Aerospace QA Lead for Spaceflight Programs

University of Colorado Boulder; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Transit ECO Pass

Job summary

University of Colorado Boulder, through the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), seeks a QA Engineer to provide planning, leadership, and expertise for safety, mission assurance, and flight hardware QA on space projects.

Qualified candidates will have a bachelor’s in engineering and at least ten years of aerospace QA experience, with familiarity in ISO 9001, AS9100, audits, and corrective actions. On-site with strong collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• Ten years of QA experience in an aerospace environment.
• Experience with QA systems such as ISO 9001, AS9100, conducting audits, and corrective actions.
• Demonstrated ability to understand aerospace specifications and quality engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Maintains NASA and IPC certifications for workmanship inspections and performs inspections when needed.
• Generates high level quality planning documents for programs and the LASP Quality Management System (QMS).
• Audits, monitors, evaluates, and reports on vendor and subcontractor performance and activities.
• Guides, oversees, and makes recommendations to anomaly review boards throughout the project anomaly resolution process.
• Works with program managers in generation of budgets and schedules.
• Advises project teams and lab personnel on complex QA matters.
• Represents LASP as prime QA contact on programs and contracts.

Skills

Technical solutions

Written communication

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors in Engineering or related field

Tools

ISO 9001

AS9100

Audits & corrective actions

Job description

University of Colorado Boulder, through the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), seeks a QA Engineer to provide planning, leadership, and expertise for safety, mission assurance, and flight hardware QA on space projects.

Qualified candidates will have a bachelor’s in engineering and at least ten years of aerospace QA experience, with familiarity in ISO 9001, AS9100, audits, and corrective actions. On-site with strong collaboration across teams.