Shawn Mascarenas
Chandler
Summary
Dynamic Quality Engineering Manager with a proven track record at Northrop Grumman, achieving a 30% reduction in nonconformances. Expert in root cause investigation and project management, leading critical investigations to ensure 100% launch success. Adept at mentoring teams and implementing quality management systems to enhance operational excellence.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Manager
Northrop Grumman
Chandler, AZ
04.2024 - 2026
- Implemented Quality standards resulting in reductions in
nonconformance's by 30%. - Operated as Quality technical manager over cable and avionics manufacturing floor ensuring successful delivery of ~500 flight hardware assemblies per month.
- Provid Gap analysis between customer requirements and internal requirements.
- Lead critical investigations into multiple flight failures to ensure 100% launch success.
- Report defect metrics directly to director level management on monthly basis.
- Worked with cable design as Manufacturing and quality engineering representative to ensure product success.
- Access budget to ensure proper direct and indirect charging within team.
Quality Engineering
Northop Grumman
Chandler, AZ
01.2021 - 04.2024
- Provide and coordinate overall Quality Assurance effort to ensure Quality and technical requirements are met.
- Assure clear identification, physical control, and competent disposition of non-conformance mater.
- Perform assessments and audits on processes and procedures to
ensure compliance to specifications, engineering drawings, procedures, Technical Data Package (TDP) and contractual obligated. - Peer review Assembly and Test Instructions and support CAB, MRB, FRB, Change Review Board as necessary. I also support other value streams within the Launch Operations.
- Support and evaluate test requirements to ensure program specifications and processes are met. I perform analysis of and develop effective containment and elimination plans.
- Mentored junior engineers on best practices in quality engineering, fostering a culture of excellence within the team.
Avionics Electrical Engineer
Northrop Grumman
Chandler, AZ
08.2019 - 01.2021
- Designed Electrical engineering drawings to function with flight hardware.
- Worked with manufacturing engineering to establish build requirements.
- Designed new flight hardware to function with engineering design.
- Provide guidance for technicians in cable and hardware design.
- Analyzed Circuit design for failure analysis.
- Evaluated scripting on flight hardware for testing purposes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ12-2023
Bachelor of Science - Technical Management
Devry University
Phoenix, AZ04-2009
Skills
- Root Cause Investigation
- Project Management
- Quality Management Systems
- Python
- AC/DC Circuit Analysis
- Design Control Process
- Failure Analysis
- Cable Design Tooling
- Team Center
- Tableau
- Customer Contracts
Timeline
Quality Manager
Northrop Grumman
04.2024 - 2026
Quality Engineering
Northop Grumman
01.2021 - 04.2024
Avionics Electrical Engineer
Northrop Grumman
08.2019 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science - Technical Management
Devry University