Quality Assurance Technician IV

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Inspector with proven experience in electrical, space suits and mechanical hardware assembly, and testing. The successful candidate will be instrumental in the verification of AXIOM Spacesuit assembly and testing at the AXIOM facility.

For SAIC’s contractual support to the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate, the Training Specialist 1 position teaches NASA Workmanship Standards courses and IPC Courses, such as Through Hole Soldering and Surface Mount Technologies, to NASA/contractor engineering and technician staff.

Job Description:

• Perform Quality Assurance inspections to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Perform inspections of mechanical, electrical, and electronic subsystems.
• Inspect components during fabrication, installation, assembly, testing, modifications, or repairs.
• Perform product verification via Mandatory Inspection Points and Government Mandatory Inspection Points.
• May perform receiving inspection on test articles, and test support equipment.
• Documents discrepancies for facilities and hardware.
• Witness assembly of hardware and facility/test buildup. Witness and verify technician workmanship.
• Witness test build-up configuration and tests.
• Verify contamination control requirements.
• Adheres to published safety procedures.
• Flexibility on task assignments is necessary to ensure proper floor coverage for Quality Assurance team.
• Maintain high standard of performance in complex assignments without direct supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to make good judgment decisions relative to routine quality requirements, methods, and procedures.

Qualifications

Required

Education:

• AA Degree in related discipline and six (6) years or more of related experience;
  Or, High School and eight (8) years of related experience with relevant certification

Desired

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent. Min 10 years of education or experience in inspection or related field.

Required Experience:

• PC Literate;
  Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to read and interpret verbal and written instructions. Proficiency operating test and measurement equipment and tools. Knowledge of inspection techniques and methods required to support processing. Must be a team player and able to work well with a variety of disciplines.
• Experience in avionics and/or hardware/software integration, or process controls. Familiarity with manufacturing/test, functions, and ability to interpret drawings. Previous experience with NASA quality inspections.

Clearance:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity.

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