Satellite Quality Engineer — Space Systems & Reliability

Terran Orbital Corporation; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid medical, dental, and视觉—?

401(k) match

Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Education reimbursement

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join our team in Irvine. The role supports development, implementation, and maintenance of a quality and reliability testing system for module and vehicle processes, reporting to the Sr.

Manager of Quality. You will execute plant-wide quality assurance, drive continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with customer requirements while supporting new products and technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Systems Engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum 2 years in a quality function within high-reliability manufacturing and at least 1 year of electronic experience.
• Ability to review HI-REL requirements and their implications on processes.
• Strong root-cause investigation and corrective action capability.
• Knowledge of IPC standards, MIL-STD, NASA craft guidelines; familiarity with ASQ tools.

Responsibilities

• Key Point of Contact for Incoming Inspection of Modules and Vehicle Kits.
• Developing and maintaining inspection metrics.
• Manage MRB dispositions to reduce overhead.
• Execute and evolve the company's quality management systems per Terran Orbital strategy.
• Analyze data to determine if processes meet quality/reliability targets.
• Develop and implement quality plans for new customers, products, and technologies.
• Lead PPAP core activities (PFMEA, process flow, control plans, CAPA, RCCA).
• Support training across departments on craft, product quality, and reliability.
• Maintain continuous improvement updates to the QA plan and QMS.

Skills

HI-REL requirements

Root cause analysis

APQP

PFMEA

PPAP

SPC

MSA

ISO 9001

CQE

NASA standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join our team in Irvine. The role supports development, implementation, and maintenance of a quality and reliability testing system for module and vehicle processes, reporting to the Sr.

Manager of Quality. You will execute plant-wide quality assurance, drive continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with customer requirements while supporting new products and technologies.