Quality Engineer (BT-26207)

Bastion Technologies•Springfield, NJ

11d•$105 - $150•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Engineer will support work associated with the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) SMASS II contract through a resident management office in Springfield, New Jersey. The position involves planning and coordinating safety, mission assurance, and quality engineering activities for major programs; evaluating contractor manufacturing systems and quality processes; and reviewing documentation for compliance with NASA policies, Marshall Management System requirements, and program-specific requirements. The role supports manufacturing, inspection, and testing phases; participates in government milestone reviews; and provides quality engineering support across planning, surveillance, inspection, nonconformance resolution, testing, failure investigations, and root-cause and corrective-action analysis. The role is onsite, may require travel, periodic shift work, and paid overtime. Schedules may change to meet position or customer needs.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required due to the sensitivity of customer-related information.
Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field, or at least 9 years of recent, related experience in lieu of a degree.
At least 5 years of recent, related work experience if meeting the degree requirement.
Knowledge of NASA S&MA-required manufacturing processes supporting the design and development of flight hardware.
Working knowledge of AS9100/ISO9000 quality management system requirements.
Ability to read complex blueprints, technical charts, and specification sheets.
Material Review Board (MRB) experience.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Strong teamwork, work ethic, and culture orientation.
Effective verbal and written communication with internal and external customers.
Ability to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
Organization and time-management skills, and ability to work outside the normal schedule and adjust schedules for peak periods and surge requirements.
Ability to pass a national agency check; some positions require clearance and extensive background verification.
Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen and participate in periodic random drug and alcohol screenings.
Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule.

Nice To Haves

Experience with insight, risk-based, or COTs-type contracts, as well as compliance-based contracts and services.
Launch vehicle integration experience.
Experience working with NASA/DoD flight hardware in a manufacturing and production environment.
Integrated Product Team experience.
PMP or DAWIA Project Management Certification.

Responsibilities

Interpret, organize, and coordinate technical assignments, and plan and develop S&MA engineering and assurance activities that may affect major programs.
Prepare, evaluate, and assess in-house and contracted quality processes, procedures, and manufacturing activities, including implementation of procedures, particularly in contractor manufacturing systems.
Review and assess QA/QE documentation for compliance with NASA policy, the Marshall Management System (MMS), S&MA directorate organizational instructions, and program-specific requirements.
Support preparation, evaluation, and assessment of documentation and processes for manufacturing, inspection, and test phases of programs and projects.
Participate in government milestone reviews to evaluate certification requirements affecting design, safety, production, testing, and operation.
Develop and use tools to ensure all applicable quality requirements are identified for MSFC programs and projects.
Review drawings and procurement documentation.
Support quality plans, surveillance plans, inspection instructions, first article inspections, nonconformance resolutions, testing, failure investigations, RCCA analysis, and other quality engineering functions.
Develop metrics as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.