Quality Test Specialist 4 Job in North Charleston, South Carolina US
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Location North Charleston, SC
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Position Description
Guide the development or improvement of inspection or test techniques. Teach and deploy the principles and theory behind quality requirements. Validate designs, and guide creation of test coupons for equipment or product acceptance. Establish procedures for control and configuration of test coupon. Develop the set up and use of specialized test or measurement equipment. Review and validate procedures for setting up and calibrating test equipment. Develop and deploy tests or inspections and data collection techniques. Analyze test, inspection or statistical data and troubleshoot anomalous result to determine product and processes conformity or assist with corrective action recommendations. Provide recommendations on new and potential changes for documentation standards. Document and communicate test, analysis or measurement results. Operate, collect, analyze and document measurements with Computer-Aided Metrology Systems (CAMS), consistent with existing Boeing Procedural Instructions. Create detail reports that include archiving of the data. Prepare metrology recommendations for the appropriate organizations, including 787 Leadership. Lead the adoption of, and support implementation of processes that apply advanced use of CAMS on the program in order to replace conventional tooling where possible and streamline aircraft assembly build processes. Responsible for data-set preparation using CATIA V5 and Enovia. Coordinate training, certification, documentation, and communication requirements for integrated CAMS use across the program. Work under minimal direction.
Competencies
General
[ + ] Adaptability
Fully understands changes in own and fellow senior employees' work and situations; is frequently called upon to explain the logic or basis for change to other employees; is generally seen as an expert on information about changes affecting own and fellow senior employees' jobs; occasionally mentors fellow employees around the change. Treats changes and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth; focuses on the beneficial aspects of change; speaks positively about the change to fellow senior employees and external customers. Quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changes in the work environment; readily tries new approaches appropriate for new or changed situations; does not persist with ineffective behaviors.
[ + ] Collaboration
Consistently works effectively and cooperatively with team members and fellow project team leaders, other employees and external customers. Establishes and maintains good working relationships by actively involving less experienced employees and/or other project team leaders and external customers and helping them feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions. Places higher priority on team and organization goals than on own goals. Offers to provide assistance and/or project team leadership to other teams and/or employees when doing so would benefit the organization.
[ + ] Customer Focus
Makes customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions as a project team leader; develops and sustains productive customer relationships as they relate to project team leadership responsibilities; actively seeks information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; presents project level information to customers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities; considers how project level actions or plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet customer needs and resolve problems; assists other project team leaders in implementing ways to monitor and evaluate customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs.
[ + ] Decision Making
Consistently recognizes a wide range of complex, specialized issues, problems, or opportunities in own work group, across the organization and with external customers; determines whether action is needed. Steadily identifies the need for and collects information to better understand issues, problems, and opportunities. Regularly integrates complex information from a wide variety of sources; detects complex trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships. Consistently creates relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes. Formulates clear decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option. Consistently implements decisions or initiates action within a reasonable time. Regularly includes fellow project leads, employees across the organization, and external customers in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions.
[ + ] Quality Orientation
Accurately and carefully follows established procedures for completing work tasks. Expert in watching over job processes, tasks, and work products to ensure freedom from errors, omissions, or defects. Consistently initiates action to correct quality problems or notifies others of quality issues as appropriate.
[ + ] Work Standards
Consistently establishes expert criteria and/or work procedures to achieve a high level of quality, productivity, or service. Dedicates required time and energy to assignments or tasks to ensure that no aspect of the work is neglected; works to overcome obstacles to completing tasks or assignments. Accepts responsibility for outcomes (positive or negative) of one's work; admits mistakes and refocuses efforts when appropriate. Provides encouragement and support to others in accepting responsibility; does not accept others' denial of responsibility without questioning.
Technical
[ + ] Analytical Skills
Skill and ability to: collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources with clients, customers and/or suppliers.
[ + ] Effective Written Comm
Extensive understanding of the effectiveness of different communication materials (e.g., proposals, papers, user guides, reports, articles, promotional materials, brochures, web sites, presentations, speeches), to select and direct the preparation of materials to satisfy a variety of customer requirements.
[ + ] Engineering Technical Info
Extensive ability to read, understand and interpret engineering technical information (e.g., drawings, handbooks, industry standards and specifications).
[ + ] General/Precision Test Meas
Extensive, specialized knowledge of the use of general and precision tools. Ability to instruct others in the use of general and precision measuring devices and associated calibration requirements.
Basic Qualifications For Consideration
Do you have a minimum 3 years experience using computer aided metrology equipment (e.g., Laser Radar, Laser Tracker, Photogrammetry and/or Portable Coordinate Measuring equipment)?
Do you have 1 year or greater experience using Spatial Analyzer, Verisurf and/or Metrologic software?
Are you willing to work on multiple shifts?
Do you have a minimum of 3 years experience using the Microsoft Office suite of tools?
Have you used computer aided metrology equipment to establish reference systems and extended reference systems?
Typical Education/Experience
AA degree in related discipline and typically 6 or more years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Other Job related information
Requires ability to relocate permanently to Charleston, South Carolina after some transition work which may occur in the Puget Sound area; and strong teaming abilities to work within teaming structures. In-depth knowledge and use of Laser Tracker, Laser Radar, Photogrammetry and PCMM (Portable Coordinate Measurement Machine). Working knowledge of model-based software such as Spatial Analyzer, Verisurf and Metrologic. Experienced with CATIA V5 and Enovia for model preparation and data archival. Strong computer skills including typing and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook). Knowledge of Quality Documentation such as Boeing Documents and FAA Regulatory Requirements. Experienced in the use of CAMS for Tool Construction and Inspection. In-depth understanding of existing Tool Engineering and Manufacturing processes, procedures and documented requirements. CAMS development experience with effective coaching abilities. Effective in problem solving and root-cause analysis. Ability to create and modify inspection measurement plans. Experienced in working with Aircraft Structures and Major Joins. Adaptive to change, strives for win-win solutions and treats others with respect trust. Ability to work in a dynamic environment that may include shift changes/rotations to accommodate required measurements and analysis. Boeing Charleston benefits structure applies upon permanent relocation to the North Charleston facility.
Closing Date: 04/02/2012about closing dates
Knowledge of occupational health and safety sciences.
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