Product Assurance Manager

AscendArc • Remote or Hybrid, OR

1d • $180,000 - $210,000

About The Position

Come join us in shaping the future! Get in on the ground floor as an early member of our Product Assurance team as a Product Assurance Manager developing a revolutionary satellite communications system. Connect the vision to the hardware, build it, test it and fly it.

AscendArc is a startup founded to revolutionize the satellite communications industry. We are looking for doers who want to work in a ground-breaking and fast-paced environment. Our success will depend on your energy, skill, and creativity.

Requirements

• 8+ years in product/mission assurance for space or high-reliability hardware
• B.S. in an engineering or physical-science discipline
• Demonstrated ownership of a PA program, including PA planning, qualification, and supplier PA flow-down
• Working knowledge of reliability engineering (FMECA), EEE parts control, derating, and DPA
• Familiarity with safety hazard analysis for hazardous/pressure systems, ordnance, and batteries
• Independent, rigorous, and able to hold a qualification standard while working constructively with engineering and suppliers
• Legal eligibility to work in the U.S. (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or refugee/asylee status)

Responsibilities

• Serve as the mission assurance technical authority for the program, operating as an independent branch reporting to leadership.
• Own the PA program end to end: the PA plan, the unit qualification review process, and supplier PA flow-down.
• Own qualification readiness and the review boards.
• Drive the reliability, EEE parts, and DPA program.
• Contribute to safety hazard analyses (hazardous and pressure systems, ordnance, and battery) that feed the launcher safety submission owned by the Lead Systems Engineer.
• Work across every lead, our suppliers, and the customer's assurance organization to ensure the spacecraft is built and qualified to standard.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager