Mission and Quality Assurance Lead
$103,600–$155,400 year
On-siteBoulder, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Execute Mission Assurance and Quality Assurance responsibilities aligned with the Quality Management System and Risk and Opportunity Management Plan. Lead root cause analysis, corrective actions, and audits for software, hardware, and supplier processes while managing nonconformances and quality metrics. Witness and approve verification, validation, and sell-off activities across subsystems and systems, ensuring requirements are met and acceptance criteria are satisfied. Collaborate with program management, engineering teams, and suppliers to embed risk thinking and drive continuous improvement in support of mission success.
Required Qualifications
- Active Secret or Top Secret clearance at time of application, with ability to obtain/maintain required program access
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other related field with 5 years of relevant software development/integration and mission assurance/quality experience
- Master's degree in a related STEM field with 3 years of experience
- PhD in a related STEM field with 1 year of experience
- Will consider an additional 4+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
- U.S. Citizenship
- Experience in mission assurance, quality engineering, or software/hardware development/test environments within aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability industries
- Demonstrated knowledge of software development processes, including Agile and familiarity with traditional models (e.g., Waterfall, Spiral)
- Demonstrated knowledge of one or more programming languages such as C, C++, Java, and Python sufficient to understand code structure and participate in technical discussions and code reviews as needed
- Demonstrated expertise in root cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions (RCCA), and risk management, including use of probability/impact scales or similar frameworks
- Familiarity with quality standards and regulations (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001, CMMI) and their application to software- and hardware-intensive systems
- Demonstrated experience in process and product evaluation, including process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metric reporting for software, hardware, and system quality
- Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance
Desired Qualifications
- Direct experience implementing a Risk and Opportunity Management Plan on a complex aerospace or defense program, including participation in or leadership of ROMB-style boards
- Prior engagement in customer or supplier interface roles regarding quality, mission assurance, or risk/opportunity management
- Experience in a Software Engineering environment in an engineering capacity, including work plan review, manufacturing readiness review, FRB participation, and RCCA leadership
- Familiarity with TRIO or similar risk/issue/opportunity tools, as well as the Atlassian tool suite, Git, and Confluence
- Exposure to advanced quality tools and methodologies, including Six Sigma/Lean
- Professional quality certifications such as ASQ CQE, Six Sigma Green Belt, or Black Belt
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