Quality Engineer II

CesiumAstro; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health benefits

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Quality Engineer II to strengthen product and process quality for space-grade electronics. You will coordinate quality planning, inspections, and CAPA activities, ensuring products meet customer and regulatory requirements.

Join a startup-like environment where cross-functional teamwork supports manufacturing readiness, process control, and continuous improvement across engineering, operations, and supply chain. A strong data-driven mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 2–5 years of quality assurance/quality engineering experience.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and inspection methodologies.
• Experience with CAPA and quality reporting processes.
• Ability to analyze data and drive quality improvements.

Responsibilities

• Assist with quality assurance activities by evaluating product and process requirements, inspection results, and quality documentation to ensure compliance with established standards.
• Perform quality evaluations, inspections, and process monitoring activities while identifying quality issues and recommending corrective actions that improve product quality and process performance.
• Support validation activities, first article inspections, process verification, and quality reviews that ensure products and manufacturing processes meet customer and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain quality records, inspection documentation, nonconformance reports, and quality data within quality management systems to support compliance, traceability, and reporting.
• Analyze quality metrics, inspection results, process performance, and defect trends to identify opportunities for process improvement and risk reduction.
• Support root cause investigations and corrective and preventive action (CAPA) activities by documenting findings, tracking action items, and verifying implementation effectiveness.
• Partner cross-functionally with quality, engineering, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, program management, and finance to support quality objectives and operational priorities.
• Communicate quality issues, inspection findings, process concerns, corrective action status, and quality trends to appropriate stakeholders.
• Coordinate quality activities that support manufacturing readiness, product acceptance, customer requirements, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Quality assurance

CAPA

Statistical analysis

Process improvement

Root cause analysis

QMS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

ETQ Reliance

Arena QMS

MasterControl

Job description

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

At CesiumAstro , we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hand-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

We are looking to add a Quality Engineer II to our team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing leading-edge electronics for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems, we would like to hear from you.

In this postion, you will support product and process quality by coordinating quality planning, inspections, process monitoring, and continuous improvement activities that ensure products meet customer, regulatory, and organizational quality requirements. This role contributes to manufacturing and operational excellence by analyzing quality data, evaluating process performance, and supporting corrective actions that improve product quality and process consistency.

Working cross-functionally with quality, engineering, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, and program management, this role supports quality assurance, process improvement, product validation, and manufacturing activities while ensuring products and processes comply with quality standards, customer requirements, and business objectives.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist with quality assurance activities by evaluating product and process requirements, inspection results, and quality documentation to ensure compliance with established standards.
• Perform quality evaluations, inspections, and process monitoring activities while identifying quality issues and recommending corrective actions that improve product quality and process performance.
• Support validation activities, first article inspections, process verification, and quality reviews that ensure products and manufacturing processes meet customer and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain quality records, inspection documentation, nonconformance reports, and quality data within quality management systems to support compliance, traceability, and reporting.
• Analyze quality metrics, inspection results, process performance, and defect trends to identify opportunities for process improvement and risk reduction.
• Support root cause investigations and corrective and preventive action (CAPA) activities by documenting findings, tracking action items, and verifying implementation effectiveness.
• Partner cross-functionally with quality, engineering, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, program management, and finance to support quality objectives and operational priorities.
• Communicate quality issues, inspection findings, process concerns, corrective action status, and quality trends to appropriate stakeholders.
• Coordinate quality activities that support manufacturing readiness, product acceptance, customer requirements, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist with implementation of quality process improvements and operational initiatives that improve product quality, manufacturing performance, and process consistency.
• Maintain quality documentation, inspection records, procedures, audit documentation, and reports in accordance with quality management system requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of quality assurance processes, manufacturing operations, and overall organizational performance.
  

Job Requirements And Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field with 2-5 years of related experience in quality assurance, quality engineering, manufacturing, operations, or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of quality assurance, quality engineering, manufacturing quality, and process improvement principles.
• Understanding of quality management systems, inspection methodologies, product verification, process control techniques, and quality planning.
• Experience applying quality procedures, inspection documentation, nonconformance reporting, corrective and preventive action (CAPA), and quality reporting processes.
• Knowledge of quality standards, root cause analysis methodologies, statistical process control (SPC), measurement systems analysis (MSA), and continuous improvement principles.
• Understanding of inspection methods, audit processes, process capability analysis, and manufacturing quality requirements.
• Ability to analyze quality data, identify process issues, and recommend practical quality improvements that support operational objectives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate inspection results, quality trends, and process performance to support informed quality decisions.
• Applies sound judgment when balancing quality requirements, manufacturing priorities, customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and operational objectives.
• Quality management systems (QMS), e.g. ETQ Reliance, Arena QMS, MasterControl, or equivalent applications.
• Statistical analysis and reporting tools, e.g. Minitab, JMP, or equivalent applications.
• Ability to review, analyze, and interpret technical information, engineering drawings, and quality documentation with attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas effectively in verbal and written formats.
  

CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills. Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.

CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Please note: CesiumAstro does not accept unsolicited resumes from contract agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited resumes submitted to our website or to CesiumAstro team members will be considered property of CesiumAstro, and we will not be obligated to pay any referral fees.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.