Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

LOCATION: Huntsville AL

JOB STATUS: Full Time
CLEARANCE: Active DoD Secret 

Astrion's Launch and Safety Unit is recruiting a highly talented Quality Engineer to support a contract that provides full life-cycle support to the United States Space Force Assured Access to Space – National Security Space Launch (NSSL). We assist the Space Force by supporting a multitude of areas, including Systems Engineering & Integration, Acquisition & Program Management Support, Mission Integration Management, System Safety & Environmental Engineering, Systems Security & Information Assurance, Launch Schedule and Risk Management, Certification of New Entrant Launch Vehicles.

Astrion is actively seeking a motivated, customer-oriented NSSL Quality Engineer to join our team.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• Bachelors or master's degree in mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering and 10 years of related experience
• Design, test, manufacture, and operation of systems, processes, personnel, and organizations.
• Performing reviews of design, manufacturing/quality, test, procedures, anomaly resolution.
• Providing risk assessments and actionable recommendations and mitigations.
• Performing acquisition functions such as requirements development and performance assessments.
• Performing systems engineering functions from requirements development through post-flight reporting.
• Interacting effectively with USSF, DCMA, NASA, NRO, Launch Vehicle subcontractors and Aerospace Corporation.
• Performing Knowledge Capture, Process Definition, preparing and providing training.
• Preparing and giving written and verbal presentations and reports to senior engineers and management.
• Knowledge of LV structures and mechanical systems preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Competency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Information Technology systems and databases including Jira and Confluence.
• Current DoD Secret clearance

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide Launch Vehicle Quality Systems Engineering expertise at our Huntsville Alabama office.
• Apply expertise in Structures, materials, quality, industrial engineering, logistics, test, operations, processes, personnel, and organizations.
• Prepare assessments of Engineering Review Boards including risk recommendations.
• Support Customer acquisition functions such as requirements development, request for proposals, and cost/technical/schedule/performance reports.
• Perform and support systems engineering functions such as requirements definition, design review, test review, risk management, pedigree, hardware acceptance, verification, operations, anomaly resolution, and post-flight analyses.
• Perform manufacturing/quality engineering functions such as assessment of LV design, manufacturing/quality methods, procedures, tooling, facilities, infrastructure, personnel qualifications, non-conformance assessment, material review boards, corrective action reports, calibration, environmental controls, quality assurance, non-destructive examinations, safety methods, regulations, supplier management, and transportation.
• Prepare Customer team for, and support quality operations and anomaly resolution.
• Plan, coordinate, brief, support Engineer Review Boards, program reviews, and other meetings.
• Perform technical and engineering data management, such as data mining and reporting.
• Perform Training and Certification including course development, peer review, training, mentoring.
• Collaborate with the Space Force System Program Offices, Aerospace Corporation, Launch Vehicle Contractors (LVCs), Subcontractors, Launch Sites, and Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).
• Prepare weekly and other written evaluations and reports of a technical nature.