Remote QA/QC Specialist — NATO SATCOM (Secret Clearance)

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC; Virginia Beach (VA); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC seeks a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Specialist (Remote) to implement and monitor quality processes across a multinational NATO SATCOM program. You will ensure compliance with ISO standards, AQAP, and contractual requirements while supporting lifecycle activities from engineering through in-service support.

The role requires an active Secret security clearance and a minimum of 8 years in QA/QC, with experience in defense or aerospace environments.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Quality assurance

Quality control

Auditing

Process improvement

Education

Associate's degree in QA or related

Job description

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC seeks a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Specialist (Remote) to implement and monitor quality processes across a multinational NATO SATCOM program. You will ensure compliance with ISO standards, AQAP, and contractual requirements while supporting lifecycle activities from engineering through in-service support.

The role requires an active Secret security clearance and a minimum of 8 years in QA/QC, with experience in defense or aerospace environments.