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ManTech · 4 days ago

Launch Vehicle Quality Assurance Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$85K/yr - $141K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Coordinate and perform launch vehicle flight hardware pedigree reviews

Review, analyze SMC LV design, manufacturing, test, data analysis tools, and flight data.

Review, analyze SMC Launch service contracts and acquisition processes for product assurance and hardware pedigree requirements.

Report assessment and evaluation results to hardware pedigree review managers and customer representatives.

Produce general and detailed quality process assessments of Launch Providers’ manufacturing, production, assembly and test operations, pedigree and hardware acceptance reviews, and other functions as required.

Support the Government Quality Team with evaluation of process requirements changes, provider/supplier quality certification status, and trend assessments of quality metrics.

Help maintain and provide Customer hardware pedigree review training.

Assist in scheduling supplier site visits and mentor quality team members on emerging issues within the Launch Enterprise.

Notify Customer actions needed to maintain Provider Quality Certification standards.

Capture and document Best Practices in Customer formats, such as Process Guides, Performance Work Statements, Guidebooks, Operating Instructions, Plans, Policies, Procedures, Regulations, etc. Provide technical and engineering inputs to related documents produced by others.

Perform technical analyses of systems engineering products such as Requirements, Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews, Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Reports, Systems Engineering Master Plans, Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) submittals, and others as required.

Collaborate with Aerospace Corporation, Launch Vehicle Contractors, Launch Sites, and factories.

Work with launch service providers to schedule and track manufacturing and quality audits to be performed during launch vehicle certification periods.

Draft and submit pedigree review and quality engineering products which include but are not limited to: data tables, audit checklists, Chief Engineer Engineering Review Board (ChERB) presentations, other quality engineering presentations and report status to the customer.

Ability to data-mine designs, drawings, processes, procedures, to produce quality assessments.

Demonstrated ability to resolve quality issues effectively

Ability to work across multi-disciplinary teams of DOD, USAF, NASA, NRO, and Contractor personnel.

Proven ability to work independently without significant oversight and direction and produce on time.

Willingness and ability to respond to leadership requests and back up colleagues as required.

Experience working proactively and responsively, identify and address customer concerns rapidly.

Strong communication and auditing skills, team participator, including resolving conflict.

Experience writing clear, concise, structured Weekly Activity Reports (WAR) on projects, progress, path forward, and include risk assessments and actionable recommendations

Qualification

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Quality EngineeringManufacturingProduct DesignProcess DesignLean ManufacturingQuality Management SystemStatistical ApplicationsPreventive ActionsAuditsProcess Qualification/ValidationProduct Design RequirementsDoD Secret Clearance DeltaAtlasFalcon Launch Vehicle ProgramsMicrosoft ToolsMS WordExcelPowerPointIT SystemsSharePoint Databases Work EthicFlexibilityAttention to DetailSound JudgmentEffective Decision MakingSuccessful Collaboration Communication Skills

Required

Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Science, Engineering, Space Systems, Science or Management is required - preferably, a Master of Science (MS) Degree. 4 years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree, based on government customer approval.

5 years minimum experience involving producibility or manufacture of complex products, application of modern quality principles and methods including: quality management system standards, product and process controls, measurement and test, audits, statistical applications, corrective and preventive actions, and lean manufacturing including: product design, process design, producibility, process qualification/validation, and product design requirements flow down to manufacturing.

Degree, certification, or proven experience in quality engineering, manufacturing and production programs.

Willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time to LAAFB, Launch Service Providers and Sub Suppliers.

Ability and willingness to flex work schedules as required or work from remote locations.

Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

US Citizenship is required

Preferred

Strong work ethic, flexibility and attention to detail.

Experience with Delta, Atlas, Falcon (or similar) launch vehicle programs highly desired.

Sound judgment, effective decision-making, successful collaboration with multiple agencies and personnel

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Demonstrated competency in Microsoft tools including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and Information Technology (IT) systems and SharePoint-type databases.