Launch Vehicle Quality Assurance Engineer

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Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International Corporation, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

ManTech is seeking Top Talent as a Launch Vehicle Product Assurance Quality Engineer for our Air Force and Space Division. ManTech’s Air Force and Space Division supports a contract that provides “cradle to grave” support to the United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Launch Systems Enterprise Directorate’s – National Security Space Launch (NSSL).

We assist the Air Force by supporting a multitude of areas, including Systems Engineering & Integration, Acquisition & Program Management Support, Mission Integration Management, System Safety & Environmental Engineering, Systems Security & Information Assurance, Launch Schedule and Risk Management, Certification of New Entrant Launch Vehicles.  

 

Location: Remote

The Launch Vehicle Product Assurance Quality Engineer will:

• Coordinate and perform launch vehicle flight hardware pedigree reviews
• Review, analyze SMC LV design, manufacturing, test, data analysis tools, and flight data.
• Review, analyze SMC Launch service contracts and acquisition processes for product assurance and hardware pedigree requirements.
• Report assessment and evaluation results to hardware pedigree review managers and customer representatives.
• Produce general and detailed quality process assessments of Launch Providers’ manufacturing, production, assembly and test operations, pedigree and hardware acceptance reviews, and other functions as required.
• Support the Government Quality Team with evaluation of process requirements changes, provider/supplier quality certification status, and trend assessments of quality metrics.
• Help maintain and provide Customer hardware pedigree review training.
• Assist in scheduling supplier site visits and mentor quality team members on emerging issues within the Launch Enterprise.
• Notify Customer actions needed to maintain Provider Quality Certification standards.
• Capture and document Best Practices in Customer formats, such as Process Guides, Performance Work Statements, Guidebooks, Operating Instructions, Plans, Policies, Procedures, Regulations, etc.  Provide technical and engineering inputs to related documents produced by others.
• Perform technical analyses of systems engineering products such as Requirements, Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews, Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Reports, Systems Engineering Master Plans, Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) submittals, and others as required.
• Collaborate with Aerospace Corporation, Launch Vehicle Contractors, Launch Sites, and factories.
• Work with launch service providers to schedule and track manufacturing and quality audits to be performed during launch vehicle certification periods.
• Draft and submit pedigree review and quality engineering products which include but are not limited to: data tables, audit checklists, Chief Engineer Engineering Review Board (ChERB) presentations, other quality engineering presentations and report status to the customer.
• Ability to data-mine designs, drawings, processes, procedures, to produce quality assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve quality issues effectively
• Ability to work across multi-disciplinary teams of DOD, USAF, NASA, NRO, and Contractor personnel.
• Proven ability to work independently without significant oversight and direction and produce on time.
• Willingness and ability to respond to leadership requests and back up colleagues as required.
• Experience working proactively and responsively, identify and address customer concerns rapidly.
• Strong communication and auditing skills, team participator, including resolving conflict.
• Experience writing clear, concise, structured Weekly Activity Reports (WAR) on projects, progress, path forward, and include risk assessments and actionable recommendations

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Science, Engineering, Space Systems, Science or Management is required - preferably, a Master of Science (MS) Degree. 4 years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree, based on government customer approval.
• 5 years minimum experience involving producibility or manufacture of complex products, application of modern quality principles and methods including: quality management system standards, product and process controls, measurement and test, audits, statistical applications, corrective and preventive actions, and lean manufacturing including: product design, process design, producibility, process qualification/validation, and product design requirements flow down to manufacturing.
• Degree, certification, or proven experience in quality engineering, manufacturing and production programs.
• Willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time to LAAFB, Launch Service Providers and Sub Suppliers. .
• Ability and willingness to flex work schedules as required or work from remote locations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
• US Citizenship is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong work ethic, flexibility and attention to detail.
• Experience with Delta, Atlas, Falcon (or similar) launch vehicle programs highly desired.
• Sound judgment, effective decision-making, successful collaboration with multiple agencies and personnel
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated competency in Microsoft tools including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and Information Technology (IT) systems and SharePoint-type databases. 

Travel:  Frequent travel required to LAAFB.  Occasional travel to Launch Providers, Suppliers, VAFB, CCAFS, other sites UP TO 50% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ManTech may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.