certifications to ensure full compliance with purchase order requirements

• Ensure 100% quality and regulatory compliance in accordance with documented procedures for all aspects of functional responsibility

• Develop quality assurance data packages for customer review

• Provide subject matter expertise while interacting with internal and external customers as well as suppliers by meeting regularly, responding to requests, and resolving issues as they may arise

• Participate in the preparation and maintenance of quality management system procedures

• Review and evaluate in-process rejections, obtain responses, evaluate root causes, and implement corrective action when needed.

• Identify potential project quality issues

• Perform internal audits

• Review and approve bills of material and purchase requisitions related to assigned projects.

• Prepare and provide detailed quality assurance inputs to such documents

• Review and evaluate contractual requirements in specifications and drawings with specific attention to quality requirements

• Support in-process Hold/Witness Points at facility or offsite

• Coordinate quality activities with customers, suppliers, and third-party oversight bodies as necessary

• Provide leadership in acquiring and implementing improved QA techniques and processes and make key processes visible

• Serve as the key process owner and monitor for processes within the scope of area of specific responsibility

• Improve and create standardized quality processes

What You Bring

• Degree strongly preferred: BS Mechanical or Materials Science Engineering (or equivalent)

• Demonstrated strong attention to details

• Excellent communication skills

• Excellent organizational skills

• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain DoD security clearance

• Knowledge of ISO9001:2015

• Lead Auditor certification

• Basic engineering & materials science principles

• Manufacturing environment

• Nuclear Navy or Nuclear Power Industry experience is an asset

• Familiarity with rotating machinery

• Regulated Industries (e.g., food, aerospace, transportation, biotech)

Who We Are

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Curtiss-Wright Engineered Pump Division (EPD) and its predecessor companies have been providing naval and maritime technological expertise since 1847. EPD's pumps go to the heart of the systems that enable the Navy's ships and submarines to protect our nation. Today, EPD is the leading supplier of mission-critical pumps for the U.S. Navy's Ford & Nimitz Class aircraft carriers and Virginia Class submarines, as well as the Navy's next generation Columbia Class submarine. EPD also supports the entire naval fleet with various innovative pumping solutions such as composite pumps and parts, and provides complete overhaul, upgrade and field service capabilities.

For more information, please visit us at https://www.cw-ems.com/epd/default.aspx

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Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening.  In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn. 

Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.