Quality Assurance Engineer

CACI•Albuquerque, NM

1d•$65,000 - $136,500

About The Position

CACI is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented Quality Assurance Engineer to join its Product Assurance team in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The role calls for an independent thinker who can work with minimal oversight while maintaining and improving established quality processes and procedures. The engineer ensures that products, processes, and deliverables conform to customer specifications, contractual requirements, applicable Department of Defense standards, and quality management system requirements. The position helps maintain CACI’s AS9100 certification by monitoring and improving the Quality Management System (QMS), maintaining quality processes and documentation, and coordinating audit readiness. The engineer serves as the primary company representative during annual third-party AS9100 audits, coordinating documentation and personnel, responding to findings, and ensuring corrective actions are implemented and verified. The role also provides quality assurance oversight and technical guidance across product, process, testing, inspection, and improvement activities.

Requirements

Active DoD Secret clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as engineering, manufacturing, or quality assurance; alternatively, at least 10 years of experience in process control, control charts, acceptance sampling, and product quality control, preferably in a lead role.
Knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry standards such as ISO or OSHA.
Thorough understanding of the AS9100 aerospace standard.
Thorough understanding of, or ability to quickly learn, the company’s quality management system.
Proficiency in reading technical drawings, government standards, and quality standards.
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to create inspection and measurement reports, collect and summarize quality data, and maintain records in a matrix format for management.
Ability to create and present performance measurements.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software and Visio.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma Black Belt.
Prior engineering or technical position.

Responsibilities

Facilitate the maintenance, development, and continuous improvement of quality control systems for designated products, processes, and programs.
Collaborate with design engineering, purchasing, production, manufacturing engineering, and inspection personnel to ensure customer quality requirements are met.
Review design, manufacturing, testing, and procurement documentation—including Statements of Work, technical drawings, Technical Orders, and contractual and purchasing requirements—to verify compliance with applicable quality standards.
Coordinate and conduct quality audits and inspections of facilities, documentation, personnel, equipment, and processes to identify deficiencies and ensure compliance with quality and safety requirements.
Monitor compliance with AS9100 requirements and ensure the established QMS remains effective.
Develop, author, maintain, review, and improve quality processes, procedures, work instructions, forms, and records to ensure compliance with AS9100, customer requirements, and contractual obligations.
Lead preparations for and serve as the primary company representative during annual third-party AS9100 audits, guiding auditors through processes, procedures, records, and operational activities.
Coordinate audit schedules, prepare supporting documentation, facilitate employee and process-owner participation, and respond to auditor requests in a timely manner.
Identify root causes of quality issues and coordinate corrective and preventive actions to eliminate nonconformances and prevent recurrence.
Manage audit findings, observations, and corrective actions by coordinating root cause analysis, tracking action items, verifying implementation and effectiveness, and maintaining records.
Provide technical guidance and support related to quality testing, inspection, analysis, and process improvement.
Provide independent quality assurance oversight and recommend process controls and improvements while minimizing impacts to production and delivery schedules.
Use Core Business Solutions quality management software or a similar quality management system.
Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.