Quality Engineer - Millennium Space Systems

Boeing • El Segundo, CA

3d • $89,250 - $131,250

About The Position

Millennium Space Systems, part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. The Quality Engineer (Build Reliability Engineer) identifies, resolves, and eliminates spacecraft and product manufacturing quality issues, partnering with design and manufacturing teams to improve hardware reliability. The role also initiates corrective actions with manufacturing and engineering teams. The internal job code is Quality Engineer, and the team is hiring at Level 2.

The position supports product development and production by creating quality plans for flight hardware, developing and validating test and inspection processes, monitoring quality during production ramp-up, and investigating failures and nonconformances. It works with integrated product teams and shop-floor personnel to improve manufacturability, reduce risk and complexity, contain nonconforming products, and advance continuous improvement and Lean production practices.

The position requires travel up to 20% of the time. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and eligible and willing to apply for and maintain a U.S. security clearance. The role is at a facility requiring special access and must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. The position is not contingent upon a program award, is not safety-sensitive, and does not offer visa sponsorship. Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or a non-U.S. equivalent qualification directly related to the work.
• 2–4 years of experience in a quality systems role.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering documentation and collaborate with design, development, manufacturing, supply chain, and deployment functions as part of a company-wide audit scope.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required by the U.S. Government. Applicants must be willing to apply for and maintain a clearance.
• Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person.
• Must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience implementing, managing, or auditing quality management systems in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Working knowledge of ERP and Business Intelligence systems and their integration with quality processes.
• Hands-on experience with data analytics platforms, reporting tools, and data visualization, such as SQL, Tableau, Python, Excel, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated project management capability for software system implementation and user onboarding, including internal and supplier or external users.
• Working knowledge of design, development, manufacturing, supply chain, and deployment functions as part of a company-wide audit scope.
• AS9100 / AS6500 lead auditor certification (AATT).
• One or more ASQ certifications: CQE, CQA, CMQ/OE, or CRE.
• Experience in low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing environments such as spacecraft, launch vehicles, avionics, or similar.
• Experience supporting internal and external full-scope QMS audits.
• Strong technical communication and writing skills, including ability to translate complex quality requirements into clear process documentation.
• Experience building corrective action and nonconformance management systems and driving closure metrics.

Responsibilities

• Partner with design engineering and manufacturing through product development and production to create flight-hardware quality plans, including key characteristics, prototype testing, first-article and detailed inspection planning, and consideration of past failures and lessons learned.
• Develop, implement, and validate Lean test and inspection processes for new and existing products and processes, ensuring objective criteria and consistent achievement of quality goals.
• Monitor product and process performance through production ramp-up using quality and analysis tools.
• Conduct build quality reviews to verify that design intent is achieved and communicated, identify risk-reduction and simplification opportunities, and collaborate with integrated product teams to improve manufacturability and address high-impact or recurring nonconformances.
• Investigate production, test, and flight failures; identify and mitigate immediate and underlying root causes to reduce risk and improve reliability.
• Contain suspect or known nonconforming products and guide quality inspectors, technicians, shop supervisors, and engineers in quarantine and rework activities.
• Support shop-floor continuous improvement and advancement of a Lean, autonomous production system by creating standard rework and repair guides, removing redundant or unnecessary inspection, and improving control and optimization of critical processes.
• Initiate corrective actions with manufacturing and engineering teams.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

What This Job Offers

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