Quality Engineer
$108,000–$211,000 year
On-siteSanta Ana, California, United States
Job Summary
Document flight hardware anomalies, corrective actions, and re-verifications within the contractor's non-conformance and corrective action system. Participate in production planning, review manufacturing flow plans, and join Manufacturing and Test Readiness Reviews. Examine process design records, procedure reviews, and work orders while verifying lab certifications. Monitor contractor quality and safety controls during fabrication, integration, and tests, including QAR monitoring and root cause analysis support. Review supplier CDRL documents, flight hardware records, and perform final instrument buy-off reviews and thorough inspections. Ensure all open items are addressed prior to performance tests and final acceptance testing.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field
- 4-10 + years Quality Engineering experience
- Previous NASA or aerospace industry experience
- GMIPS for Electronic Boards
- Pre-cap inspection of hybrid microcircuits
- 100% of solder joints prior to conformal coating of each flight printed wiring assembly prior to conformal coating
- 100% of conformal coatings on flight printed wiring assemblies
- Final workmanship inspection prior to box level final closure prior to integration into the next level of assembly
- Connector mates to mission hardware integrated into the spacecraft
- General workmanship quality prior to final acceptance testing
- General workmanship prior to shipment
- Confirm shipping packaging conforms to requirements and is adequate
- Experience and/or education in lieu of these qualifications
- IPC J-STD-001xS (Soldering, Space Addendum)
- NASA-STD-8739.1 (Staking and Conformal Coating)
- NASA-STD-8739.4 or IPC/WHMA-A-620xS (Crimping, Cables & Wiring)
- Developer-specific ESD Control training or training traceable to ANSI/ESD S20.20 (Electrostatic Discharge)
- NASA-STD-8739.6 (Workmanship Implementation Standard)
- Pre-cap inspection methods derived from MIL-STD-883
- Experience with harness work on NASA projects
- Ability to pass NASA Workmanship classes
- Prove expertise executing NASA Workmanship requirements
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