Quality Assurance Specialist- NDE/NDT/NDI Level II / III

About the role

The Quality Assurance Specialist- NDE/NDT/NDI Level II / III will support the Safety and Mission Assurance Services II (SMAS II) contract located at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.

Responsibilities

• Execute quality assurance and nondestructive testing requirements in accordance with customer-approved quality assurance plans, policies, and specifications during all phases of hardware fabrication, testing, first article inspections, and end-item inspections.
• Perform process surveillance using witnessing and monitoring techniques and verify test results and documentation for raw materials, components, and sub-assemblies in accordance with approved inspection documents and specification requirements.
• Maintain current company and customer-required training and certifications necessary to uphold quality inspection stamp authorization and warranty expectations.
• Work with company and customer personnel to resolve inspection questions and communicate technical issues to project engineers to ensure compliance with final product specification requirements.
• Perform accurate mechanical, physical, and visual inspections, conduct and/or monitor nondestructive testing and evaluation activities, and verify inspection and test documentation for raw materials, components, and sub-assemblies.
• Apply knowledge of higher-level quality assurance system requirements, including ISO and AS standards, and interpret and implement QA system-level requirements while performing all assigned quality assurance duties.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Required:
• High School or equivalent education.
• 7+ years of recent and related work experience.
• Minimum recommended NAS-410 requirements for all applicable NDT methods being considered.
• Documented evidence of previous formal training, experience hours, and prior certification records in NDE/NDT/NDI.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical charts, specification sheets, and complex engineering documentation.
• Ability to prepare written documentation of inspection results using company and customer forms or software systems.
• Pass a visual acuity examination in at least one eye, either natural or corrected.
• Initiate non-conformance reports, document and report inspection results, and monitor corrective actions for effectiveness.
• Maintain current company and customer-required training and certifications necessary to uphold quality inspection stamp authorization and warranty expectations.
• Possess a working knowledge of AS9100/ISO9001 Quality System requirements, or equivalent industry standard, and the ability to read complex blueprints, technical charts, and specification sheets.
• Desired:
• Certified Weld Inspector.
• Previous experience working with flight critical hardware in an ESD/FOD sensitive environments, witnessing critical quality assurance and assembly operations of various components and complex assemblies.
• Experience working with aerospace flight hardware.
• Experience executing quality requirements in accordance with customer approved quality assurance plans/policies and specifications during all phases of hardware fabrication, testing, first article inspection, and final end item inspections.

Qualifications

This position requires US Citizenship due to the sensitivity of customer related information.