Quality Engineer

Job ID 14662

At the Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL), we support 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.

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

• Flexible work schedules that fit your style—every Friday off, every other Friday off, possible work from home days, or simply traditional hours
• Generous paid leisure and sick leave, ensuring you never miss a special event
• Favorable company locations with average commute times of less than 15 minutes
• High-quality, low-cost health, dental, and life insurance
• A 14.2% employer retirement contribution into a 401(a) account—no matching required!
• Utah State University undergraduate tuition discounts of 50%, full reimbursement for graduate tuition, and free course audits for employees and dependents meeting eligibility requirements
• A great, highly educated team that works together to solve some of the most fascinating problems on (and off) our planet
• We are a growing company that maintains both a family feel and high retention rate with high job satisfaction
• Relocation assistance available for most positions

The Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) is seeking a early/mid-career Quality Engineer to join our team.  The selected candidate will report to the Manager of Safety & Mission Assurance and perform quality-engineering activities in support of meeting program requirements. Duties may include 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/or leading efforts to address and resolve nonconforming product issues.

The selected candidate may also be involved with supporting various activities associated with several of the organization’s AS9100 certified Quality Management System (QMS) processes including, but not limited to, customer satisfaction, internal audits, nonconformity control and corrective action, improvement initiatives, product assurance, control of documented information, and gathering/analyzing pertinent process data to help determine and improve process effectiveness.

Responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating, processing and dispositioning of nonconforming products and anomalies
• Review of engineering drawings
• Interface with Design, Manufacturing, & Test Engineering to improve design and procedures
• Interface with subcontractors and customers to resolve quality problems
• Perform manufacturing inspections to ensure quality
• Create and review customer and subcontractor deliverables
• Performs audits on internal and subcontractor procedures

Required Qualifications:

• BS in a physical science, engineering, and/or business operation field
• At least >3 years of quality assurance/engineering experience
• Knowledge of the ISO 9001 and AS9100D Quality System Standards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem solving abilities
• Ability to analyze problems and strategize for better solutions
• 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
• Must be a US citizen and be able to obtain a US government security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS in a physical science, engineering, and/or business operations field
• 5 – 7 years of Quality Assurance experience in a research and development environment, aerospace and defense, and or comparable industry
• Experience with using statistical analysis techniques to solve complex problems
• Experience with NASA-STD-8739.1, NASA-STD-8739.4, NASA-STD-6016 and J-STD-001
• Active DoD clearance
• Quality certifications such as CQT, CQE, CQA, CSQE, etc.
• Familiarity with DPA/Failure Analysis, EEE Parts Screening/Qualification, Reliability Predictions, FMEA/FMECA, Limited Life Analysis, System Safety Analysis

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

EOE including Disability and Vet