Aerospace Quality Engineer (Flight Hardware) – Contract in Seattle, Washington at SQA Services
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SQA Services
Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States
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For more than 30 years, SQA Services has been a leader in providing managed supplier quality services — including audits, inspections, corrective actions, remediation, and engineering support — to manufacturers across regulated industries. We deploy experienced quality professionals across the United States and in over 90 countries to support client and supplier sites on demand.
SQA Services is seeking an Aerospace Quality Engineer to support a space flight hardware program.
This is a 0.8 FTE contract role (approximately 32 hours per week / 4 days per week) requiring a hands-on QE to provide support on the manufacturing floor. The role focuses on quality oversight, documentation review, and nonconformance management during production.
The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working closely with engineering and manufacturing teams in a flight hardware environment.
- Provide on-the-floor quality support for aerospace hardware production
- Review and validate work instructions, travelers, and production documentation
- Support nonconformance (NCR) review and disposition
- Ensure compliance with engineering drawings, specifications, and quality standards
- Support in-process and final inspections
- Identify risks and drive corrective actions and process improvements
- Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams
- 5+ years of experience as a Quality Engineer in aerospace or defense manufacturing
- Experience supporting production or manufacturing floor quality activities
- Strong understanding of engineering drawings, specifications, and quality systems (AS9100 preferred)
- Experience with nonconformance management and root cause analysis
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Experience working on satellite or space flight hardware programs
- Familiarity with NASA workmanship standards (IPC, J-STD, 8739 series)
- Experience with actuators, propulsion components, or similar systems
- Experience supporting high-visibility or ramp-up environments
50% hourly rate for any travel time ("p2p")
Mileage reimbursement at the US gov't rate ($0.72 per mile driven). Untaxed.
Note:
SQA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is based on merit and qualifications, and is not influenced by race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status.
This position requires access to ITAR-controlled technical data and/or defense articles. As such, the candidate must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) to comply with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Applicants who do not meet these criteria will not be considered for this role.
$50 - $60 an hour
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Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States
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