Senior Aerospace Quality Engineer – Flight Hardware

KBR Careers; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Quality Engineer in the United States with extensive aerospace experience to review and approve flight hardware processes. You will ensure compliance with non-conformance systems, participate in MRRs/TRRs, inspect records, and monitor supplier quality and safety across fabrication, integration and testing.

Preferred background includes NASA or aerospace experience, GMIPS, and rigorous workmanship standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years Quality Engineering experience.
• Previous NASA or aerospace industry experience.
• GMIPS for Electronic Boards.
• Pre-cap inspection of hybrid microcircuits.
• 100% of solder joints prior to conformal coating of each flight printed wiring assembly prior to conformal coating.
• 100% of conformal coatings on flight printed wiring assemblies.
• Final workmanship inspection prior to box level final closure prior to integration into the next level of assembly.
• Connector mates to mission hardware integrated into the spacecraft.
• General workmanship quality prior to final acceptance testing
• General workmanship prior to shipment
• Confirm shipping packaging conforms to requirements and is adequate.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that flight hardware anomalies, corrective actions, and re-verifications are documented in accordance with the contractors’ non-conformance and corrective action system
• Participate in production planning, review manufacturing flow plans and participate in Manufacturing and Test Readiness Reviews (MRRs and TRRs)
• Examine process design and/or process qualification records, procedure review, work order review, and verifying that labs carry required certifications
• Review flight hardware records and ensure all open items are identified and addressed prior to the performance of tests
• Monitor contractor quality and safety controls, and participate in quality assurance activities during fabrication, integration, and tests
• QAR monitoring
• Support activities related to root cause corrective actions
• Support processes for collecting and analyzing data that measures supplier success
• Review the supplier’s CDRL documents related to quality assurance and provide recommendations
• Review flight hardware records for completeness prior to integration & final acceptance testing
• Perform a final instrument “buy-off” review
• Complete thorough inspections

Skills

Quality Assurance

Manufacturing Quality

Root Cause Analysis

Process Review

Documentation

Test Readiness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field

10+ years Quality Engineering experience

NASA/aerospace experience

Tools

ESD Control Training

GMIPS for Electronic Boards

NASA Workmanship Standards

Job description

KBR is seeking a Quality Engineer in the United States with extensive aerospace experience to review and approve flight hardware processes. You will ensure compliance with non-conformance systems, participate in MRRs/TRRs, inspect records, and monitor supplier quality and safety across fabrication, integration and testing.

Preferred background includes NASA or aerospace experience, GMIPS, and rigorous workmanship standards.