Quality, Safety, and Mission Assurance
Abstract
Mission Assurance: Provides in-plant MDA Assurance Representatives (MARs) for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) at government and contractor facilities. MARs are Government Mission Assurance and Quality experts who provide quality and technical oversight of contractor manufacturing. Mission Assurance Audits are conducted which focus on design margin, the effectiveness of acceptance testing and the sufficiency of manufacturing processes. Audits are performed for contractual requirements, internal requirements, and industry best practices. These audits are one of MDA`s most effective methods of enabling change among the MDA contractors and suppliers. Quality, Safety, and Assurance provides Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who attend all technical reviews (i.e. Design, Test, Mission Readiness Reviews, and Failure Review Boards) to ensure mission assurance principles are consistently implemented across the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). Quality, Safety, and Assurance develops overarching design and quality standards such as the MDA Assurance Provisions (MAP) for MDA which enhances BMDS reliability. Hardware acceptance reviews and pedigree documentation reviews are performed to ensure all manufacturing rework and repair is performed within approved processes. Quality: Provide on-site Quality Assurance (QA) inspection for all ground and flight tests to ensure that all processes and procedures are adhered to and no short cuts or deviations occur. Quality management system audits are performed of the sub tier supply chain to determine adequacy of contractor requirement flow down and sub tier supplier compliance to industry standards. Quality Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) attend BMDS configuration control boards to ensure quality is implemented across all Programs. Provide quality on-site formal inspection and resolution when troubled suppliers are identified. Initiate and lead on-site Joint Government and Industry Team field support and expertise to assist when critical sole source suppliers are failing. Team conducts initiatives to revamp sole source suppliers by assisting them to get healthy and perform at world class levels. Establishes consistent acquisition and award fee contractual requirements to ensure that a strategic approach is applied to all mission critical systems. Safety: Responsible for system safety of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) and for the Safety and Occupational Health of personnel located in the National Capital Region (NCR); Huntsville, Alabama; Fort Greely, Alaska; Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California; and, Dahlgren, VA. Also responsible for ensuring the overall safety of the civilian, contractor and military workforce. Quality, Safety, and Assurance provides on-site support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to ensure operational safety of systems. Quality, Safety, and Assurance verifies that all systems are functioning and tracking against actual verified targets and that all associated processes and procedures are strictly followed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- MD32_0603890C_4_0400_PB_2013
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