Quality Engineer II — Mission‑Ready Space & Defense Systems

Socket.dev; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

HSA with company contribution

FSA

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Karman Space & Defense seeks a Quality Assurance professional to implement and maintain quality requirements for mission-ready products. You will analyze specifications, validate processes, drive corrective actions, and collaborate with customers to resolve issues and strengthen relationships.

You will ensure conformity, support process improvements across production programs, and maintain safe, compliant operations in a high‑reliability environment.

Qualifications

• Reads, analyzes, and interprets technical procedures, journals, and regulations.
• Writes reports, business correspondence, and procedures.
• Solves practical problems and interprets written or diagrammatic instructions.

Responsibilities

• Reviews customer-imposed quality documents to determine applicability and ensure compliance, directing corrections when necessary.
• Evaluates quality documentation for alignment with customer specifications and contractual requirements, and verifies corrective action completion.
• Interfaces with customers to support positive relationships and manage MRB activity.
• Develops lesson plans and participates in training inspection personnel.
• Reviews manufacturing planning to ensure adequate inspection points within production processes.
• Conducts inspection verification to confirm products meet purchase order, drawing, and specification requirements.
• Monitors quality metrics, including scrap and rework costs, identifies trends, and initiates improvement projects.
• Reviews and validates labor and equipment-related costs to ensure necessity and minimize waste.
• Maintains an organized, clean, and safe work area while adhering to all quality practices and safety procedures.
• Performs additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Technical reading

Documentation writing

Problem solving

Communication

DoD clearance

Math & geometry

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field

Job description

Karman Space & Defense seeks a Quality Assurance professional to implement and maintain quality requirements for mission-ready products. You will analyze specifications, validate processes, drive corrective actions, and collaborate with customers to resolve issues and strengthen relationships.

You will ensure conformity, support process improvements across production programs, and maintain safe, compliant operations in a high‑reliability environment.