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AS9100 QUALITY ENGINEER

The AS9100 Quality Engineer will work with quality management to improve the quality management system and verify compliance to AS9100 and prescribed procedures. This engineer will plan, schedule, and perform quality system audits as well as measure and analyze audit and QMS data to lead continuous improvement initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide management system training and guidance to SpaceX management, departments, and internal customers to build, improve, and implement policies/procedures and systems that meet our business objectives and assure compliance to customer requirements and industry standards.
• Coordinate and maintain internal audit schedules in accordance with ISO9001/AS9100 Quality Management System standards and SpaceX policies.
• Assess SpaceX business processes, systems, and products through the internal audit program to assure compliance to customer requirements, SpaceX procedures, and policies and ISO9001/AS9100 standards.
• Utilize corrective and preventive action process to correct compliance nonconformances and drive improvement of the management system.
• Measure and monitor management system data and reports to management on quality system compliance status and improvement initiatives.
• Initiate change request of management system procedures, policies, and internal audit checklist and leads implementation efforts.
• Communicate with government customers on management system data/status and provides management system insight through internal and 3rd party audit observations.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in quality engineering, or other engineering discipline.
• 5 years’ experience implementing management systems and auditing to AS9100 Quality Management Systems standards.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Thorough knowledge of the AS/ISO family of standards, specifically AS9100D.
• Strong technical writing skills, ability to communicate effectively with management, technical teams, and all organizations in the business.
• Proficient with Word, PowerPoint and Excel. A demonstrated comfort with personal computers and willingness to learn specific software applications.
• ASQ – CQA – RAB certified lead auditor or training with hands on assessment and implementation experience.
• Ability to work independently with a strong work ethic, is innovative, detail oriented, possesses initiative.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

 

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department at (310) 363-6000.