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Quality Engineer – Space Flight Hardware
| Company | SQA Services |
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| Location | Pasadena, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $55 – $65 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in manufacturing, assembly, and/or quality assurance of space flight hardware.
- Extensive knowledge of supplier quality management operations, requirements flow-down, compliance standards, and performance data analysis techniques.
- NASA certifications (or previous certification) in the following standards: NASA-STD-8739.1 (Staking and Conformal Coating), NASA-STD-8739.2 (Surface Mount Soldering) or IPC J-STD-001-ES, NASA-STD-8739.3 (Soldering) or IPC J-STD-001-ES, NASA-STD-8739.4 (Crimping, Cables & Wiring), ANSI/ESD 20.20 (Electrostatic Discharge), NASA-STD-8719.9 (Critical Hardware Handling).
- Must be a U.S. Citizen due to the sensitive nature of the work.
- Ability to pass a background check.
Responsibilities
- Monitor contractor controls and perform quality assurance activities during fabrication, integration, and testing of space flight hardware.
- Evaluate contractor performance and conduct physical verification of the quality status of supplies and services.
- Serve as a voting and approval authority for Material Review Board (MRB) and Anomaly Review Board (ARB) actions, ensuring all decisions receive stakeholder concurrence.
- Ensure that flight hardware and software anomalies, corrective actions, and re-verification processes are properly documented according to the supplier’s failure and deficiency reporting systems.
- Identify and communicate potential risks by advising stakeholders of any operations, controls, or nonconformances that may jeopardize quality or the safeguarding of supplies and services.
- Satisfy mandatory flight hardware inspection requirements, ensuring compliance with all established standards.
- Collaborate with on-site personnel to stay informed of plant-wide activities that may impact program performance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience working with Government agencies.
- Strong understanding of supplier quality assurance processes and supplier performance management.
- Demonstrated success in collaborating with cross-functional teams and ensuring compliance with aerospace industry standards.
- Experience conducting audits and quality assessments in a highly regulated environment.
