Production & Test Quality Engineer II

Production & Test Quality Engineer II

Airbus U.S. is looking for an enthusiastic and creative quality engineer to develop solutions for new satellite systems and their integration to space launch vehicles with a primary focus on electrical and thermal testing. We're looking for candidates who can bring exceptional quality engineering skills and strong experience in aerospace programs to the team.

Position Responsibilities:

• Facilitate and support root cause investigations and definition of containment.
• Validate repair instructions and facilitate execution of repairs.
• Perform quality gate reviews to ensure finished satellites conform to design configuration and specifications.
• Demonstrate ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution situations involving the full spectrum of quality, engineering, and integration activities.
• Perform all the necessary quality engineering activities to build, to maintain and to evolve the Airbus spacecraft products.
• Promote and optimize cost savings by reuse of the heritage platform designs and manufacturing infrastructures in the pursuit of various constellation prospects.
• Provide real-time support during system-level test activities, including anomaly resolution and root cause analysis.
• Analyze test data to validate system performance and readiness.

Qualified Experience / Skills / Training:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technical, Engineering, Math) or related scientific areas.
• Preferred:
  Master's in STEM (Science, Technical, Engineering, Math) or related scientific areas.

Experience:

• A minimum of 3-5 years with a bachelor's degree, or 3 year with a master's degree.
• Preferred:
  Proven track-record of working with aerospace hardware and/or software systems, starting from conceptual designs and tradeoffs thru detailed design, development, manufacture, integration, test, deployment, and operations.
• Hands-on experience with one or more subsystems: EPS, DHS, AOCS, RF, or test environments.
• Proven track record in test script development and/or review and debugging in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Experience with spacecraft system integration, verification, and testing.

Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:

• Exposure to quality management systems AS9100, IATF-16949 or ISO-9001.
• Understanding of or capability to learning quality tools such as PFMEA, quality planning/control plans, statistical process control (SPC) techniques, root cause analysis and lean tools.
• Communicate in a clear and concise manner effectively across multiple levels.
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW.
• Understanding of test management and configuration tools.
• Be team-minded and ready to work in a multi-functional and multi-cultural, fast-moving and complex/technical environment.
• Flexible attitude and strong initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results.
• Willingness to work flexible hours.

Citizenship:

• U.S. Citizenship Required.

Travel Required:

• Travel may be required up to 10% of the time.

Physical Capability:

• Onsite: 90%.
• Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents.
• Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds including safety warnings or alarms.
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment.
• Carrying: able to carry documents, electronic equipment and/or supplies up to 25lbs.
• Lifting: able to lift documents, electronic equipment and/or supplies up to 25lbs.
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer.
• Squatting / Kneeling : able to occasionally squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items shelved on bottom shelves.
• Standing: able to stand for long periods of time.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Airbus provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual…