Aerospace Quality Engineer III — Mission-Critical Systems

Karman Space & Defense; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Karman Space & Defense in West Valley City, Utah, is seeking a Quality Engineer III to join our aerospace quality team. You will support high-performance aerospace structures and systems through design, development, testing, qualification, and production.

The role requires a Bachelor's in aerospace or mechanical engineering, 5+ years in aerospace quality, expertise in GD&T, SPC, AS9100 QMS, and the ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace systems quality engineering.
• In-depth understanding of testing, inspection, quality issues, and aircraft certification, including systems associated with composite aerospace structures.
• Expert knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Expert knowledge of Aerospace Standard 9100 (AS9100) Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• A current U.S. DoD Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes quality plans for aerospace structures and systems throughout development and production.
• Implements new quality inspection methodologies to support evolving program and hardware needs.
• Supports customer design review activities to ensure quality requirements are addressed.
• Performs in-process inspections during fabrication and assembly, including AS9102 First Articles.
• Prepares Technical Data Packages (TDPs) documenting hardware deliverables.
• Reviews purchase orders for contractual, project, and quality flow-down accuracy.
• Generates, investigates, and resolves Corrective Action Reports (CARs) and Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
• Leads failure investigations to identify root cause and corrective actions.
• Performs supply chain risk analysis to support quality and program objectives.

Skills

Quality engineering

AS9100

GD&T

SPC

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Job description

Karman Space & Defense in West Valley City, Utah, is seeking a Quality Engineer III to join our aerospace quality team. You will support high-performance aerospace structures and systems through design, development, testing, qualification, and production.

The role requires a Bachelor's in aerospace or mechanical engineering, 5+ years in aerospace quality, expertise in GD&T, SPC, AS9100 QMS, and the ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.