Quality Assurance Engineering - Weekend Shift

Ralliant•Hollister, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Engineer (QE) works onsite in Hollister, California, supporting sales orders from proposal and contract review through delivery and closeout. The role partners with program management, contract administration, purchasing, manufacturing engineering, suppliers, and customers to clarify quality requirements, prepare order documentation, coordinate inspections and approvals, and improve planning and quality processes. This position supports the Friday–Sunday weekend shift and requires U.S. citizenship to comply with ITAR, DFARS, and federal standards.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or 10–12 years of experience directly related to the work environment.
U.S. citizenship required under ITAR regulations.
Proficiency in Word, Excel, and statistical software.
Strong oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in ordnance and use of energetic materials, powders, or propellants.
Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
ASQ certification.

Responsibilities

Assist the Program Manager and Contract Administrators with reviewing RFP and RFQ quality requirements and ensuring they are clearly defined.
Review contracts and subsequent changes; complete contract review summaries and review compliance, SDRL, and other unique flow-down requirements before sales order kickoff.
Develop, implement, and maintain Inspection Plans and Reports (IP&Rs) for components as part of sales order kickoff preparation.
Participate in compliance matrix activities.
Develop First Article Inspection (FAI) plans and documentation, and coordinate customer approval when required.
Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for customer-related nonconformances.
Facilitate internal, customer, and third-party audits.
Communicate purchase order changes and customer updates to contracts.
Participate in Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and/or Critical Design Review (CDR) meetings.
Coordinate with customers to complete order delivery, including presenting data packages and FAIs as required.
Verify that contractual quality requirements have been met and document lessons learned from customer orders.
Attend sales order closeout meetings.
Generate product control plans and collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering to incorporate them into build documentation.
Lead and facilitate Material Review Board activities as part of an IPT team.
Participate in Failure Review Board activities.
Attend start-of-shift meetings in supported areas, in-person daily management meetings, and required in-person training sessions.
Generate program quality metrics, including FPY, nonconformances, and CARS.
Prepare quality reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and making recommendations.
Support Supplier Development Engineering when vendor hardware discrepancies are discovered.
Perform other related duties as assigned.