Remote QA/QC Specialist for Defense SATCOM

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC; Orangeburg (SC); A distancia; USD 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC seeks a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Specialist to support a multinational NATO SATCOM terminal program. This remote role ensures compliance with NATO quality standards, ISO quality systems, and contractual requirements across engineering, manufacturing, integration, testing, logistics, and documentation.

You will implement, monitor, audit, and continuously improve QA/QC processes, administer defect tracking, perform root-cause analysis, and support acceptance

Formación

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Engineering, or Quality Management.
• Experience supporting defense, aerospace, SATCOM, telecommunications, manufacturing, or government programs.
• Experience conducting audits and managing corrective action programs.
• Experience supporting engineering, integration, production, testing, logistics, or sustainment activities.
• Experience working within regulated quality management environments.
• Experience with defect management, process improvement, and quality metrics reporting.

Responsabilidades

• Implement and maintain quality management processes throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Support compliance with ISO 9001, AQAP 2110, AQAP 2105, and NATO quality management requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and update the Quality Assurance Plan (QAP).
• Monitor compliance with contractual requirements through Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASP).
• Measure and report performance against Acceptable Quality Levels (AQLs).
• Perform inspections of hardware, software, technical documentation, training materials, and technical data packages.
• Verify product conformity before customer delivery and acceptance.
• Administer defect tracking and non‑conformance reporting processes.
• Conduct root cause analysis and support corrective and preventive action initiatives.
• Plan and participate in internal, supplier, process, customer, and product audits.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), Event Review Meetings (ERM), Provisional System Acceptance (PSA), and Final System Acceptance (FSA).
• Review contractual deliverables for completeness, accuracy, traceability, and compliance.
• Support configuration audits and change‑management verification activities.
• Evaluate supplier quality performance and support corrective action requests.
• Monitor sustainment and warranty quality performance, repair activities, and supply‑chain compliance.
• Develop quality dashboards and prepare quality reports for customer and program reviews.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and quality ownership across the program.

Conocimientos

Quality Assurance

Auditing

Process Improvement

Quality Metrics

Root Cause Analysis

Educación

Associate degree in Quality Assurance

Equivalent military or defense‑industry experience

Descripción del empleo

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC seeks a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Specialist to support a multinational NATO SATCOM terminal program. This remote role ensures compliance with NATO quality standards, ISO quality systems, and contractual requirements across engineering, manufacturing, integration, testing, logistics, and documentation.

You will implement, monitor, audit, and continuously improve QA/QC processes, administer defect tracking, perform root-cause analysis, and support acceptance