Remote QA/QC Specialist for Defense & SATCOM

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC; Colorado; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Quality Assurance / Quality Control Specialist at Fairwinds Technologies, LLC supports a multinational NATO SATCOM terminal program across deployment, sustainment, and lifecycle support. You will implement, monitor, and continuously improve quality processes across engineering, manufacturing, testing, logistics, documentation, and fielding to meet contractual and customer expectations.

The role emphasizes QA governance, audits, acceptance criteria, defect tracking, and root cause analysis

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in QA, QC, QE, or QM.
• Experience supporting defense, aerospace, SATCOM, or government programs.
• Experience conducting audits and managing corrective action programs.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain QA/QC processes across contract lifecycle.
• Support ISO 9001, AQAP 2110/2105, and NATO quality requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and update the Quality Assurance Plan (QAP).
• Monitor compliance with contractual requirements through QASP.
• Measure and report performance against AQLs.
• Perform inspections of hardware, software, docs, and data packs.
• Verify product conformity before customer delivery and acceptance.
• Administer defect tracking and non-conformance reporting.
• Conduct root cause analysis and support corrective actions.
• Plan and participate in internal, supplier, process, and product audits.
• Support FAT, SAT, TRR, ERM, PSA, and FSA events.
• Review contractual deliverables for completeness and traceability.
• Support configuration audits and change-management verification.
• Evaluate supplier quality performance and support corrective actions.
• Monitor sustainment and warranty quality, repair activities, and supply-chain compliance.
• Develop quality dashboards and prepare quality reports for reviews.
• Promote continuous improvement and quality ownership across the program.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Audits

Corrective Action

Quality Metrics

Defense Industry Experience

Regulated Environments

Education

Associate's degree in Quality Assurance or related field

Job description

The Quality Assurance / Quality Control Specialist at Fairwinds Technologies, LLC supports a multinational NATO SATCOM terminal program across deployment, sustainment, and lifecycle support. You will implement, monitor, and continuously improve quality processes across engineering, manufacturing, testing, logistics, documentation, and fielding to meet contractual and customer expectations.

The role emphasizes QA governance, audits, acceptance criteria, defect tracking, and root cause analysis