Quality Engineer

Title: Quality Engineer
Location: Gilbert Arizona 85233
Duration: 6 months
A shift: 7:30am to 5:00pm


TECHNICAL SKILLS
Must Have

• AS9100
• Perform RCCA analysis

Nice To Have

• Achieved Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training Certificate
• J-STD-001
• NASA Standard
• Project Quality Assurance
• Project Quality Management

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Individual contributors with specialized knowledge and skills within a technical discipline. May direct the work of other lower-level professionals in the context of a project, process, or program. The majority of time is spent overseeing technical design, implementation, or delivery of projects, processes, or programs using technical skills acquired through advanced education or equivalent work experience.
• This job family defines and specifies activities, processes, and standards to fulfill the quality requirements for a service or manufactured material, component, or product. Activities include auditing, monitoring, and determining the quality of processes or outputs, either against defined internal or regulatory standards; reporting on process deviations and defects.
• Positions in this sub-family are responsible for developing, modifying, applying, and maintaining quality evaluation and control systems/protocols including: devising and implementing methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment; designing and analysing inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment; conducting quality assurance tests and performing statistical analysis to assess the level of control and manage product quality risks; undertaking root cause analysis of incidents requiring corrective action; and ensuring that corrective measures and deviation meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
• Overview: Individual contributor. Works under direct supervision.
• Purpose: Achieves operational targets with some impact on results of job area. Works on smaller, less
• complex projects or task-related activities.

Qualifications/ Experience: Work requires elementary use and/or application of engineering principles, theories, and concepts.
Problem Solving: Problems are not immediately evident, but typically have a solution. Makes minor changes in systems and processes to solve routine or standard problems.
Management & Supervision: Works under close supervision. Work is reviewed for soundness of technical judgment and accuracy

The Quality Engineer (QE) will support Engineering Validation Testing (EVT) for spacecraft involving
Thermal Vacuum, Dynamic, Propulsion, and EMI testing. This role includes off-shift, weekend, and potential overtime work to accommodate 24/7 test operations.


Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure adherence to applicable procedures and Customer contract requirements during the EVT campaign.
• Support pre-test meetings by verifying test setup configuration, test equipment calibration is current, and flight software versions are current.
• Support post-test meetings by verifying all signoffs are complete, all requirements have been met, and all test flags or nonconformances dispositioned appropriately.
• Document and facilitate timely disposition of nonconformances (NCs) and test flags through TIPQA/Teamcenter/IMBS/MBS systems.
• Support operational tasks including integration and testing, installations, bus movements, and other activities.
• Participate in daily planning and update meetings with Customer for communication of quality issues and resource needs.
• Collaborate with Test Engineering, Systems Engineering, and QE team to resolve issues and ensure smooth test execution.
• Facilitate cross-functional Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA) as needed.
• Review and completed End Item Data Packs(EIDPs)

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and minimum five years' experience in Quality Engineering, preferably in Aerospace.
• Experience with industry quality standards (AS9100/ISO9001 preferred), Quality
• Management System (QMS) Procedures, and Customer contract requirements.
• Strong RCCA facilitation experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including technical presentation skills.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and electrical schematics.
• Proficiency with computer skills including Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word,
• Project, etc.).
• Experience with Engineering Validation Testing strongly preferred.