Chief Space Mission Assurance & Quality Officer

Medium; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 190,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Health and welfare benefits

Paid holidays & PTO

Professional development support

Job summary

E-Space is seeking a highly experienced VP, Mission Assurance & Quality (MA&Q) to independently oversee safety, quality, and reliability across flight programs. The role demands decisive authority to halt lines, reject deliverables, and withhold qualification, ensuring zero SPOF at critical design reviews.

You will chair FRBs, drive FMEA/FMECA ownership, lead risk mitigation, and ensure compliance with MIL-STD-882.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive mission assurance, quality engineering, or reliability engineering on flight programs

Responsibilities

• Own the FMEA/FMECA from initial build through qualification, zero unmitigated SPOF at CDR
• Chair the Failure Review Board (FRB) and lead root cause investigations
• Define mission success criteria and own fault tree analysis
• Implement and own the system safety program per MIL-STD-882 or program-equivalent standard
• Lead hazard analysis (PHA, SHA) and maintain hazard tracking through every gate
• Manage NCR disposition, including Use-As-Is and Repair with MA&Q concurrence
• Own quantitative reliability model per MIL-HDBK-217 and track MTBF/MTTR against constellation availability
• Maintain PPL and ensure radiation margins for flight parts

Skills

Mission assurance

Quality engineering

Reliability engineering

FMEA/FMECA

Root cause analysis

System safety

NCR management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Aerospace/Systems/Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP

IPC-A-610 Class 3

Job description

E-Space is seeking a highly experienced VP, Mission Assurance & Quality (MA&Q) to independently oversee safety, quality, and reliability across flight programs. The role demands decisive authority to halt lines, reject deliverables, and withhold qualification, ensuring zero SPOF at critical design reviews.

You will chair FRBs, drive FMEA/FMECA ownership, lead risk mitigation, and ensure compliance with MIL-STD-882.