Aerospace Quality Assurance Lead - Compliance & Audits

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in El Paso seeks a Quality Assurance professional to ensure NASA contract compliance and product quality through audits, inspections, and oversight of supplier processes.

The role involves coordinating with site management, evaluating QA systems, and communicating findings to leadership. Candidates should have specialized QA experience and strong analytical skills, with context for federal procurement and contract administration.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in QA methods, statistics, and sampling.
• Knowledge of product characteristics, inspection, testing, and measurement techniques.
• Ability to interpret specifications, technical data, and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Forward Operations Location site manager and NASA liaison to the city of El Paso with oversight on Johnson Space Environmental and Occupational Health requirements and facilities.
• Verifies that products offered to NASA comply with contractual requirements before they are accepted.
• Conducts audits of products and processes for conformance to specifications and to detect processing and technical documentation deficiencies recommending corrective action.
• Participates in fact-finding and negotiation of contracts and contract changes to ensure reasonable and proper level of contractor quality efforts are established.
• Develops and or supports government mandatory inspection point (GMIP) requirements to ensure contract quality maintains the required standard levels for operations.
• Develops and supports quality surveillance plans.
• Communicate findings and recommendations through written and verbal briefings across departments to Branch and Division Chief.
• Evaluates the implementation and effectiveness of the contractor's quality or inspection system and reports on those findings (verbally/written) to the Branch or Division Chief.

Skills

Quality assurance

Statistical analysis

Inspection techniques

Contract administration

Regulations knowledge

Technical interpretation

Job description

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in El Paso seeks a Quality Assurance professional to ensure NASA contract compliance and product quality through audits, inspections, and oversight of supplier processes.

The role involves coordinating with site management, evaluating QA systems, and communicating findings to leadership. Candidates should have specialized QA experience and strong analytical skills, with context for federal procurement and contract administration.