Quality Assurance Engineer

Ralliant • Chandler, AZ

1d • 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 partners across Program Management, Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, and Supplier Quality to manage risks, maintain compliance, and resolve issues. 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. U.S. citizenship is stated as an employment requirement due to U.S. Government contract requirements; the posting's export-control notice also describes eligibility for U.S. Persons or candidates obtaining applicable authorizations.

Requirements

• At least three years of hands-on Quality Engineering experience.
• Experience supporting customer- or program-facing quality activities, including direct interaction with customers and cross-functional program teams.
• 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 the ability to select and apply an appropriate method.
• 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 in making consequential decisions and escalating appropriately.
• 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 further describes eligibility for U.S. Persons or candidates prepared to collaborate in securing necessary U.S. 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 where 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 to identify, assess, and resolve quality risks.
• Maintain end-to-end ownership of quality issues across customer, manufacturing, and supplier boundaries; coordinate resources and drive issues to resolution.
• Support first article readiness and execution, including AS9102/FAI requirements, and 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 use data to inform technical and business decisions.
• Participate in customer and program reviews as the quality and compliance voice for assigned programs, clearly communicating risks, status, corrective actions, and performance.
• Exercise independent judgment and ownership in consequential quality decisions, escalating when additional support or authority is needed.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, and other appropriate quality tools and methodologies.
• Build cross-functional working relationships and influence outcomes without direct authority, using a team-first approach to problem solving.

Benefits

• Opportunity to join a growing aerospace and defense business with significant customer demand and long-term opportunity.
• 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.
• A highly visible role with meaningful program ownership and interaction across multiple organizational levels.
• 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