Mission Assurance Engineer

Job Title

Mission Assurance Engineer

Herndon, VA - Herndon, VA 20171 US (Primary)

Fibertek, Inc. has an immediate opportunity for a MISSION ASSURANCE ENGINEER, in Herndon, VA. The successful candidate will have demonstrable leadership abilities and will possess excellent decision‑making abilities, good communication skills, and the ability to work closely and effectively with Program Management, project personnel, and support staff. Candidates must be able to develop organizational processes and possess a working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015, including expertise in process improvement.

The candidate should also have a working knowledge of the quality practices in long‑term Space Flight, Military, and other demanding environments.

• Provide QA/SMA support for the assembly, test, and delivery of high reliability electrooptic systems for space and military applications
  • Participate in the development of assembly and test documentation, including hardware inspection requirements
  • Perform and coordinate in-process inspections
  • Participate in test verification activities by providing QA/SMA support
  • Lead and coordinate disposition and documentation of nonconformances
• Coordinate the status and response to customer audits/surveys and customer issues related to mission assurance
• Review documentation to verify compliance with customer SMA requirements (SOW review, data requirements lists, etc.) and as-built process documentation (production work orders, test procedures, etc.)
• Provide QA/SMA support to customers, suppliers, and subcontractors, as required, for contract quality and mission assurance requirements, including support for material review, qualification and reliability requirements, acceptance test procedures, etc.
• General office and light‑duty laboratory environment, no special physical demands required. Some lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds required.

Experience and Expertise

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, with five years of related mission/quality assurance experience
• Knowledge of quality practices in long‑term Space Flight, Military, and other high‑reliability environments
• Experience with ISO 9001:2015 or AS9100, including expertise in process improvement (lead auditor certification desired but not required)
• Ability to work closely and effectively with Program Management and project personnel
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Desired experience with
  • Electronics acceptance standards of IPC‑A‑610 Class 3, NASA STD-8739 and IPC J‑STD‑001 (with space Addendum)
  • Hardware space qualification
  • Reading engineering drawings
  • Working in a cleanroom environment
  • Familiarity working with optomechanical and electronic assemblies

FIBERTEK, Inc. is a recognized leader in advanced lasers, lidars and laser communication systems providing our DoD, NASA and aerospace customers discriminating capabilities. We pride ourselves in our innovation and customer success focused culture enabled by a creative and relaxed work environment. Fibertek fosters a progressive learning environment that values inspiration, promotes professional challenge and encourages personal growth. We offer a competitive and incentivized compensation package with excellent benefits.

Fibertek, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual merit, skills, and experience. Fibertek does not engage in nor permits any discrimination in the workplace.