Spacecraft Quality Engineer for Mission-Critical Programs

Moog Inc.; West Chatsworth (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

401k matching

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Moog Space and Defense seeks a Project Quality Engineer to assure product integrity for mission-critical space hardware at the Chatsworth, CA facility. You will report to the Quality Manager and work onsite, applying AS9100/ISO9001 standards across programs.

Responsibilities include leading RCCA investigations, MRB coordination, supplier quality, and involved customer/government interface. Strong GD&T, data analysis, and a focus on reliability are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related STEM discipline with 3 years of quality engineering in regulated manufacturing.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, spacecraft, or high-reliability manufacturing environments.
• Experience interfacing with customers, suppliers, and government representatives on quality matters.
• Ability to communicate quality risks, technical concerns, and compliance issues to multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and acceptance test documentation.
• Proficiency in AS9100D, AS9102, AS9145, ISO9001 or similar quality systems.
• Experience with RCCA methodologies (8D, Fishbone, FTA, 5-Why).
• Experience supporting reliability analyses and environmental/qualification testing.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Quality Engineering representative for assigned programs and IPTs.
• Interpret customer and contractual quality requirements and ensure flow-down throughout the lifecycle.
• Develop and execute program quality and mission assurance plans and risk mitigation.
• Participate in reviews to ensure quality requirements and risks are addressed.
• Assess quality risks affecting product integrity, reliability and safety.
• Monitor quality performance and communicate risks to leadership and customers.
• Provide QA support during manufacturing, assembly, test, and delivery.
• Support MRB activities, traceability, configuration control, and audits.
• Support supplier quality activities including corrective actions and source inspections.

Skills

Quality engineering

Aerospace industry experience

Communication of quality risks

Statistical analysis

Regulatory compliance

DCMA coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

AS9100D

AS9102

AS9145

ISO9001

Minitab

JMP

SPC software

Configuration management tools

Job description

Moog Space and Defense seeks a Project Quality Engineer to assure product integrity for mission-critical space hardware at the Chatsworth, CA facility. You will report to the Quality Manager and work onsite, applying AS9100/ISO9001 standards across programs.

Responsibilities include leading RCCA investigations, MRB coordination, supplier quality, and involved customer/government interface. Strong GD&T, data analysis, and a focus on reliability are essential for success.