Quality Control Specialist- REMOTE

Fairwinds Technologies • Washington, GA

1d • $69,939 - $109,939 • Remote

About The Position

The Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) Specialist supports a multinational NATO SATCOM terminal acquisition, deployment, sustainment, and lifecycle support program. The position implements, monitors, audits, and continuously improves quality processes across engineering, manufacturing, integration, testing, logistics, documentation, training, fielding, and in-service support. The specialist ensures compliance with contractual requirements, NATO quality standards, ISO quality systems, acceptance criteria, testing requirements, and customer expectations while supporting delivery of mission-critical deployable SATCOM capabilities.

This is a full-time, exempt, remote position open to candidates residing in locations where Fairwinds Technologies is registered to employ. Current eligible locations include the DMV area, FL, GA, SC, NC, NY, CO, and TX; eligible locations may change based on business needs and employment registration requirements. An active Secret security clearance is required at the time of employment. Travel is not required. The annual compensation range is $69,939–$109,939, dependent upon experience.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Quality Assurance, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Systems Engineering, Business Management, Operations Management, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent military or defense-industry experience in lieu of a degree.
• At least 8 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Engineering, or Quality Management.
• Experience supporting defense, aerospace, SATCOM, telecommunications, manufacturing, or government programs.
• Experience conducting audits and managing corrective action programs.
• Experience supporting engineering, integration, production, testing, logistics, or sustainment activities.
• Experience working within regulated quality management environments.
• Experience with defect management, process improvement, and quality metrics reporting.
• Active Secret security clearance at the time of employment.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain quality management processes throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Support compliance with ISO 9001, AQAP 2110, AQAP 2105, and NATO quality management requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and update the Quality Assurance Plan (QAP).
• Monitor compliance with contractual requirements through Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASP).
• Measure and report performance against Acceptable Quality Levels (AQLs).
• Inspect hardware, software, technical documentation, training materials, and technical data packages.
• Verify product conformity before customer delivery and acceptance.
• Administer defect tracking and non-conformance reporting processes.
• Conduct root cause analysis and support corrective and preventive action initiatives.
• Plan and participate in internal, supplier, process, customer, and product audits.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), Event Review Meetings (ERM), Provisional System Acceptance (PSA), and Final System Acceptance (FSA).
• Review contractual deliverables for completeness, accuracy, traceability, and compliance.
• Support configuration audits and change-management verification activities.
• Evaluate supplier quality performance and support corrective action requests.
• Monitor sustainment and warranty quality performance, repair activities, and supply-chain compliance.
• Develop quality dashboards and prepare quality reports for customer and program reviews.
• Promote continuous improvement and quality ownership across the program.

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and/or other benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package.
• Additional incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree