Senior Mission Assurance Engineer – Aerospace, Sign-On $10k

CesiumAstro, Inc.; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 136,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health, dental, vision coverage

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Mission Assurance Engineer to lead mission assurance activities for satellites and aerospace systems. You will ensure design, manufacturing, integration, and test meet high-reliability requirements and interface with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.

You will drive MAS processes, mentor teams, and lead investigations of major nonconformances, while ensuring appropriate risk management and documentation for program milestones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience or training.
• Experience in an aerospace, defense, or high-reliability industry.
• Deep knowledge of mission assurance requirements such as NASA, DoD, or similar high-reliability standards.
• Proven experience in developing, documenting, and implementing new processes and tailoring existing processes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary SME for customer-specific mission assurance and quality requirements ensuring programs meet all applicable requirements.
• Drive implementation of mission assurance processes and modification of existing quality management system processes.
• Ensure delivery of mission assurance customer deliverables including reporting and documentation.
• Interface with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to support audits, reviews, and milestones.
• Partner with supply chain to ensure supplier flow-down and compliance with requirements.
• Ensure risk management activities and action plans are executed and maintained per procedures.
• Lead investigation and disposition of major nonconformances using root cause and corrective action methodologies.
• Serve as mission assurance reviewer for design reviews and review boards.
• Provide training and guidance on mission assurance processes and customer requirements.

Skills

Mission assurance

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

AS9100 compliance

NASA/DoD standards

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Mission Assurance Engineer to lead mission assurance activities for satellites and aerospace systems. You will ensure design, manufacturing, integration, and test meet high-reliability requirements and interface with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.

You will drive MAS processes, mentor teams, and lead investigations of major nonconformances, while ensuring appropriate risk management and documentation for program milestones.