Staff Quality Engineer – Space & Aerospace Quality Leader

CesiumAstro; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

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Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Quality Engineer to advance product and process quality through planning, validation, and continuous improvement. You will engage across quality, engineering, operations, and program management to ensure compliance with standards and customer requirements.

Responsibilities include developing quality strategies, monitoring quality metrics, and driving initiatives that improve process capability and manufacturing performance in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field with 8–12 years of related experience.
• Advanced knowledge of quality assurance, quality engineering, manufacturing quality, and process improvement principles.
• Experience applying quality procedures, inspection documentation, nonconformance reporting, CAPA, audit processes, and quality reporting methodologies.
• Knowledge of quality standards, root cause analysis methodologies, SPC, MSA, process capability analysis, and continuous improvement principles.
• Familiarity with internal auditing practices, manufacturing quality requirements, regulatory compliance expectations, and quality system governance.
• Ability to evaluate quality trends, identify operational risks, and implement practical quality solutions that improve product quality, process capability, and manufacturing performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance activities by evaluating product and process requirements, quality system performance, inspection results, and manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with established standards.
• Develop quality strategies that improve product quality, process capability, manufacturing consistency, and customer satisfaction while supporting operational objectives.
• Evaluate quality risks, manufacturing performance, and process variation while implementing corrective actions and preventive measures that strengthen product and process quality.
• Maintain quality records, inspection documentation, nonconformance reports, and quality data within quality management systems to support compliance, traceability, and reporting.
• Develop quality metrics, process capability analyses, inspection summaries, trend reports, and operational dashboards that support business decisions and quality improvement initiatives.
• Evaluate quality trends, audit findings, process performance, and corrective action effectiveness to identify opportunities that improve quality system performance and operational excellence.
• Partner cross-functionally with quality, engineering, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, program management, and finance to align quality objectives with operational priorities and customer requirements.
• Communicate quality risks, inspection findings, process concerns, quality trends, and improvement recommendations to stakeholders to support informed operational decision-making.
• Coordinate quality activities that support manufacturing readiness, product acceptance, customer requirements, new product introductions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive implementation of quality process improvements and operational initiatives that improve product quality, manufacturing performance, and process consistency.
• Develop quality procedures, inspection methodologies, audit practices, and operational standards that strengthen quality system effectiveness and organizational consistency.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of quality assurance processes, manufacturing operations, and overall organizational performance.

Skills

Quality assurance

Quality engineering

Process improvement

Root cause analysis

CAPA

SPC

MSA

QMS knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics

NetSuite

ETQ Reliance

Arena QMS

MasterControl

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Quality Engineer to advance product and process quality through planning, validation, and continuous improvement. You will engage across quality, engineering, operations, and program management to ensure compliance with standards and customer requirements.

Responsibilities include developing quality strategies, monitoring quality metrics, and driving initiatives that improve process capability and manufacturing performance in a fast-paced aerospace environment.