Quality Assurance Specialist; BT

Position Overview

The Quality Assurance Specialist will support the Safety and Mission Assurance Services II (SMAS II) contract via a resident management office located in East Aurora, NY.

• Perform Quality Assurance Specialist 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.
• Perform accurate mechanical, physical, and visual inspections; conduct process surveillance through witnessing and monitoring techniques; verify test results and documentation for raw materials, components, and sub-assemblies in accordance with approved inspection documents and specification requirements.
• Initiate non-conformance reports, document and report inspection results, and monitor corrective actions for effectiveness.
• 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.
• Interpret and apply higher-level quality assurance system requirements while performing all assigned quality assurance duties.
• Other duties as assigned.

• US Citizenship is required.
• High School or equivalent education.
• 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, and ability to interpret and apply QA system-level requirements.
• 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.

• 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 employees must be able to pass a national agency background check; some positions may require additional clearance and an extensive verification process.

A pre-employment drug screen and periodic random drug and alcohol screenings are required.

Bastion offers a wide range of benefits for full-time employees, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, life insurance, retirement 401k, vacation, sick pay, holidays, flexible work schedules (when available), and additional options. Training and development opportunities are also available.

$ 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.

This position qualifies for the internal Bastion Employee Referral Program as a "Critical to Fill" position.