Senior Aerospace Quality Engineer – DoD Secret Clearance

Karman Space & Defense; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Health Savings Account (HSA) with 회사 기

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Company-paid life and AD&D insurance

Short-and long-term disability

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Karman Space & Defense is seeking a Quality Engineer III in Utah to support high-performance aerospace structures and systems across development and production. This role focuses on developing quality plans, leading inspections, and ensuring compliance with AS9100 standards while supporting design reviews and non-conformance investigations.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage Corrective Action Reports, and collaborate with suppliers to maintain mission-critical quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering required.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace quality engineering.
• Deep knowledge of testing, inspection and aircraft certification.
• Expert GD&T and SPC skills, AS9100 QMS knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements quality plans for aerospace structures and systems.
• Conducts in-process inspections including AS9102 First Articles.
• Supports customer design reviews to address quality requirements.
• Prepares Technical Data Packages (TDPs) and reviews quality flow-down.
• Issues CARs/NCRs and drives corrective actions.
• Leads root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Performs supply chain risk analysis to support objectives.

Skills

5+ years aerospace QC

GD&T

SPC

AS9100 QMS

Quality inspection

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Job description

Karman Space & Defense is seeking a Quality Engineer III in Utah to support high-performance aerospace structures and systems across development and production. This role focuses on developing quality plans, leading inspections, and ensuring compliance with AS9100 standards while supporting design reviews and non-conformance investigations.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage Corrective Action Reports, and collaborate with suppliers to maintain mission-critical quality.