Aerospace QA Engineer – AS9100, FAI & CAPA

Actalent; North Dakota; On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Quality Engineer / Quality Specialist for the Government Systems portfolio, including UAVs, USVs, aerospace test equipment, and advanced defense systems. This role bridges engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and program teams to ensure products meet customer specs, military standards, and internal quality objectives.

This contract-to-hire, fully onsite position is based in Grand Forks, ND.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in AS9100 quality management systems.
• Experience with aerospace and defense industry standards and specifications.
• Strong analytical skills for quality data analysis and trend identification.
• Ability to conduct structured root cause analysis.
• Experience with First Article Inspection (FAI) processes and AS9102 requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support product and process quality throughout the manufacturing lifecycle, from incoming materials through final product acceptance.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, military standards, and customer requirements to ensure quality requirements are properly defined and implemented.
• Lead investigations into product nonconformances, defects, and customer quality issues utilizing structured root cause analysis methodologies.
• Develop, implement, and monitor CAPA to address quality concerns and drive long-term improvements.
• Manage MRB activities and disposition nonconforming materials in collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Analyze quality data, trends, and KPIs to identify opportunities for process improvement and defect reduction.
• Support and review FAI packages in accordance with AS9102 requirements.
• Participate in product validation, process qualification, and verification activities to ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100 quality management system requirements, customer specifications, and applicable military standards.
• Collaborate with suppliers to resolve quality issues and support supplier corrective action requests (SCARs).
• Support internal audits, customer audits, government audits, and compliance assessments.
• Verify configuration-controlled documentation, Bills of Materials (BOMs), work instructions, and manufacturing processes.
• Develop and maintain quality procedures, inspection plans, control plans, and quality documentation.
• Partner with manufacturing and engineering teams to improve process capability, reduce variation, and enhance product reliability.
• Participate in risk assessments, failure analysis activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support new product introductions (NPI) and engineering change implementation efforts.

Skills

AS9100 QMS

A&D standards

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

FAI AS9102

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Quality Engineer / Quality Specialist for the Government Systems portfolio, including UAVs, USVs, aerospace test equipment, and advanced defense systems. This role bridges engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and program teams to ensure products meet customer specs, military standards, and internal quality objectives.

This contract-to-hire, fully onsite position is based in Grand Forks, ND.