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Submarine Quality Assurance Specialist
Location: Philadelphia
Department: Operations
Job Description
Green Expert Technology Inc. (GreenXT) is seeking a Submarine Quality Assurance Specialist to support the SCEMS program.
This program supports multiple U.S. Navy submarine classes, ensuring material integrity, system certification, and SUBSAFE compliance across vendor facilities, repair activities, and shipboard work.
The Submarine Systems Quality Assurance Specialist provides technical and quality oversight to ensure submarine systems, components, and processes comply with contractual, engineering, and SUBSAFE requirements prior to Fleet delivery. This role focuses on material compliance, welding and metallurgy, non-destructive testing, vendor oversight, shipboard and shop surveillance, and quality system audits, with direct interface and reporting to NAVY stakeholders.
About GreenXT
GreenXT is comprised of technical and business leaders. We hire intelligent, hardworking, and dedicated people who not only possess the desire to learn and improve their skills but want to contribute to the design and development of innovative solutions that address the Navy’s greatest technological challenges. We hired each of our employees because we believe they are exceptional, have the ability to excel at their job, and will contribute positively to GreenXT.
GreenXT’s business office strives to be the most efficient and effective business office supporting our customers. Our personnel aspire to become leaders through organized, rigorous, and diligent efforts. GreenXT employees are always looking to help one another succeed. We look out for each other and cross-train so that the product we deliver is one that we’re confident in and proud of. We strongly believe in growth and providing our workforce with career development opportunities to help everyone achieve their goals.
We take pride in our support of the United States Navy. We never forget that the work we do is ultimately in support of America’s warfighter and serving those who serve. The idea that our hard work can help make their jobs easier, assist them to defend our nation, and can help ensure they return home safely to their loved ones motivates us every day, and we hope that you join us on that mission!
Job Responsibilities:
- Establish and conduct vendor oversight and surveillance of in-process manufacturing, assembly, repair, and testing activities; review final Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) to verify compliance with contract, drawing, and performance requirements, and provide recommendations for acceptance to NAVY.
- Perform material identification and inventory verification inspections (kick-and-count style inspections) of manufactured equipment and components, documenting findings and reporting results to NAVY.
- Conduct on-site evaluations of vendor processes, including manufacture, assembly, repair, modification, and testing, to assess compliance with technical specifications, contractual requirements, and quality standards.
- Provide technical evaluation, troubleshooting, and investigation of Submarine Sail Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical (HM&E) systems and equipment discrepancies, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
- Review, investigate, and adjudicate non-conformances and discrepancies identified during disassembly, manufacture, repair/modification, assembly, and testing phases; develop recommended corrective and preventative actions.
- Perform surveillance and oversight of shipboard and shop SUBSAFE work and testing, ensuring compliance with approved procedures and certification requirements.
- Develop, maintain, and execute checklists and attribute guides used to perform SUBSAFE Functional and In-Process Audits of OII-MSD quality systems and SUBSAFE work/testing activities.
- Willingness and ability to travel approximately 10% in support of vendor facilities, shipyards, and Navy activities.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Engineering and a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, OR
- High School diploma and 11+ years of progressive submarine-related experience, such as shipyard, maintenance activity, IMA, RMC, or fleet support roles supporting U.S. Navy submarines.
- U.S. Citizen with an active Secret clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance prior to start.
- Minimum of 5 years of hands-on Submarine Quality Assurance experience, including oversight, inspection, surveillance, audits, and/or certification activities supporting submarine systems, equipment, or work processes (e.g., SUBSAFE, Level I/II material, HM&E systems).
- Formal training in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) in accordance with ASME Y14.5, with demonstrated ability to interpret technical drawings, apply geometric tolerances, and evaluate inspection and acceptance criteria for manufactured and repaired components.
Job Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 11 Paid Holidays
- 401(k) with Matching
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance