Senior Quality Engineering Specialist, DO-178

General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada is looking for an experienced Quality Engineering (QE) Specialist to join our Quality team in Ottawa, Halifax or Calgary. Reporting to the Quality Manager, the QE Specialist plays a key role within integrated project teams, ensuring compliance with internal processes and external standards including AS9100 and DO-178C. This position supports both engineering development and product lifecycle activities, with a strong emphasis on software airworthiness, quality compliance, and audit leadership.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide pre-contract quality support, including estimating the effort required to implement Quality Assurance (QA) activities and contributing to proposal documentation.
• Prepare and implement project-specific QA plans and contribute quality-related inputs to broader project documentation.
• Act as the quality lead for assigned projects, ensuring compliance with AS9100, DO-178C, and other relevant contractual or airworthiness standards.
• Interface with the DND TAA (within DTAES), DERs, and customer quality representatives during software airworthiness audits (e.g., SOIs).
• Conduct independent process and product audits, identify non-conformances, issue corrective actions, and track them to closure.
• Serve on Configuration Control Boards (CCB) and Material Review Boards (MRB); support design reviews and configuration audits.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Supplier Quality, and Product Support to ensure quality considerations are embedded across all phases of development, sustainment, and supply chain interactions.
• Monitor formal test activities (e.g., acceptance, qualification) for adherence to approved test plans and procedures; ensure evidence supports certification and compliance.
• Lead and participate in project and quality review meetings, including setting agendas, facilitating discussions, documenting actions, and ensuring follow-up.
• Lead quality-related reviews, investigations, and root cause analyses, and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives.
• Use data and statistical analysis to monitor quality performance, identify trends, and support corrective/preventive action planning.
• Report quality metrics and present findings during quality forums, project gates, and leadership reviews.
• Engage in proactive risk identification, mitigation planning, and knowledge sharing throughout the project lifecycle.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.