# Quality Engineer

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Huntsville, AL
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $73,450.00 - $132,775.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Aerospace & Defence

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## Description

Leidos Mission Assurance is seeking a skilled Quality Engineer to support Assembly, Integration, and Testing with our Space Systems team in Huntsville, AL.

This engineer will work a hybrid shift Tuesday – Saturday, 8 hrs a day. This exciting opportunity will support Quality Engineering efforts on a satellite missile warning program. The Quality Engineer will play a critical role in ensuring mechanical, electrical, and optical manufacturing plus assembly integration & testing of spaceflight hardware meets all requirements.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

- Ensure adherence to AS9100, customer, and regulatory requirements across the program.

- Manage the resolution and documentation of non-conformances.

- Lead root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action (RCCA/CAPA) initiatives.

- Perform First Article Inspections (FAIs) per industry standards.

- Support Design Reviews, Manufacturing Readiness Reviews (MRRs), and Configuration Control Boards (CCBs).

- Perform customer audits, source inspections, and quality reviews.

- Collaborate with Program Management and Engineering to resolve quality-related challenges.

- Promote Continuous Improvement & Data-Driven Decision Making.

- Utilize metrics and data analysis to identify trends, drive improvements, and reduce defects.

- Ensure a culture of quality and accountability within the organization.

**Basic Qualifications:**

- Candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree with 4 - 8 years of prior relevant work experience or a Master’s degree with 2 - 6 years of prior relevant work experience. In lieu of a degree, a High School diploma/GED or equivalent education with 10 years of relevant experience will be considered.

- Must be able to work Saturdays (Tuesday – Saturday 7am – 3:30 pm). Occasional overtime may be required.

- Candidate must have experience working with non-conforming material, performing failure analysis, identifying root cause and implementing corrective action.

- Must be knowledgeable of standard inspection and measurement equipment, i.e. micrometers, calipers, multimeters, magnification, black light inspections, etc. Must be able to interpret and apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing requirements.

- Experience working with customer quality representatives, suppliers, and regulatory bodies.

- Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 lbs.

- Must be able to pass an eye exam for visual inspection.

- Candidate must be a resident of, or willing to relocate to, the Huntsville, AL area.

- Candidate must be a US Citizen and be able to obtain (as well as maintain) a Secret Clearance.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Candidate ideally will have at least 4 years of quality experience in an ISO9001/AS9100 system or equivalent experience in DOD, Aerospace, or Automotive manufacturing quality control.

- Hands-on experience with FAI (AS9102), RCCA (8D, 5-Why), and quality tools.

- Knowledge of satellite, telescope, and/or optical manufacturing practices.

- Knowledge and/or experience working in a cleanroom environment.

- Experience compiling End Item Data Packages.

- Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, or AS9100 Lead Auditor certification.

- Experience with DoD, NASA, or hypersonic programs.

**Pay Range:** $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

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## Skills

### Required
- AS9100
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- Failure Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis
- Corrective Action

### Nice to have
- ISO9001
- FAI (AS9102)
- RCCA (8D, 5-Why)
- Six Sigma Green/Black Belt
- AS9100 Lead Auditor

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