*Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential functions)
- Supports the development, implementation, and sustainment of quality engineering standards across hardware, software, and service offerings
- Performs technical assessments and pre-production reviews, including design readiness and production readiness evaluations, to identify risks and ensure system quality
- Reviews and validates engineering drawings, specifications, and technical data packages to confirm accuracy, traceability, and configuration alignment
- Manages and maintains configuration baselines, ensuring changes are documented, reviewed, approved, and controlled throughout the system lifecycle
- Develops and maintains quality, configuration, and compliance documentation, ensuring consistency with established SOPs and program standards
- Conducts non-intrusive inspections, document reviews, and analytical evaluations of system components and subcomponents for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and supporting equipment
- Collaborates with Engineering, Production, and Program Management teams to analyze issues, support root cause investigations, and recommend corrective actions
- Enables engineering analysis and cost estimate process
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Required Skills
Required Experience
Required Qualifications
- One of the following education requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Systems or a related technical discipline and 0 years of experience
- High School Diploma (or equivalent) and 8 years of experience
- Experience working with quality management systems, configuration control, or compliance processes
- Strong analytical skills with a detail- and process-oriented approach to problem solving
- Ability to clearly communicate technical information and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Active Secret government clearance; US Citizenship required;
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience supporting UAS programs
- Previous aircraft or DoD background
Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.