Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

About the role

Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer for Lunar Systems is responsible for ensuring compliance with Astrobotic’s Quality Management System (QMS), industry standards, and customer-specific requirements across our spaceflight and non-spaceflight program portfolio. As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, you will serve as the authority for quality assurance best practices throughout the organization by maintaining a corporate culture that emphasizes accountability, discipline, and attention to detail at all levels. The position reports to the Deputy Director of Engineering and is part of the Quality Assurance department based in Pittsburgh, PA. This role is onsite.

Responsibilities

• Create, implement, and improve QMS policy, processes, procedures, and systems that meet Astrobotic business objectives and ensure compliance with customer requirements and industry quality standards.
• Manage flight program requirements including deviations, waivers, change management actions, nonconformances (NCRs), and vendor quality management.
• Support Configuration Item (CI) management, documentation control, and traceability across the Astrobotic program portfolio.
• Lead failure analysis process and collaborate with project teams to assess the impact and determine root cause and corrective actions for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on quality, risk management, safety, and reliability.
• Drive scalable quality assurance practices for high-rate production of spacecraft.
• Maintain appropriate process monitoring and measurement techniques.
• Audit internal procedures and policies to assure compliance with customer requirements.
• Collaborate with project teams to devise and implement methods and procedures for the integration and test of space flight products.
• Coordinate with engineering teams to document and implement part/material qualification plans, including the identification and use of inspection tools.
• Engage in product development activities to ensure continued compliance with internal procedures and applicable regulatory and international standards.

Requirements

• B.S. technical degree in a related engineering or science field from an accredited 4-year college or university.
• Eight (8) or more years of experience in an engineering, research and development, or manufacturing environment.
• Experience with AS9100 or ISO9001 Quality Management System and/or related quality systems and programs.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics, parts lists, specifications, instructions, and test procedures.
• Experience working among highly technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leading the development of quality processes and procedures.
• Self-motivated and capable of working at a high technical level with minimal supervision.
• Relevant experience in transitioning a product from development through production.
• Experience with PDM Pro, Atlassian products, and Epsilon3.
• Experience with electrical and mechanical parts specifications and assemblies.
• Proficiency in documenting plans, procedures, and results for presenting to a technical audience.
• Experience performing electromechanical, physical, and visual inspection of raw materials, components, and sub-assemblies per inspection plans, drawings, and other specification requirements.

Pay

The good faith base salary range for this role is $100,000 - $150,000 at the time of this posting. Where you fall within the range depends on your experience, skills, and location. This range reflects base salary only and does not include benefits or bonus/incentive. This range may be adjusted in the future.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO), empowering employees to take the time they need to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees.
• Flexible, affordable gym memberships with 12,700+ options nationwide, including 24 Hour Fitness, EoS Fitness, Crunch Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Blink Fitness, Chuze Fitness, and more! No long-term contracts and free on-demand workout videos before you enroll.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%, supporting long-term financial security.
• Company wellness programs that support physical and mental well-being.
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources.
• The opportunity to work alongside a highly talented team in an innovative, mission-driven environment.