Spaceflight Quality Assurance Specialist

Amentum company; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist for the Mission Assurance Office to support cleanroom operations and ensure hardware meets NASA, JETS, and Amentum quality requirements. You will perform inspections, review records, and participate in CAPA activities to maintain mission-critical quality across aerospace hardware.

Ideal candidates bring at least 2 years in process control, strong communication, and cleanroom experience, with NASA IPC certifications.

Qualifications

• Typically requires minimum of 2 years of experience in process control and laboratory operations.
• Minimum of HS diploma
• Demonstrate leadership ability, and good communication are required
• Current NASA IPC workmanship standards certifications
• Precisoncleanroom experience (technician or quality)

Responsibilities

• Perform quality inspections on hardware undergoing precision cleaning and contamination control processes.
• Verify compliance with NASA standards (NASA-STD-8739.x, JPR 5322.x, controlled storage, calibrated tooling).
• Validate cleanroom process documentation, ensuring accuracy in hardware traceability, Q-codes, material certification, and process steps.
• Coordinate with cleanroom technicians and managers regarding priority hardware, escalation paths, and throughput expectations.
• Support precision cleaning activities through review of cleaning records, acceptance data, and documentation release.
• Participate in root-cause analyses (fishbone, 5-Whys) for cleanroom-related nonconformances.
• Assist in CAPA development and verification for PENs opened against cleanroom processes, residues, or inspection findings.
• Review procedures in a cleanroom environment for compliance with JETS and NASA requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Process control

Laboratory operations

Cleanroom experience

Documentation review

Education

HS diploma

NASA IPC workmanship standards certifications

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/Outlook)

COSMIC/EDS systems

JETS SOPs

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist for the Mission Assurance Office to support cleanroom operations and ensure hardware meets NASA, JETS, and Amentum quality requirements. You will perform inspections, review records, and participate in CAPA activities to maintain mission-critical quality across aerospace hardware.

Ideal candidates bring at least 2 years in process control, strong communication, and cleanroom experience, with NASA IPC certifications.