Quality Assurance Specialist

Sierra Lobo, offers customers a full range of professional and technical capabilities, including Test and Evaluation, Systems Engineering, and Advanced Technologies.  We also develop products and processes related to Cryogenic Fluid and Thermal Management Systems, Densified Propellant Management Systems, and Prototype Extreme Pressure and Temperature Systems.  Our customers include the Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

This position will be located on the TEST3 contract, located at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) in Las Cruces, NM.   

EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

The Quality Assurance Professional will be responsible for the following on the TEST 3 contract:

• Interface to Internal & External Customers (PMs, Functional Leads, NASA internal stakeholders).
• Program Surveillance Service/Product Delivery (QA) (i.e., in-process reviews, work product reviews, test compliance, and perform process audits.
• Perform and Support NASA Quality Standard Assessments for in-scope projects.
• Early Identification Risks/Issues Lifecycle and Methodologies.
• Metrics Management (Collect, Track, Analyze, Report Performance Data)
• Issue Management (i.e., perform root cause analysis, report Quality Discrepancies\Lessons Learned).
• Support Quality Proposals (Write to Quality & Performance Requirements).
• Deploy the Quality Management System as it applies to scope of work.
• Monitor, track, and report on program quality assurance metrics on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Other appropriate activities as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Ability to work in a dynamic team environment.
• Requires a BS degree in related technical field, and 2 plus years of prior relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, 10 plus years of experience may be considered.
• Experience in Quality Assurance/Quality Management Systems.
• Experienced skills in MS Products (Microsoft Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Teams).
• Good Verbal Communication Skills. Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand the English language.
• Must be able to pass background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• Laboratory experience with metrology equipment in a testing/production environment
• Desire experience/previous exposure to design and manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Aerospace Instrumentation or Flight Hardware.
• NASA or other Government contract experience.
• Ability to read and interpret component and assembly drawings.
• Experience in assembly of electro-mechanical components.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma principles and or 5S, Kaizen.
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) trained in AS9100, ISO9001, or 140001.