Title:
Lead Electronic Special Process Auditor
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Program Summary
Lead Electronic Special Process Auditor will have experience in auditing globally diverse teams, communicating with senior management, managing challenging customer issues, leveraging the larger Aero organization for solutions, and solving complex problems where a degree of ambiguity exists.
Job Summary
- Perform audits per Nadcap / customer requirements using Nadcap and customer specific checklists.
- Document opportunities and findings against non-compliances; work with sites to ensure robust corrective actions are completed on time and effective.
- Experience in auditing the following areas/special processes: Electronic Special Processes; i.e., Printed Board Assembly, Printed Boards, Cable and Harness, Conformal Coating
Roles and Responsibilities
- Responsible for auditing Special Processes at a key Aerospace customer’s manufacturing sites and suppliers.
- Requires breadth of technical special process knowledge and knowledge of the Nadcap program.
- Knowledge and experience across programs and products to work with our site locations and customers in determining compliance with appropriate special process requirements.
Basic Qualifications
- Education: High School, GED, or Equivalent (15 yrs.) plus 2 yrs. experience in above stated special processes; or associate degree (13 yrs. plus 2 yrs. college) plus 2 yrs. Aerospace Quality or Special Process Experience. Exceptions to the minimum Education/Experience requirements shall require approval by the customer’s Special Process Management and/or the applicable CAA (Certified Accessor Auditor). It shall include an assessment of the candidate’s ability to perform the job function.
- US Citizenship required based on the nature of the work.
- Experience: Demonstration of Special Process family technical knowledge/experience must be validated in writing by the applicable CAA and be based on exam, interview, or documented training/experience. This requirement is not applicable if the candidate is or was previously approved as a SCA (Source Certifying Agent), Certifying Agent (CA) or Certifying Agent Assessor (CAA).
- Process Training: 40 hours Quality System training, auditing and use of Acceptance Criteria (AC).
- Auditing Experience: Complete a minimum of two Special Process training audits under the direction of a qualified CAA, CA [Certified Agent), SCA (if authorized by the CAA) or Aerospace Network Auditor for each Special Process category. Prior audit experience may be accepted at the discretion of the applicable CAA.
Preferred Qualifications
- PRI Nadcap Audit experience highly desirable.
- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business or Technical discipline preferred with applicable experience.
- Qualified auditor to industry requirements for AS9100 and two or more special processes
- Knowledge of Nadcap Special Processes applicable to client sites and suppliers. Areas of preferred expertise are: Electronic Special Processes; i.e., PBA, PB, C&H and CC.
- Working knowledge of aerospace quality practices and industry standards.
- Strong computer skills with high level proficiency in Microsoft Office tools such as Excel and PowerPoint as well as comfortability working with virtual communication and meeting tools such as Teams or similar.
- Ability to train and approve new special process auditors.
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
- Experience with project management and facilitation.
- Ability to interface effectively with all levels of leadership.
- Ability to identify risks and mitigating actions to achieve positive results.
- Effective interpersonal skills to interface within and between culturally diverse organizations, data, define actions, and implement solutions.
- Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for implementing solutions.
- Knowledge and application of statistical analysis methods is preferred.
- Excellent team building skills, creating constructive and open environments for sharing data.
- Experience with Aerospace products.
- Demonstrated leadership capability to drive step change improvements in quality performance.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects and manage the activities of multi-disciplinary teams.
- Proven problem-solving skills, including ability to interpret data, define actions, and implement solutions.
- Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for implementing solutions.
- Adept in soliciting facts and opinions from all team members and creating a constructive and open environment for sharing data.
- Capable of making fact-based decisions and communicating to team members why certain facts or recommendations prevailed over others.
KBR Benefits
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