Mission Assurance Lead — Quality & Reliability for Space

Technology Service Corporation Defense Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 89,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

FALCATA seeks a Mission Assurance Lead to establish and oversee a comprehensive quality management framework for advanced missile or spacecraft systems, ensuring designs meet quality and system engineering standards.

You will lead root-cause analyses, conduct predictive risk assessments, support testreadiness and flightreadiness reviews, audit critical suppliers, and manage nonconformance processes, presenting risk posture to program leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in quality engineering, mission assurance, or systems engineering within the aerospace or defense industry.
• Expert knowledge of aerospace quality standards and mission assurance frameworks.
• Proficiency with failure analysis and risk assessment methodologies, including FMEA, FTA, FRACAS.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain mission assurance and quality frameworks aligned with program system engineering requirements.
• Lead rootcause analyses, corrective actions, and failure investigations.
• Perform risk assessments using FMEA, FTA, FRACAS.
• Support testreadiness, designreadiness, and flightreadiness reviews.
• Oversee supplier quality audits and monitor supplier performance for critical components.
• Manage the nonconformance reporting process and ensure timely resolution of issues.
• Provide regular mission assurance status reports and risk summaries to program leadership.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and program management to ensure design intent and reliability objectives are met.

Skills

Failure analysis

Risk assessment

Quality engineering

Systems engineering

Security clearance

Education

Bachelors/Master's in Engineering

Job description

FALCATA seeks a Mission Assurance Lead to establish and oversee a comprehensive quality management framework for advanced missile or spacecraft systems, ensuring designs meet quality and system engineering standards.

You will lead root-cause analyses, conduct predictive risk assessments, support testreadiness and flightreadiness reviews, audit critical suppliers, and manage nonconformance processes, presenting risk posture to program leadership.