Field Quality Assurance Specialist

GMRE is seeking a Field Quality Assurance Specialist to provide independent, risk-based process assurance across customer and operational sites supporting aircraft upgrades, modifications, and related installation activities. The position is primarily field-focused and is responsible for verifying that GMRE personnel consistently follow approved work cards, drawings, technical data, configuration controls, quality requirements, and established process controls. The Specialist reviews work-in-process and production records, verifies required in-process inspections are performed and documented, identifies process drift and recurring risk, and supports corrective action before issues become customer findings.

The role does not replace Government or customer product inspection and acceptance authority; it provides independent assurance that GMRE processes are being executed as intended. When not deployed, the position supports cross-site trend analysis, audit preparation, corrective-action effectiveness, lessons learned, and selected production quality activities at the home station. Safety compliance is incorporated as a component of field quality oversight, including adherence to GMRE, OSHA, customer, installation, and applicable Government or Air Force requirements.

• Consistent execution of approved installation and modification processes across field sites
• Accurate, complete, and traceable work-card, inspection, and configuration records
• Early identification of process drift before it becomes a customer finding or product escape
• Effective local in-process inspections and verification of corrective-action effectiveness
• Reduced repeat findings, rework, documentation errors, and cross-site variation
• Strong audit readiness, customer confidence, and transfer of lessons learned between sites
• Safe work execution in accordance with applicable company, OSHA, customer, and Government requirements

• Execute independent, risk-based quality surveillance across customer and operational sites supporting aircraft upgrades, modifications, and installation activities, including F-16 programs where assigned.
• Conduct scheduled and unannounced observations of work in progress to verify actual execution aligns with approved work cards, drawings, technical data, procedures, and configuration requirements.
• Compare actual work status to work-card sign-offs and verify required in-process inspections, hold points, and quality checks are performed and documented.
• Review work packages, inspection records, configuration records, and other objective evidence for completeness, accuracy, traceability, and integrity.
• Identify inconsistent practices, process drift, recurring discrepancies, and quality risks across field sites; document findings and communicate them through the Quality organization.
• Support customer, Government, and internal quality interfaces while preserving the distinction between GMRE process assurance and Government/customer product acceptance authority.
• Verify corrective actions are implemented and remain effective; identify repeat or systemic issues requiring escalation.
• Transfer lessons learned, effective practices, and quality expectations across sites to improve consistency and execution.

• Perform Layered Process Audits (LPAs), targeted process reviews, and selected internal audits based on risk, performance history, customer findings, new or transitioning sites, personnel changes, changed work packages, or recurring issues.
• Analyze field quality data, inspection trends, customer findings, improvement logs, nonconformances, and corrective actions to identify emerging risk and improvement opportunities.
• Support Root Cause Analysis (RCA), containment, corrective action, continual improvement, and effectiveness verification.
• Maintain field surveillance tools, criteria, records, metrics, and reporting needed to demonstrate process effectiveness and audit readiness.
• Develop cross-site lessons learned, quality communications, and practical recommendations to improve installation discipline and prevent recurrence.

• As part of field quality surveillance, verify work is performed in accordance with applicable GMRE safety requirements, OSHA standards, customer/site rules, and contractual or Government safety requirements.
• When supporting…