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The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience supporting aerospace flight hardware, preferably on NASA programs, and a strong understanding of workmanship standards, hardware fabrication and assembly, testing, nonconformance management, and quality assurance documentation.\nThis role requires a proactive, detail-oriented quality professional who can independently identify potential quality issues, evaluate discrepancies, ensure procedural and documentation compliance, and work collaboratively with engineering, manufacturing, test teams, and government quality representatives.\nCandidates must have current or prior NASA workmanship certifications, as outlined below, unless they qualify for the Radio Frequency (RF) subject-matter expert exception.\nRequired Qualifications\nDemonstrated experience as an Aerospace Quality Engineer supporting satellite systems, spacecraft, or other spaceflight hardware.\nExperience providing quality assurance oversight for the fabrication, assembly, inspection, and testing of flight hardware.\n Current or previous NASA workmanship certifications in the applicable standards, including:NASA-STD-8739.1\nNASA-STD-8739.4\nJ-STD workmanship/soldering standards, as applicable to the program\nStrong knowledge of aerospace quality assurance processes, nonconformance reporting, corrective actions, and Material Review Board (MRB) activities.\nAbility to review and assess work orders, procedures, test plans, inspection records, nonconformance reports, and shipping documentation.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare formal quality assessments and communicate findings to project stakeholders.\nAbility to work on-site in San Diego, California, and provide resident support as required.\nCertification exception: Candidates with demonstrated subject-matter expertise in RF products or processes may be considered without current or previous NASA workmanship certifications. RF expertise must be directly relevant to the hardware or processes being supported.\n\nKey Responsibilities\nQuality Assurance and Hardware Oversight\nProvide quality assurance oversight for satellite communications flight hardware throughout fabrication, assembly, inspection, and testing.\nEvaluate quality issues, testing discrepancies, and hardware anomalies as they arise; provide timely assessments and recommendations to the project team.\nMonitor critical and special processes identified by the task requester.\nVerify compliance with applicable quality requirements, workmanship standards, approved procedures, and project documentation.\nMaintain a proactive approach to identifying workmanship concerns, documentation gaps, procedural deficiencies, and potential nonconformances before they affect hardware acceptance or delivery.\nNonconformance and Anomaly Resolution\nParticipate in technical discussions, issue resolution, and anomaly investigations.\nPrepare written quality assessments supporting discrepancy reports, Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), MRB actions, and audit findings.\nReview nonconformances generated during hardware fabrication, assembly, and testing; evaluate proposed dispositions and provide recommendations regarding their adequacy.\nParticipate in contractor MRB activities when requested and when NASA is a participant.\nSupport internal project reviews and provide quality-related information, findings, and presentation materials as needed.\nInspections, Reviews, and Government Quality Support\nParticipate in Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), pre-environmental test reviews, and pre-shipment reviews as required.\nReview manufacturing and test procedures and plans for completeness and readiness before implementation.\nSupport NASA quality assurance surveys, surveillance audits, and in-process inspections.\nParticipate in contractor quality audits and surveys as directed.\nMonitor and coordinate Government Mandatory Inspection Point 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