Aerospace Quality Engineer for NASA Programs (FT/PT)

KBR Careers; Greenbelt (MD); On-site; USD 121,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR in Maryland is seeking Quality Engineers to support NASA programs, focusing on mission assurance across the full project life cycle, supplier surveillance and inspections.

The role requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and 10+ years in quality engineering, with aerospace experience and knowledge of NASA standards. Both full‑time and part‑time openings are available. You will review processes, audits, and records to ensure compliance and final acceptance testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years Quality Engineering experience
• Previous NASA or aerospace industry experience GMIPS for Electronic Boards
• Pre-cap inspection of hybrid microcircuits
• 100% of solder joints prior to conformal coating of each flight printed wiring assembly prior to conformal coating.
• 100% of conformal coatings on flight printed wiring assemblies
• Final workmanship inspection prior to box level final closure prior to integration into the next level of assembly
• Connector mates to mission hardware integrated into the spacecraft
• General workmanship quality prior to final acceptance testing
• General workmanship prior to shipment

Responsibilities

• Ensure that flight hardware anomalies, corrective actions, and re-verifications are documented in accordance with the contractors’ non-conformance and corrective action system
• Participate in production planning, review manufacturing flow plans and participate in Manufacturing and Test Readiness Reviews (MRRs and TRRs)
• Examine process design and/or process qualification records, procedure review, work order review, and verifying that labs carry required certifications
• Review flight hardware records and ensure all open items are identified and addressed prior to the performance of tests
• Monitor contractor quality and safety controls, and participate in quality assurance activities during fabrication, integration, and tests QAR monitoring
• Support activities related to root cause corrective actions
• Support processes for collecting and analyzing data that measures supplier success
• Review the supplier’s CDRL documents related to quality assurance and provide recommendations
• Review flight hardware records for completeness prior to integration & final acceptance testing
• Perform a final instrument “buy-off” review
• Complete thorough inspections

Skills

Quality engineering

Supplier surveillance

Process auditing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Equivalent experience

Tools

IPC J-STD-001xS

NASA-STD-8739.1

NASA-STD-8739.4

NASA-STD-8739.6

Job description

KBR in Maryland is seeking Quality Engineers to support NASA programs, focusing on mission assurance across the full project life cycle, supplier surveillance and inspections.

The role requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and 10+ years in quality engineering, with aerospace experience and knowledge of NASA standards. Both full‑time and part‑time openings are available. You will review processes, audits, and records to ensure compliance and final acceptance testing.