Quality Engineer (BT-26093)

bastiontechnologies; California (MO); On-site; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Bastion is seeking a Quality Engineer to support MSFC SMASS II contracts from a resident office in South El Monte, CA. The role requires interpreting and coordinating QA/QE activities, and evaluating manufacturing and inspection processes to ensure compliance with NASA policies and MMS instructions.

Ideal candidates bring a bachelor’s in engineering, 5+ years of related experience (or 9+ years in lieu of a degree), MRB exposure, and strong blueprints literacy.

Qualifications

• Requires US citizenship due to sensitive information.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required.
• 5+ years of related work experience required.
• In lieu of degree, 9+ years of related experience considered.
• Knowledge of NASA S&MA and manufacturing processes in flight hardware.
• Working knowledge of AS9100/ISO9000 quality management system requirements.
• Ability to read complex blueprints, technical charts, and specification sheets.
• MRB experience is critical to this role.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, organize, and coordinate QA/QE assignments; plan and develop S&MA engineering activities.
• Assess in-house and contracted quality processes and manufacturing activities.
• Review QA/QE documentation for compliance with NASA policies and MMS/SM&A requirements.
• Support documentation and processes for manufacturing, inspection, and test phases.
• Participate in milestone reviews to evaluate certification requirements.
• Develop tools to identify applicable quality requirements for MSFC programs.
• Review drawings and procurement documentation.
• Provide support across quality areas: plans, inspections, NC resolutions, and RCCA analysis.
• Develop metrics as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

AS9100/ISO9000 knowledge

MRB experience

Read blueprints

NASA S&MA familiarity

Documentation reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

The Quality Engineer will support work associated with the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) SMASS II contract via a resident management office located in South El Monte, California 91733.

Responsibilities

• Technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, and coordinating assignments; plans and developing S&MA engineering and assurance activity that may have an important effect on major programs.
• Prepare, evaluate and provide assessments of in-house and contracted quality related processes, procedures and manufacturing activities including implementation of procedures. Specifically with contractor manufacturing systems.
• Perform reviews and assessments of QA/QE documentation for compliance with NASA policy, Marshall Management System (MMS), Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) directorate organizational instructions and program specific requirements.
• Support the preparation, evaluation, and assessment of documentation and processes for manufacturing, inspection, and test phases of programs and projects.
• Participate in government milestone reviews to evaluate certification requirements affecting design, safety, production, testing, and operation.
• Develop/utilize tools to ensure that all applicable quality requirements are identified for MSFC programs/projects.
• Perform drawing and procurement documentation review.
• Provide support on all quality areas to include quality plans, surveillance plans, inspection instructions, first article inspections, and NC resolutions, test, failure investigations, RCCA analysis and other QE related functions.
• Develop Metrics as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required

• This position requires US Citizenship due to the sensitivity of customer related information.
• Must have a bachelor's degree in the field of engineering or related field.
• Must have 5+ years of recent and related work experience.
• In lieu of degree: Candidates with 9+ years of recent and related experience will be considered.
• Knowledge of NASA S&MA requires manufacturing processes in support of the design and development of flight hardware.
• Possess a working knowledge of AS9100/ISO9000 quality management system requirements.
• Ability to read complex blueprints, technical charts, and specification sheets.
• Material Review Board (MRB) experience is absolutely critical to this role.

Desired

• Experience in an insight, risk-based, or COTs type contracts as well as compliance-based contract and services is highly desirable.
• Launch vehicle integration experience is highly desirable.
• Experience working with NASA/DoD flight hardware in a manufacturing and production environment.
• Integrated Product Team Experience.
• PMP, or DAWIA Project Management Certification is desired.

Work Location

• This position is located onsite; some travel may be required.
• Schedules are subject to change based on the requirements of the position and/or customer needs.
• This position may require periodic shift work and (paid) overtime.

Background Investigations Required

All Bastion employees must be able to pass a national agency check and some positions require clearance and will require an extensive background verification/check process.

Drug and Alcohol Screening Required

All Bastion employees must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and are required to participate in periodic random drug and alcohol screenings.

Standard Bastion Requirements

• Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS.
• All of Bastion's employees must be team players with strong work ethics and must be culture oriented.
• Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal and external customers.
• Able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
• Must be organized with good time management skills and must be able to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.
• Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on the task.
• Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of the time) and may require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. (5% of the time).
• Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule is critical.

Bastion Benefits

Bastion offers a wide range of benefits for their full-time employees; medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, life insurance, retirement 401k, vacation, sick pay, holidays, flexible work schedules (when available), along with many other options. We also support career advancement through professional training and development.

About Bastion

Bastion offers career opportunities with competitive benefits, exciting possibilities for advancement, and an exceptional work environment; the well-being of our employees is a priority, and our flexibility allows our employees a great work life balance. Our culture is based on strong business ethics, integrity, and professionalism. Our team members are known for their initiative and high‑quality work. When it comes to our employees, we value, respect, and help them grow in their careers.

Workplace Excellence

At Bastion, we are passionate about our people and our safety culture. Individual thoughts, opinions, and perspectives bring value and help us develop solutions for challenging problems, they make us more inventive, and more resilient.

Salary Range

$105,000.00 to $140,000.00, salary will depend on education and experience.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Bastion participates in e-Verify.