Quality Engineer

About the role

The Quality Engineer will support the space program work associated with Liquid Engines on the MSFC Safety & Mission Assurance contract located at Stennis Space Center (SSC) in Mississippi.

Responsibilities

• Technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, and coordinating assignments; plans and developing S&MA engineering and assurance activity that may have an important effect on major programs.
• Prepare, evaluate and provide assessments of in-house and contracted quality related processes, procedures and manufacturing activities including implementation of procedures.
• Specifically with contractor manufacturing systems.
• Perform reviews and assessments of QA/QE documentation for compliance with NASA policy, Marshall Management System (MMS), Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) directorate organizational instructions and program specific requirements.
• Support the preparation, evaluation, and assessment of documentation and processes for manufacturing, inspection, and test phases of programs and projects.
• Participate in government milestone reviews to evaluate certification requirements affecting design, safety, production, testing, and operation.
• Develop/utilize tools to ensure that all applicable quality requirements are identified for MSFC programs/projects.
• Perform drawing and procurement documentation review.
• Provide support on all quality areas to include quality plans, surveillance plans, inspection instructions, first article inspections, and NC resolutions, test, failure investigations, RCCA analysis and other QE related functions.
• Develop Metrics as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• US Citizenship required due to sensitivity of customer related information.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of recent and related work experience (or 9+ years of recent and related experience in lieu of degree).
• Knowledge in NASA S&MA requirements for manufacturing processes in support of the design and development of flight hardware.
• Working knowledge of AS9100/ISO9000 quality management system requirements.
• Ability to read complex blueprints, technical charts, and specification sheets.
• Must pass a national agency background check; some positions require clearance and extensive background verification.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screen and participate in periodic random drug and alcohol screenings.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TEAMS).
• Strong work ethics, team player, culture oriented.
• Effective verbal and written communication with internal and external customers.
• Ability to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
• Organized with good time management skills; able to work outside normal schedule and adjust to meet peak periods and surge requirements.
• Office environment; may involve inside or outside work; may require sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of the time) and lifting/carrying up to 25 lbs (5% of the time).
• Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule is critical.

Skills

• Experience in insight, risk-based, or COTs type contracts as well as compliance-based contract and services (highly desirable).
• Launch vehicle integration experience (highly desirable).
• Liquid engine experience (highly desirable).
• Experience working with NASA/DoD flight hardware in a manufacturing and production environment.
• Integrated Product Team Experience.
• PMP or DAWIA Project Management Certification (desired).

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, life insurance.
• Retirement 401k.
• Vacation, sick pay, holidays.
• Flexible work schedules (when available).
• Career advancement through professional training and development.

Schedule

• Onsite position; some travel may be required.
• Schedules are subject to change based on position and/or customer needs.
• May require periodic shift work and paid overtime.