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Position Title: Quality Engineering & Test (QET) Staff Engineer
Location: Sterling Heights, MI, United States
Category: Engineering
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: United States
State: MI
City: Sterling Heights
Remote Work Options: On-Site
Security Clearance Required: None
Career Level: Mid-Career
Requisition ID: 15823130
Date Posted: Mar 20, 2025
Description: Company Information General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.
What We Offer Whether you are starting your career or an experienced professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is impactful and built for you.
- Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending.
- Competitive base pay, incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
- 401k Match (6%).
- Educational Assistance.
- 9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off).
- Onsite Cafeteria, remodeled with new equipment Fitness Center, and Outdoor fitness track.
Responsibilities to Anticipate for this role - Develop the Final Inspection Record (FIR), Vehicle Control Test, and First Production Vehicle Inspection (FPVI) documents for vehicle acceptance.
- Manage changes to the FIR thru the Interim FIR Change Notice (IFCN) process.
- Interface with the Customer, Engineering, Program Management, Contracts, and the Assembly plant on the development and validation of these documents.
- Validate FIR documents at the assembly plant as needed.
- Review Product Development Fabrications Specifications (PDFS) Section 3 Requirements and write section 4 Test Methods.
- Review Design Changes for quality impacts to the FIR.
- Interface with Quality Vehicle Systems (QVS) to transition the prototype documents to production.
- Review First Article Test (FAT) Plans, provide feedback or approval of the plans. Review FAT completed test reports. Issue FAT Flash Reports and participate in FAT failure investigations.
- Prepare periodic reports, performance metrics and presentations describing progress and activities.
- Perform tasks in other areas of Quality Assurance as may be assigned.
Qualifications Sought - 5-10 years' experience
- Able to review drawings, GD&T, Engineering Technical Data Package
- Working knowledge of PDFS, PSPEC, Teamcenter, and TIPQA
- Ability to Travel to the Anniston GDLS Assembly Plant.
- Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally
- Ability to work within an interdependent team
- Must be able to communicate to all levels within the organization.
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people across 65 countries worldwide and in all 50 U.S. states, more information is available at General Dynamics Land Systems, is a business unit of General Dynamics, and is an innovative leader of ground combat systems' equipment and software for our clients. Our performance-driven team partners with the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp and other militaries across the Globe to ensure that next generation ground combat vehicles are ready to protect our fighting men and women in uniform. General Dynamics Lands Systems provides a competitive compensation package, site specific flexible work schedules, 401(k) with Company Match; Bonus Eligibility, Employee Development Opportunities, Tuition Reimbursement, On-site Amenities, and comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems ("GDLS") provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation to search or apply for an opportunity with GDLS, please call 586-825-4000 or send an e-mail to for assistance and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Company Information General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.
What We Offer Whether you are starting your career or an experienced professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is impactful and built for you.
- Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending.
- Competitive base pay, incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
- 401k Match (6%).
- Educational Assistance.
- 9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off).
- Onsite Cafeteria, remodeled with new equipment Fitness Center, and Outdoor fitness track.
Responsibilities to Anticipate for this role - Develop the Final Inspection Record (FIR), Vehicle Control Test, and First Production Vehicle Inspection (FPVI) documents for vehicle acceptance.
- Manage changes to the FIR thru the Interim FIR Change Notice (IFCN) process.
- Interface with the Customer, Engineering, Program Management, Contracts, and the Assembly plant on the development and validation of these documents.
- Validate FIR documents at the assembly plant as needed.
- Review Product Development Fabrications Specifications (PDFS) Section 3 Requirements and write section 4 Test Methods.
- Review Design Changes for quality impacts to the FIR.
- Interface with Quality Vehicle Systems (QVS) to transition the prototype documents to production.
- Review First Article Test (FAT) Plans, provide feedback or approval of the plans. Review FAT completed test reports. Issue FAT Flash Reports and participate in FAT failure investigations.
- Prepare periodic reports, performance metrics and presentations describing progress and activities.
- Perform tasks in other areas of Quality Assurance as may be assigned.
Qualifications Sought - 5-10 years' experience
- Able to review drawings, GD&T, Engineering Technical Data Package
- Working knowledge of PDFS, PSPEC, Teamcenter, and TIPQA
- Ability to Travel to the Anniston GDLS Assembly Plant.
- Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally
- Ability to work within an interdependent team
- Must be able to communicate to all levels within the organization.
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people across 65 countries worldwide and in all 50 U.S. states, more information is available at General Dynamics Land Systems, is a business unit of General Dynamics, and is an innovative leader of ground combat systems' equipment and software for our clients. Our performance-driven team partners with the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp and other militaries across the Globe to ensure that next generation ground combat vehicles are ready to protect our fighting men and women in uniform. General Dynamics Lands Systems provides a competitive compensation package, site specific flexible work schedules, 401(k) with Company Match; Bonus Eligibility, Employee Development Opportunities, Tuition Reimbursement, On-site Amenities, and comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems ("GDLS") provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation to search or apply for an opportunity with GDLS, please call 586-825-4000 or send an e-mail to for assistance and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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