Staff Mission Assurance Engineer

CesiumAstro•Austin, TX

About The Position

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Mission Assurance Engineer to support development of communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. The role serves as the primary subject matter expert for customer-specific mission assurance and quality requirements, ensuring program activities comply with applicable requirements. The engineer drives mission assurance processes and quality-management-system updates, delivers customer reporting and documentation, and works with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams on audits, reviews, and program milestones. The position also supports supplier compliance, risk management, investigation of major nonconformances and failures, design reviews and review boards, and training on mission assurance processes and customer requirements. Applicants must meet the stated U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations eligibility criteria: be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
At least 8 years of relevant work experience or training.
Experience in an aerospace, defense, or high-reliability industry.
Deep working knowledge of mission assurance requirements such as NASA, DoD, or similar high-reliability standards.
Proven experience developing, documenting, and implementing new processes and tailoring existing processes.

Nice To Haves

Strong digital, written, and verbal communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills for internal and external interactions.
Experience with AS9100 Quality Management System compliance.
Root cause analysis and continuous improvement experience.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary subject matter expert for customer-specific mission assurance and quality requirements, ensuring design, manufacturing, integration, and test activities comply with applicable requirements.
Drive implementation of mission assurance processes and necessary modifications to existing quality management system processes.
Ensure delivery of mission assurance customer deliverables, including reporting and documentation.
Interface with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to support internal and external audits, customer reviews, and program milestones.
Partner with supply chain to ensure supplier flow-down and compliance with applicable requirements.
Ensure risk management activities and action plans are executed and maintained according to procedures and standards.
Lead investigation and disposition of major nonconformances and failures using root cause and corrective action methodologies.
Serve as mission assurance reviewer for design reviews and review boards, including the Corrective Action Review Board, Engineering Review Board, and Failure Review Board.
Provide training and guidance to engineering, program management, and operations teams on mission assurance processes and customer requirements.