Senior Quality Engineer – Aerospace & Defense (DoD)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

HSA with company contribution

FSA

Company‑paid life and AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Karman Space & Defense is seeking a Quality Engineer in the Salt Lake City area to support high‑performance aerospace structures and systems. You will develop quality plans, lead inspections, resolve nonconformances, and drive investigations to improve reliability and program execution.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace quality engineering, expertise in GD&T and SPC, AS9100 QMS, and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace systems quality engineering.
• Expert knowledge of GD&T and SPC.
• DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.
• Experience with AS9100 QMS.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements quality plans for aerospace structures and systems.
• Implements new quality inspection methodologies for evolving program needs.
• Supports customer design review activities to ensure quality requirements.
• Performs in‑process inspections during fabrication and assembly, including AS9102 First Articles.
• Prepares TDPs documenting hardware deliverables.
• Reviews purchase orders for quality flow‑down accuracy.
• Generates, investigates, and resolves CARs and NCRs.
• Leads failure investigations to identify root cause and corrective actions.
• Performs supply chain risk analysis to support quality and program objectives.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

Inspection methods

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree, aerospace or mechanical engineering

Tools

AS9100 QMS

AS9102 First Articles

Job description

Karman Space & Defense is seeking a Quality Engineer in the Salt Lake City area to support high‑performance aerospace structures and systems. You will develop quality plans, lead inspections, resolve nonconformances, and drive investigations to improve reliability and program execution.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace quality engineering, expertise in GD&T and SPC, AS9100 QMS, and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.