Quality Engineer
On-site · Houston, Texas, United States or San Antonio, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Quality Engineer to support NASA programs, focusing on mission assurance, supplier surveillance, and inspections across the project lifecycle. Responsibilities include monitoring processes for compliance to procedures and contractual requirements, reviewing lab and PWB/PCB workmanship (including solder joints and conformal coatings), conducting supplier QA activities, participating in MRRs and TRRs, addressing hardware non-conformances, and performing final inspections and buy-offs prior to integration. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with 10+ years of quality engineering experience; preferred certifications and training in soldering, coatings, crimping, and workmanship standards (NASA/IPC/ESD-related) and prior NASA aerospace experience. Additional compensation may include relocation benefits and other incentives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
- 10+ years Quality Engineering experience
- GMIPS for Electronic Boards
- Pre-cap inspection of hybrid microcircuits
- 100% solder joints prior to conformal coating
- 100% conformal coatings on flight PWAs
- Final workmanship inspection prior to integration
- Experience with harness work on NASA projects (preferred)
- Ability to pass NASA Workmanship classes (preferred)
- Experience with supplier QA/audits and non-conformance handling
- IPC J-STD-001xS (Soldering, Space Addendum) (preferred)
- NASA-STD-8739.1/4/6 (preferred)
- Experience with NASA workmanship requirements (preferred)
- Relocation benefits (preferred)
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