Senior Quality Engineer

Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we’re building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers and prepare us for what’s next. And we’re doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart.

You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality. If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person, forge the future with Voyager.

Voyager Technologies is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to lead product and process quality efforts within an energetics manufacturing environment, including explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics, or related energetic materials. This role takes ownership of complex quality initiatives, provides technical leadership and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers, and drives continuous improvement across manufacturing and inspection processes. The position requires deep technical expertise, sound judgment, documentation discipline, and a high level of safety awareness, and is critical to ensuring the safety, reliability, and compliance of products manufactured in an energetics environment.

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of quality systems in compliance with ISO 9001/AS9100, customer specifications, and applicable regulatory requirements (e.g., ATF, DoD, OSHA).
• Provide technical leadership to manufacturing operations, ensuring process controls, inspection plans, and acceptance criteria are robust, well-defined, and followed.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) efforts for complex nonconformances, defects, and customer complaints.
• Own the review and approval of manufacturing procedures, inspection instructions, and quality records related to energetics production.
• Lead internal audits and represent Quality during external audits (customer, regulatory, and certification).
• Analyze quality data and metrics to identify systemic trends and drive strategic continuous improvement initiatives.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and associate quality engineers, reviewing their work and supporting their development.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing, EHS, and Supply Chain to ensure quality requirements are integrated throughout the product lifecycle.
• Lead supplier quality activities, including supplier qualification, audits, and corrective actions.
• Lead failure investigations, material review boards (MRB), and risk assessments (e.g., FMEA), and present findings to technical and cross-functional audiences.
• Ensure strict adherence to safety, security, and handling requirements for energetic materials, and champion a strong safety culture within the team.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the quality organization and lead technical discussions with cross-functional leaders.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or related discipline).
• 7+ years of quality engineering experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, including demonstrated technical leadership.
• Deep working knowledge of quality management systems, inspection methods, and statistical techniques.
• Proven expertise applying root cause analysis tools (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone, SPC) to complex, high-consequence problems.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and executive audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects and…