Quality Assurance Specialist

Quality Assurance Specialist

We are seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to support the Safety and Mission Assurance Services II (SMAS II) contract via a Resident Management Office (MOOG) located in East Aurora, NY.

• Perform Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS) inspection 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 System requirements or equivalent industry standards while interpreting complex blueprints, technical charts, and specification sheets.
• Other duties as assigned.

• US Citizenship is required due to the sensitivity of customer-related information.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 5+ years of recent and related work experience.
• 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.
• Work with company and customer representatives to resolve inspection questions and communicate technical issues to project engineers to ensure compliance with final product specification requirements.
• Knowledge of higher‑level quality assurance system requirement documents, with the ability to interpret and apply QA system‑level requirements while performing quality assurance duties.
• Interpret and apply higher‑level quality assurance system requirements while performing all assigned quality assurance duties.
• 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.

• This position is located onsite; some travel may be required.
• Schedules are subject to change based on the requirements of the position and/or customer needs.

All Bastion employees must be able to pass a national agency check and some positions require clearance and will require an extensive background verification/check process.

All Bastion employees must be able to pass a pre‑employment drug screen and are required to participate in periodic random drug and alcohol screenings.

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS.
• Team player with strong work ethics and culture orientation.
• Effective verbal and written communication with internal and external customers.
• Ability to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
• Organized with good time‑management skills and ability to work outside normal schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.
• Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of the time) and may require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. (5% of the time).
• Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule is critical.

Bastion offers a wide range of benefits for full‑time employees, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, life insurance, retirement 401(k), vacation, sick pay, holidays, and flexible work schedules when available. We also support career advancement through professional training and development.

$ to $, salary will depend on education and experience.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

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