Aerospace QMS Specialist (AS9100) - ITAR Eligible

Vaya Space, Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaya Advanced Machining, based in Florida, seeks a Quality Systems Specialist to support AS9100 QMS implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement. You will translate requirements into documented, auditable processes and train staff across the organization.

This is an early-career development role with hands-on mentoring in AS9100 implementation, process documentation, internal auditing, corrective actions, and certification readiness.

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in quality, engineering tech, manufacturing, business, operations, information systems, or related field.
• Strong organizational, analytical, written communication, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to document processes and translate requirements into practical controls.
• Comfortable with detailed documents, records, spreadsheets, and enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and ongoing maintenance of the AS9100 Quality Management System.
• Compare existing processes, procedures, system configurations, and records against quality requirements.
• Maintain implementation trackers, gap logs, risk actions, audit evidence, and certification-readiness records.
• Document how work is performed and identify gaps between requirements and actual practices.
• Develop and revise process maps, procedures, work instructions, forms, checklists, and training materials.
• Coordinate QMS training assignments, completion records, and retraining activities.
• Complete AS9100 internal-auditor training and participate in audits.
• Document objective evidence, findings, and corrective actions.
• Support root-cause analysis, continual improvement, and nonconformities closure.
• Organize documents for internal, customer, registrar audits.
• Collect and validate quality data for management review.
• Maintain compliance with ITAR/export-control and data handling requirements.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Follow-through

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in quality/related field

Tools

ProShop ERP

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Excel

Power BI

Learn365

Job description

Vaya Advanced Machining, based in Florida, seeks a Quality Systems Specialist to support AS9100 QMS implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement. You will translate requirements into documented, auditable processes and train staff across the organization.

This is an early-career development role with hands-on mentoring in AS9100 implementation, process documentation, internal auditing, corrective actions, and certification readiness.