Mission Assurance Quality Engineer

KBR Careers; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KBR Benefits

Bonuses and relocation benefits

Job summary

KBR in Houston, TX is seeking a Quality Engineer to support NASA programs across the full project life cycle. You will focus on supplier surveillance, non-conformance, and process verification to ensure flight hardware meets contractual requirements.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in quality engineering, aerospace experience, and familiarity with qualification records, MRRs/TRRs, and lab certifications, plus IPC/NASA standards training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (or equivalent experience) is required.
• 10+ years Quality Engineering experience.
• Previous NASA or aerospace industry experience strongly preferred.
• GMIPS for Electronic Boards and related inspection capabilities.
• 100% of solder joints prior to conformal coating and final workmanship inspections.

Responsibilities

• Ensure flight hardware anomalies, corrective actions, and re-verifications are documented per QA system.
• Participate in production planning, review manufacturing flow plans, and MR/ TRRs.
• Review process design, qualification records, and verify labs carry required certifications.
• Review flight hardware records and address open items before testing.
• Monitor contractor quality and safety controls during fabrication, integration, and tests.
• Support root cause corrective actions and data analysis of supplier performance.
• Review supplier CDRL documents and provide recommendations.
• Perform final instrument buys and thorough inspections.

Skills

Quality engineering

NASA/aerospace experience

Documentation and inspection

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Equivalent experience

Tools

IPC standards

NASA standards

MIL-STD-883

Job description

KBR in Houston, TX is seeking a Quality Engineer to support NASA programs across the full project life cycle. You will focus on supplier surveillance, non-conformance, and process verification to ensure flight hardware meets contractual requirements.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in quality engineering, aerospace experience, and familiarity with qualification records, MRRs/TRRs, and lab certifications, plus IPC/NASA standards training.