Quality Specialist Engineer 3

PDS Defense, Inc.; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Quality Specialist Engineer 3 in Redmond, WA to drive quality across aerospace manufacturing processes.

Key responsibilities include interpreting drawings and specifications, applying Lean and Six Sigma, and coordinating MRB dispositions with project and manufacturing teams. The role requires a Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of related experience (graduate degree with 2+ years acceptable).

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 4 years of related experience.
• Graduate Degree or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with customers or vendors and internal teams to ensure hardware compliance with specifications.
• Applies Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools to operations.
• Interprets engineering drawings and customer/ company quality requirements for compliance.
• Drives continuous improvements of the quality system and processes.
• Evaluates in-process defects and implements containment and corrective actions.
• Participates in MRB dispositions and disposition reviews.
• Collaborates with Project and Manufacturing Engineering to implement test and inspection plans.

Skills

RCCA tools

Quality standards

Communication

Ownership

Lean/Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree

Job description

Engineering

Quality Specialist Engineer 3 Redmond, WA Posted: 4/1/2026

Job Description

Job ID#:

216398

Job Category:

Engineering

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Shift:

1

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Quality Specialist Engineer 3, in Redmond, WA.

Pay Rate: $52 - $57/hr

Job Description:

Specialist, Quality Engineer works under general supervision and may be responsible for entire projects or processes providing guidance, coaching, training, and delegation to other employees within the job area. Communicates with contacts within and outside of their own department with the occasional responsibilities of communicating with customers or vendors external to the organization. Makes moderate enhancements or improvements to systems and processes to solve problems. Works to achieve operational targets with moderate impact on department results.

Essential Functions:

• Utilizes engineering background and expertise to communicate between team members and customer counterparts to provide assurance that the hardware is compliant to specifications. Handles and communicates deviations/ nonconformance at different levels within the organization. Understands and communicates typical aerospace processes (machining, welding, non-destructive testing, etc.) and how they are applied to the hardware being manufactured.

• Applies modern quality principles, concepts, and methods to routine aerospace and manufacturing operation, including Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools.

• Interprets engineering drawings and specifications, customer quality requirements, and company quality requirements to ensure compliance with the customer's expectations.

• Drives continuous improvements of the quality system and manufacturing processes.

• Evaluates and dispositions in-process defects and address day-to-day quality concerns. Rapidly implementing containment and corrective actions, as applicable.

• Participates in the review and disposition of nonconforming product, including coordinating material review board (MRB) dispositions.

• Partners with Project and Manufacturing Engineering to implement test and inspection plans and processes and generate test reports/memos.

Skills:

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to effectively establish positive working relationships with various operational groups, all levels of employees, suppliers, and customers.

• Understanding of ISO9001/AS9100 and related QMS standards.

• Experience using RCCA tools such as FMEA, Pareto, 5-Why, 8D, and Fishbone.

• Strong drive and sense of ownership.

• Exposure to product development in a multi-functional team environment is desired.

Education:

• Requires Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience

• Graduate Degree or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations).

Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance:

No Clearance

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act

• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled