Quality Specialist Engineer 3

PDS Defense, Inc.; Redmond; On-site; AUD 102,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

PDS Defense, Inc. in Redmond, WA is seeking a Quality Specialist Engineer 3 to ensure hardware meets aerospace specifications and customer requirements. You will apply lean and Six Sigma tools, interpret drawings, and drive continuous quality improvements across manufacturing processes.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of related experience (graduate degree with 2+ years welcome). This role requires collaboration with engineering and production teams in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and minimum 4 years related experience.
• Graduate degree or equivalent with minimum 2 years related experience.
• Experience applying ISO9001/AS9100 quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with team members and customer counterparts to ensure hardware complies with specs.
• Applies Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma concepts to aerospace operations.
• Interprets drawings and quality requirements to meet customer expectations.
• Drives continuous improvements of the quality system and processes.
• Evaluates defects and implements containment and corrective actions.
• Participates in MRB dispositions for nonconforming product.
• Partners with Project and Manufacturing Engineering to implement test plans.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

QMS knowledge

RCCA tools

Ownership

Product development exposure

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree or equivalent

Job description

Engineering

Quality Specialist Engineer 3 Redmond, WA Posted: 4/1/2026

Job Description

Job ID#:

216398

Job Category:

Engineering

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Shift:

1

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Quality Specialist Engineer 3, in Redmond, WA.

Pay Rate: $52 - $57/hr

Job Description:

Specialist, Quality Engineer works under general supervision and may be responsible for entire projects or processes providing guidance, coaching, training, and delegation to other employees within the job area. Communicates with contacts within and outside of their own department with the occasional responsibilities of communicating with customers or vendors external to the organization. Makes moderate enhancements or improvements to systems and processes to solve problems. Works to achieve operational targets with moderate impact on department results.

Essential Functions:

• Utilizes engineering background and expertise to communicate between team members and customer counterparts to provide assurance that the hardware is compliant to specifications. Handles and communicates deviations/ nonconformance at different levels within the organization. Understands and communicates typical aerospace processes (machining, welding, non-destructive testing, etc.) and how they are applied to the hardware being manufactured.

• Applies modern quality principles, concepts, and methods to routine aerospace and manufacturing operation, including Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools.

• Interprets engineering drawings and specifications, customer quality requirements, and company quality requirements to ensure compliance with the customer's expectations.

• Drives continuous improvements of the quality system and manufacturing processes.

• Evaluates and dispositions in-process defects and address day-to-day quality concerns. Rapidly implementing containment and corrective actions, as applicable.

• Participates in the review and disposition of nonconforming product, including coordinating material review board (MRB) dispositions.

• Partners with Project and Manufacturing Engineering to implement test and inspection plans and processes and generate test reports/memos.

Skills:

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to effectively establish positive working relationships with various operational groups, all levels of employees, suppliers, and customers.

• Understanding of ISO9001/AS9100 and related QMS standards.

• Experience using RCCA tools such as FMEA, Pareto, 5-Why, 8D, and Fishbone.

• Strong drive and sense of ownership.

• Exposure to product development in a multi-functional team environment is desired.

Education:

• Requires Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience

• Graduate Degree or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance:

No Clearance

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

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• The California Fair Chance Act

• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled