Quality Engineer

Trinzic; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 116,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking Quality Engineers to support NASA programs. The role covers the entire project life cycle, emphasizing supplier surveillance and inspections to ensure compliance with developer procedures and contractual requirements.

Positions available as full-time or part-time in a space-focused environment around Colorado. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, 10+ years in Quality Engineering, and NASA or aerospace experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years Quality Engineering experience.
• Previous NASA or aerospace industry experience.
• GMIPS for Electronic Boards.
• Pre-cap inspection of hybrid microcircuits.
• 100% of solder joints prior to conformal coating.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that flight hardware anomalies, corrective actions, and re-verifications are documented in accordance with the contractors’ non-conformance and corrective action system.
• Participate in production planning, review manufacturing flow plans and participate in MRRs and TRRs.
• Examine process design and/or process qualification records and verify labs carry required certifications.
• Review flight hardware records and address open items prior to tests.
• Monitor contractor quality and safety controls during fabrication, integration, and tests.
• Support root cause corrective actions and data analysis of supplier performance.
• Review CDRL documents related to quality assurance and provide recommendations.
• Review flight hardware records for completeness prior to integration and final acceptance testing.

Skills

Quality Engineering

NASA experience

Soldering QA

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

Title:

Quality Engineer

At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.

Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

BELONG. CONNECT. GROW. with KBR.

Around here, we define the future. We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers. But we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely.

KBR is seeking Quality Engineers to support NASA programs. We are looking for both full time & part time. These Quality Engineers will support the development and implementation of mission assurance requirements over the entire project life cycle. These Quality Engineers will also focus on supplier surveillance and inspections. This position will monitor processes for compliance to the developer’s procedures and contractual requirements.

Processes to be reviewed prior to use and monitored when used may include:

• Printed Circuit Board quality assessment

• Workmanship including coatings

• Soldering

• ESD controls

• Clean room activities and controls

• Cable and harness fabrication

• Contamination control

• Parts and materials control

• Control of drawings and procedures

• Equipment moves (e.g. slings, cranes, and hydro sets)

• Hazardous operations

• Contractor responses to corrective action requests

• Build records

• Delivery, storage and transport of flight and non-flight hardware, and critical ground support equipment (GSE)

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that flight hardware anomalies, corrective actions, and re-verifications are documented in accordance with the contractors’ non-conformance and corrective action system

• Participate in production planning, review manufacturing flow plans and participate in Manufacturing and Test Readiness Reviews (MRRs and TRRs)

• Examine process design and/or process qualification records, procedure review, work order review, and verifying that labs carry required certifications

• Review flight hardware records and ensure all open items are identified and addressed prior to the performance of tests

• Monitor contractor quality and safety controls, and participate in quality assurance activities during fabrication, integration, and tests

• QAR monitoring

• Support activities related to root cause corrective actions

• Support processes for collecting and analyzing data that measures supplier success

• Review the supplier’s CDRL documents related to quality assurance and provide recommendations

• Review flight hardware records for completeness prior to integration & final acceptance testing

• Perform a final instrument “buy-off” review

• Complete thorough inspections

Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.

• 10 + years Quality Engineering experience

• Previous NASA or aerospace industry experience

• GMIPS for Electronic Boards

• Pre-cap inspection of hybrid microcircuits

• 100% of solder joints prior to conformal coating of each flight printed wiring assembly prior to conformal coating.

• 100% of conformal coatings on flight printed wiring assemblies.

• Final workmanship inspection prior to box level final closure prior to integration into the next level of assembly.

• Connector mates to mission hardware integrated into the spacecraft.

• General workmanship quality prior to final acceptance testing

• General workmanship prior to shipment

• Confirm shipping packaging conforms to requirements and is adequate

Experience and/or education in lieu of these qualifications may be considered.

Preferred Training:

• IPC J-STD-001xS (Soldering, Space Addendum)

• NASA-STD-8739.1 (Staking and Conformal Coating)

• NASA-STD-8739.4 or IPC/WHMA-A-620xS (Crimping, Cables & Wiring)

• Developer-specific ESD Control training or training traceable to ANSI/ESD S20.20 (Electrostatic Discharge)

• NASA-STD-8739.6 (Workmanship Implementation Standard)1

• Pre-cap inspection methods derived from MIL-STD-883

Experience with harness work on NASA projects and be able to pass NASA Workmanship classes and prove expertise executing NASA Workmanship requirements.

Basic Compensation:

Rate: $116,000.00 - $192,600

The offered rate will be based on contract affordability and the selected candidate's working location, knowledge, skills, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation:

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

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