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The Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) supports a variety of missions, including NASA’s vision to reveal the unknown for the benefit of humankind and the Department of Defense’s aim to protect our nation on the ground, in the air, and in space. Our sensors, satellites, software systems, and science and engineering play an essential role in some important missions you’ve heard of, and others that you haven’t. Join our team in our seventh decade of delivering mission success.

We are seeking an experienced mission assurance/quality engineer to join our team. You will report to the Quality, Safety & Mission Assurance Manager and perform mission assurance and quality-engineering activities in support of meeting mission requirements. A strong background in quality engineering is required in order to perform tasks such as reviewing and approving drawing packages, acting as a witness for acceptance tests, interpreting contractual requirements, coordinating specifications for the purchase of goods and services, performing final inspections on deliverable hardware, preparing end-item data package documentation, identifying and implementing process improvements, and leading efforts to address and resolve nonconforming product issues.

You may also be involved with supporting various activities associated with several of the organization’s AS9100D-certified Quality Management System (QMS) processes.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Frequent customer communication and interaction

• Develops and implements mission assurance plans

• Ensures required analysis and predictions are identified, coordinated, and completed

• Defines and implements mission assurance policies, procedures, and tools across the lab

• Works with program personnel to define, assesses, and analyzes mission assurance requirements and identifies impacts to the customer

• Provides proposal review to identify and ensure compliance with mission assurance objectives and quality requirements

• Actively represents mission assurance/quality engineering during critical design and test readiness reviews

• Coordinates, processes, and dispositions nonconforming products and anomalies

• Reviews engineering drawings

• Interfaces with Design, Manufacturing, and Test Engineering to improve design and procedures

• Interfaces with subcontractors and customers to resolve quality problems

• Performs manufacturing inspections to ensure quality

• Performs audits on internal and subcontractor procedures

• Creates and reviews customer and subcontract deliverables

  Required Qualifications:

• BS in a physical science, engineering, and/or business operation field

• At least 10+ years of mission assurance/quality engineering experience

• Experience with identifying, quantifying, managing, and tracking system/product-level risks

• Demonstrated ability to understand and manage multiple stakeholders

• Knowledge of the ISO 9001 or AS9100D Quality System Standards

• Experience and knowledge with one or more of the following: FMEA/FMECA, FRB, reliability analysis, radiation, system safety, EEE part screening/selection, WCA, parts stress analysis

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Proven ability to work well independently or on a team

• Ability to facilitate and promote use of problem-solving techniques for effective root cause analysis and successful corrective action (5-Why, 8D problem solving)

• Must be a US citizen and able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Mission assurance/quality engineering experience in a research and development environment, aerospace and defense, and/or comparable industry

• Experience and knowledge with one or more of the following: FMEA/FMECA, FRB, reliability analysis, radiation, system safety, EEE part screening/selection, WCA, parts stress analysis

• Active DoD security clearance or ability to obtain one

• Quality certifications such as CQT, CQE, CQA, CSQE, etc.

  SDL Benefits:

  At SDL, we take pride in and highly value our employees. SDL offers competitive salaries and a fantastic benefits package, including:

• Flexible work schedules

• Generous annual, sick, and holiday paid leave

• A variety of inexpensive-premium, high-quality health, dental, vision, and life insurance options

• Generous employer retirement contribution (up to 14.2% of annual gross earnings)

• Discounted Utah State University (USU) tuition of 50% for employees and dependents

• Access to USU facilities and USU staff privileges

  For questions or assistance with the application process or the DoD SkillBridge program, please contact employment@sdl.usu.edu.

  EOE including Disability and Vet

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