Sr. Quality Engineer

ARES Corporation•Greenbelt, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

ARES seeks an experienced Sr. Quality Engineer to provide quality assurance oversight support for a Goddard Space Flight Center instrument being manufactured at GSFC. The role represents NASA professionally and builds positive relationships with internal and external customers in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will handle multiple priorities, demonstrate leadership, and communicate mission issues and risks involving programmatic, technical, and safety concerns. The position works closely with NASA teammates and the broader project community. The role supports scientific instruments and local GSFC activities, including development and implementation of Mission Assurance Requirements during instrument integration and testing. Support is provided through independent surveillance, audits, reviews, and assessments across mission development activities. Shift and/or weekend work may be needed during integration and test phases. The position requires work in a cleanroom, including wearing appropriate attire, standing for a full shift, climbing ladders or scaffolding, working at heights in a man-lift, kneeling, and working in tight spaces around expensive equipment. Specific operations may require training in workmanship, electrostatic discharge, confined spaces, scaffolding, or other areas needed to support SMAS.

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.
Proactive, confident, and able to work as a team player while interfacing with technical and management personnel.
Ability to work in a cleanroom, wear proper cleanroom attire, stand for a full shift, climb ladders and scaffolding, work at heights in a man-lift, kneel, and work in tight spaces around expensive equipment.
Ability to complete specific training required for supported operations, which may include workmanship, electrostatic discharge, confined spaces, or scaffolding.
Seven or more years of directly related quality or engineering experience.
Ability to obtain and maintain NASA and IPC workmanship certifications, including J-STD-100, NASA-STD-8739.4 CCH, and NASA-STD-8739.1A Polymeric Inspection, including the vision test per NASA-STD-8739.6.

Nice To Haves

Current NASA and IPC workmanship certifications, including J-STD-100, NASA-STD-8739.4 CCH, and NASA-STD-8739.1A Polymeric Inspection, with the required vision test, are strongly desired.

Responsibilities

Support development and implementation of Mission Assurance Requirements during instrument integration and testing through independent surveillance, audits, reviews, and assessments.
Review key contract deliverables and products, monitor compliance with plans and procedures, and review quality audit results, corrective actions, and metrics.
Support project milestone, peer, and project reviews, providing NASA assurance regarding requirements and readiness as appropriate.
Communicate and ensure resolution of noncompliance issues and risks; support discrepancy board meetings and track discrepancy reports, change requests, and action items throughout the project lifecycle.
Provide Quality Engineering inputs to nonconforming product dispositions and corrective actions.
Prepare weekly and monthly reports for the customer and provide additional inputs for customer presentations as needed.
Support witnessing, handling, receiving inspection, inspections and tests, documentation reviews, and coordination and participation in problem and failure reporting and resolution.
Witness compliance with procedures and requirements for contamination control, cleanroom activities, handling equipment, hazardous operations, and Electrostatic Discharge control.
Ensure approved drawings and procedures are used and equipment calibration meets requirements.
Prepare for and participate in Material Review Boards, Configuration Control Boards, Failure Review Boards, and design reviews, including analyses, presentation materials, and other documentation.
Review manufacturing flow plans for adequacy and operational checkpoints for Mandatory Inspection Points.
Evaluate NASA and NASA supplier facilities for equipment, processes, personnel, training, and capability to produce quality hardware in compliance with agency and project requirements.