Quality Assurance Engineer

Ralliant • Chandler, AZ

20d • Onsite

About The Position

PacSci EMC is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to provide customer- and program-focused quality leadership across assigned aerospace and defense programs. The role serves as a key quality interface with customers and internal program teams, with end-to-end ownership of quality issues that may extend into manufacturing and the supplier base.

The engineer owns quality performance for assigned customer and program portfolios; partners with Program Management and cross-functional teams; supports first article readiness and execution, manufacturing process validation, and quality-system documentation; and leads or supports root cause investigations and corrective/preventive actions. The role analyzes quality and production data, communicates risks and performance in customer and program reviews, and drives continuous improvement. It requires independent judgment, effective influence across functions without direct authority, and appropriate escalation when needed.

The position is 100% onsite, typically Monday through Friday, with reasonable flexibility in start time based on business and leadership alignment. Mission and customer needs may occasionally require additional hours. Travel is expected to be minimal, generally approximately 5% or less. Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, the posting states that U.S. citizenship is required; its export-control notice also describes eligibility for U.S. Persons or candidates able to secure the necessary export authorizations.

Requirements

• At least three years of hands-on Quality Engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting customer- or program-facing quality activities, including direct interaction with customers and cross-functional program teams.
• Strong working knowledge of manufacturing process validation, control plans, inspection methods, quality records, and corrective action processes.
• Experience with structured root cause and corrective action methods, and ability to select and apply an appropriate method based on the problem.
• Ability to interpret technical requirements and communicate quality and compliance expectations across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, suppliers, and customers.
• Strong analytical judgment, ownership, curiosity, and decision-making capability, including confidence making consequential decisions with appropriate escalation.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, including the ability to influence different personalities and functions without direct authority.
• Positive, team-oriented, and coachable approach; willingness to ask for help, constructively challenge assumptions, and remain engaged until issues are resolved.
• U.S. citizenship is stated as an employment requirement due to U.S. Government contract requirements; the export-control notice additionally describes U.S. Person eligibility or obtaining the necessary government export authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline; equivalent directly relevant quality engineering experience will be considered.
• Five or more years of Quality Engineering experience.
• Aerospace and defense quality experience; experience in other highly regulated manufacturing environments, particularly medical device or automotive, may also be considered.
• Working knowledge of AS9100; strong ISO 9001 experience may be considered when it demonstrates transferable quality-system capability.
• Experience with AS9102 / First Article Inspection.
• Working knowledge of GD&T, FMEA, process capability/Cpk, and related quality engineering tools.
• Lean and/or Six Sigma experience.

Responsibilities

• Own quality performance for assigned customer and program portfolios and serve as a primary quality interface with customers and aerospace/defense prime contractors.
• Review proposals, statements of work, customer requirements, and program documentation for alignment with design intent, quality and regulatory requirements, and contractual commitments.
• Partner with Program Management and cross-functional teams—including Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, and Supplier Quality—to identify, assess, and resolve quality risks.
• Maintain end-to-end ownership of quality issues spanning customers, manufacturing, and suppliers; coordinate resources and drive issues to resolution.
• Support first article readiness and execution, including AS9102/FAI requirements, and help ensure supplier quality requirements and flow-downs are understood and implemented.
• Lead and support root cause investigations and corrective/preventive action using appropriate structured problem-solving methods.
• Support manufacturing process validation, control plans, inspection instructions, quality records, and other quality-system documentation needed to demonstrate process and product compliance.
• Analyze production and quality data to identify trends, systemic issues, and improvement opportunities, and support technical and business decisions with data.
• Participate in customer and program reviews as the quality and compliance representative for assigned programs, clearly communicating risks, status, corrective actions, and quality performance.
• Exercise independent judgment and ownership in quality decisions with potential customer, program, compliance, and financial impact, escalating when additional support or authority is required.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, and other appropriate quality tools and methodologies.
• Build effective relationships across functions and organizational levels, influence outcomes without direct authority, and foster a team-first approach to problem solving.

Benefits

• Exposure to the specialized energetics market and direct work with major aerospace and defense customers.
• Broad quality expertise through exposure to Customer/Program, Manufacturing, and Supplier Quality.
• Meaningful program ownership and interaction across multiple levels of the organization.
• Experience that can support progression into more senior Quality Engineering and future leadership opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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