Senior Aerospace Quality Engineer – DoD Clearance

Socket.dev; Mukilteo (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Health Savings Account (HSA) with comp

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Company‑paid life and AD&D insurance

Short‑ and long‑term disability

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Karman Space and Defense is seeking a Quality Engineer to support aerospace structures and systems across design, development, testing, qualification, and production. You will help ensure robust quality planning, drive inspection methods, support customer reviews, and resolve issues impacting performance and compliance.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering, 5+ years in aerospace quality engineering, and knowledge of GD&T, SPC, and AS9100.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering.
• 5+ years of aerospace systems quality engineering experience.
• In-depth understanding of testing, inspection, quality issues, and certification of aircraft systems including composites.
• Expert knowledge of GD&T and SPC implementation.
• Current DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one.

Responsibilities

• Determines and executes quality plans for aerospace structures and systems throughout development and production.
• Implements new quality inspection methodologies to support evolving program needs.
• Supports customer design review activities to ensure quality requirements are fully addressed.
• Performs in-process inspections during fabrication and assembly, including AS9102 First Article inspections.
• Prepares Technical Data Packages documenting hardware deliverables.
• Reviews purchase orders for accuracy and correct contractual, project, and quality flow-downs.
• Generates and resolves Corrective Action Reports and Non-Conformance Reports.
• Leads failure investigations to identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
• Performs supply chain risk analysis to ensure supplier quality and program continuity.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

In-process inspection

Aerospace systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Tools

GD&T

SPC

AS9100

Job description

Karman Space and Defense is seeking a Quality Engineer to support aerospace structures and systems across design, development, testing, qualification, and production. You will help ensure robust quality planning, drive inspection methods, support customer reviews, and resolve issues impacting performance and compliance.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering, 5+ years in aerospace quality engineering, and knowledge of GD&T, SPC, and AS9100.