Quality Engineer - Space Flight Hardware Job at SQA Services (Seattle)

Quality Engineer - Space Flight Hardware

SQA Services

Location:
United States , Seattle

Category:
IT - Administration

Contract Type:
Contract work

Salary:

55.00 - 65.00 USD / Hour

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Job Description:

For almost 30 years, SQA Services has been a premier leader in the provision of managed supplier quality services for audits, assessments, remote surveillance assessments, corrective actions, remediation, inspections, and engineering to manufacturers within all industries. We deliver services by deploying associates who are located throughout the United States and in 90+ countries around the world to your supplier sites. Our associates are expert quality assurance professionals with broad experience and local knowledge who can represent our clients on-demand and on-site faster than our competitors. We are seeking a Quality Engineer - Space Flight Hardware to join our team in Seattle, WA. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in quality inspection, particularly in the aerospace industry & space flight hardware, with the ability to independently validate established criteria and conduct complex inspections without additional guidance. This is a 12-Month long contract position.

Job Responsibility:

Monitor contractor controls and perform quality assurance activities during fabrication, integration, and testing of space flight hardware
Evaluate contractor performance and conduct physical verification of the quality status of supplies and services
Serve as a voting and approval authority for Material Review Board (MRB) and Anomaly Review Board (ARB) actions, ensuring all decisions receive stakeholder concurrence
Ensure that flight hardware and software anomalies, corrective actions, and re-verification processes are properly documented according to the supplier’s failure and deficiency reporting systems
Identify and communicate potential risks by advising stakeholders of any operations, controls, or nonconformances that may jeopardize quality or the safeguarding of supplies and services
Satisfy mandatory flight hardware inspection requirements, ensuring compliance with all established standards
Collaborate with on-site personnel to stay informed of plant-wide activities that may impact program performance

Requirements:

Minimum of 15 years of experience in manufacturing, assembly, and/or quality assurance of space flight hardware
Extensive knowledge of supplier quality management operations, requirements flow-down, compliance standards, and performance data analysis techniques
NASA certifications (or previous certification) in the following standards: NASA-STD-8739.1 (Staking and Conformal Coating)
NASA-STD-8739.2 (Surface Mount Soldering) or IPC J-STD-001-ES
NASA-STD-8739.3 (Soldering) or IPC J-STD-001-ES
NASA-STD-8739.4 (Crimping, Cables & Wiring)
ANSI/ESD 20.20 (Electrostatic Discharge)
NASA-STD-8719.9 (Critical Hardware Handling)
Must be a U.S. Citizen due to the sensitive nature of the work
Ability to pass a background check

Nice to have:

Prior experience working with Government agencies
Strong understanding of supplier quality assurance processes and supplier performance management
Demonstrated success in collaborating with cross-functional teams and ensuring compliance with aerospace industry standards
Experience conducting audits and quality assessments in a highly regulated environment

What we offer:

Mileage Compensation ($0.70 per mile driven)

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

Employment Type:

Parttime

Work Type:

On-site work

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