Quality Assurance Specialist; BT

The Quality Assurance Specialist will support the NASA space program, specifically Safety and Mission Assurance Services II (SMAS II) contract via a Resident Management Office (NGIS), located in Clearwater, FL.

• Perform Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS) inspection, assessment, and surveillance functions for space flight hardware in accordance with established customer and company requirements.
• Maintain current company and customer-required training and certifications necessary to uphold quality inspection stamp authorization and warranty expectations.
• Execute quality requirements in accordance with customer-approved quality assurance plans, policies, and specifications during all phases of hardware fabrication, testing, first article inspections, and final end-item inspections.
• Apply working knowledge of AS9100 / ISO
  9001 Quality Management System requirements, or equivalent industry standards, while interpreting complex blueprints, technical charts, and specification sheets.
• Other duties as assigned.

This position has been posted at multiple levels (must meet minimum level indicated). Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• This position requires US Citizenship due to the sensitivity of customer related information.
• Must have a High School or equivalent
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• Must have a minimum of 5 years of recent and related experience; NASA experience highly desired.
• Must be knowledgeable in AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 Quality Management System Requirements.
• Ability to read and interpret complex blueprints, technical charts, and specification sheets.
• Ability to initiate non-conformance reports, document and report inspection results, and monitor corrective actions for effectiveness.
• Maintain current company and customer training certifications required to uphold quality inspection stamp authorization and warranty expectations.
• Knowledge of higher-level quality assurance system requirement documents.
• Execute quality requirements in accordance with customer-approved quality assurance plans, policies, and specifications during all phases of hardware fabrication, testing, first article inspections, and final end-item inspections.
• Perform accurate mechanical, physical, and visual inspections, conduct process surveillance through witnessing and monitoring techniques, and verify test results and documentation for raw materials, components, and sub-assemblies in accordance with approved inspection documents and specification requirements.

• Previous experience with NASA and/or DOD quality requirements and procedures.
• Previous experience with aerospace manufacturing systems and processes.
• Previous experience working with aerospace flight critical hardware in an Electrostatic Discharge / Foreign Object Debris, Foreign Object Damage, or Foreign Object Detection (ESD / FOD) sensitive environments, witnessing critical quality assurance and assembly operations of various components and complex assemblies.
• Previous experience as an Inspector of Flight Hardware, Flight Systems, and/or other Aerospace Mechanical Components / Manufacturing Processes.
• Previous experience utilizing calipers, micrometers, optical measurement devices and other shop tools.
• Previous experience with one or more methods within Non-Destructive Examination, Non-Destructive Evaluation, Non-Destructive Testing (NDE / NDT) disciplines.
• Currently holds or previously held CIS (Certified IPC Specialist) certification in accordance with IPC-A-610, Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies.

• This position is located onsite; some travel may be required.
• Schedules are subject to change based on the…