Aerospace Quality Engineer – Mission Assurance

KBR Careers; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR Careers in Santa Ana, CA is seeking a Quality Engineer to support NASA programs across the full project life cycle. These roles focus on implementing mission assurance requirements and supplier surveillance, with emphasis on PCB quality, soldering, coatings, and clean room controls.

The positions cover fabrication, integration, and test activities, including non-conformance, corrective actions, MRRs/TRRs, and final acceptance checks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• 4–10+ years Quality Engineering experience with NASA or aerospace background.
• Experience with quality inspections, test readiness reviews and non-conformance systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure anomalies and corrective actions are documented per QA systems.
• Review manufacturing plans, labs certifications, and MRRs/TRRs.
• Monitor supplier quality, perform final inspections, and support root cause actions.
• Assess flight hardware records for completeness prior to integration.

Skills

Quality engineering

NASA experience

Supplier surveillance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

IPC J-STD-001xS

NASA-STD-8739.1

NASA-STD-8739.4 / IPC/WHMA-A-620xS

ESD / MIL-STD-883 practices

Job description

KBR Careers in Santa Ana, CA is seeking a Quality Engineer to support NASA programs across the full project life cycle. These roles focus on implementing mission assurance requirements and supplier surveillance, with emphasis on PCB quality, soldering, coatings, and clean room controls.

The positions cover fabrication, integration, and test activities, including non-conformance, corrective actions, MRRs/TRRs, and final acceptance checks.