Quality Engineer III

Amentum; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Quality Engineer in Davenport, Iowa. The role requires overseeing quality assurance and control for product assurance. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience. Responsibilities include technical supervision, investigations of quality issues, and developing metrics. The compensation is between $90,000 and $110,000, alongside benefits including health insurance and 401(k) matching.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree related to quality, safety, physical science, or engineering.
• Minimum 5 years experience in quality engineering.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise quality projects and ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Provide leadership for quality assurance/control support.
• Conduct investigations and tests on complex technical problems.

Skills

Quality assurance

Quality control

Root Cause Analysis

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

MS Office

ISO 9001 software

Job description

Purpose and Scope

On the Kennedy Propellants and Life Support Services (KPLSS II) program on Kennedy Space Center FL, the Quality Engineer plans and directs activities concerned with the development, application, and maintenance of quality standards for processing materials into partially finished or finished material or product. Quality assurance and quality control are important aspects to this job family. Quality assurance includes all those planned and systematic actions necessary to provide adequate confidence that an item or a facility will perform satisfactorily in service. Quality control includes all those aspects of quality assurance, which provides a means of control and measures the characteristics of an item, process or facility to established requirements.

Essential Responsibilities

• Technically supervises quality projects or major phases of significant quality projects, coordinating the efforts of technical support staff in the performance of assigned project.
• Possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge to the completion of significant assignments.
• Provides leadership for quality assurance and quality control support on assigned program(s) and/or areas to ensure that the product is designed, procured, and installed in accordance with customer and company quality requirements.
• Provides leadership for new systems, development, proposals, implementation, procedures, and any related quality activity. Supports department manager with development of quality program procedures.
• Makes frequent decisions using principles and professional independent judgment.
• Develops and applies advanced quality assurance/control theories and research techniques in the investigation and solution of complex and advanced technical problems on the forefront of new technologies.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and plans methods of approach and organizes means to achieve solution of complex technical problems.
• Conducts and/or supports investigations and tests of considerable complexity. Reviews project process and evaluates results.
• Evaluates supplier capabilities to provide required products or services.
• Acts as liaison with outside suppliers in establishing or modifying specifications for purchased items.
• May specialize in particular area of quality control engineering, such as design, incoming material, process control, product evaluation, inventory control, product reliability, research and development, and administrative application.
• Provides technical consultation to supervision, engineers, and technicians.
• Devises and applies testing procedures for parts or sub-assemblies received from outside vendors.
• Participates in the development, maintenance, and refinement of internal quality control and reliability programs.
• Ensures that the company and customer's requirements are met on assigned products, programs, areas, or functions.
• Maintains the site’s nonconformance and corrective/preventive action tracking system.
• Identifies and reports quality problems or trends to supervision.
• Develops corrective actions using various root cause analysis techniques.
• Recommends corrective action to quality problems.
• Develops metrics and performance indicators.
• Provides technical support and advises other departments.
• May work in any of the following areas of quality control/assurance engineering: design, incoming material, process control, product evaluation, inventory control, product reliability, research and development and administrative application.
• Ensures adherence to company policies, procedures, and related government regulations.
• Performs internal audits.
• Under close supervision, uses established procedures to perform assigned, routine tasks by utilizing analysis, interpretation, and deductive reasoning gained through specialized education or experience.
• Knows fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures and applies basic engineering principles to develop methods and procedures to improve and maintain product quality standards.
• Applies quality control inspection requirements and techniques.
• Applies systems of recording and analyzing product quality level.
• Prepares plans, specifications, and cost estimates within specified guidelines for assignments of moderate difficulty.
• Reviews drawings, process procedures, procurement documents, and quality control reports.
• Performs other related work as required.

Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

Bachelor’s degree related to quality, safety, physical science, or engineering with minimum 5 years experience. Minimum 3 years experience managing quality-related data. Good oral and written communication skills; working knowledge of MS Office program and integrated software applications; organizational skills and ability to perform detail-oriented work are required. Position may require travel. U. S. Citizenship required for unescorted access to restricted assigned work area(s). Must be able to successfully pass a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI). If required, must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance. A valid driver’s license to independently drive onto and around Kennedy Space Center.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience using various Root Cause Analysis methods including software. Management of Corrective Action/Preventive Action data and use of software tracking system. Experience using various hazard analysis and risk assessment techniques. Experience with development of ISO 9001 program. Auditor/lead auditor certificate desired. NACE inspector certification desired. Local candidates. No relocation allowance provided.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands

Typical office environment with no unusual hazards, occasional lifting to 20 pounds, constant sitting while using the computer terminal, constant use of sight abilities while reviewing documents, constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication, constant mental alertness, must possess planning/organizing skills, and must be able to work under deadlines.

Other Responsibilities

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Compensation Details

90,000-110,000

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good‑faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax‑saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara‑O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting

05/08/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

Amentum Equal Opportunity Statement

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.