Senior Staff Quality Engineer - Hardware
Core
Architecting quality frameworks for spacecraft structural, propulsion, and RF electronics systems to ensure mission readiness and compliance with aerospace standards.
Role type
Senior Staff Quality Engineer (Aerospace Hardware)
Builds
Spacecraft subsystems, propulsion systems, and RF electronics for national security and advanced sensing missions.
Domain
Aerospace / Space Systems / Hardware Manufacturing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA), AS9100 compliance, ITAR compliance, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), First Article Inspection (FAI), Material Review Board (MRB) management, supplier quality audits, contamination/ESD control, high-power RF electronics testing, special process control (bonding, welding, soldering), configuration management.
Preferred skills
RF SMT test experience, ASQ certifications (CQE, CRE), design for manufacturability reviews.
Responsibilities
Develop and enforce quality requirements for spacecraft assemblies; lead nonconformance investigations using RCCA methodologies; provide real-time quality support on the manufacturing floor; develop inspection and acceptance test procedures; manage supplier quality assurance activities; support internal and external audits; maintain calibration and special process control systems; train operators on inspection methods.
Seniority
Senior Staff, strategic technical authority & leadership