Product Assurance Specialist
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Job Summary
Our mission is to provide real-time on-orbit connectivity for critical missions enabling a new era of data-driven intelligence and innovation. With 33 satellites launched to date Kepler operates the first commercial optical data relay constellation enabling real-time continuous space communications while supporting advanced on-orbit compute and hosted payload capabilities.
We are seeking a motivated Product Assurance Specialist to support the development implementation and continuous improvement of Safety & Mission Assurance activities across our satellite programs. This role is ideal for an mid-career professional looking to build expertise in design assurance safety reliability quality and mission assurance in the space industry while taking ownership of key process development and continuous improvement initiatives.
The successful candidate will work closely with S&MA engineering manufacturing supply chain and program teams to ensure products meet customer program and mission requirements throughout the program lifecycle. The role represents an independent technical authority throughout the development cycle and combines hands-on product assurance activities in the design cycle with process development and continuous improvement responsibilities.
Product Assurance & Quality Activities
- Lead product assurance activities throughout satellite design development assembly integration testing and delivery
- Review design manufacturing assembly and test documentation for compliance with established requirements and procedures
- Participate in inspections audits reviews and acceptance activities
- Lead non-conformance and deviation/waiver reporting and resolution root cause investigations corrective actions and preventive actions
- Participate in risk identification triage and mitigation activities related to product quality and mission success
- Guide configuration management and traceability activities for hardware and documentation
- Monitor quality metrics and assist in generating program quality reports and dashboards
Process Development & Ownership
- Develop document maintain and improve product assurance processes procedures work instructions and templates
- Act as the process owner for assigned product and quality assurance workflows ensuring documentation remains current and effective
- Identify process gaps inefficiencies and opportunities for continuous improvement
- Lead small-scale process improvement projects from definition through implementation and verification
- Coordinate stakeholder reviews and approvals of process documentation
- Ensure quality management system requirements are effectively integrated into day-to-day operations
Supplier & Manufacturing Quality Support
- Support supplier quality activities including documentation reviews nonconformance management and issue resolution
- Assist in tracking supplier non-conformances and corrective actions
- Participate in manufacturing readiness and production quality reviews
- Support incoming inspection and hardware acceptance activities as required
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with engineering teams to ensure product assurance reliability and quality requirements are incorporated into designs processes and operations
- Support project teams during design reviews test readiness reviews and milestone reviews
- Provide guidance on product assurance configuration management and risk management procedures and best practices to internal stakeholders
- Foster a culture of safety assurance reliability quality accountability and continuous improvement
- Bachelors degree or diploma in Engineering Engineering Technology Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Quality Engineering or a related technical discipline
- 4 years of experience in design assurance quality assurance product assurance within a manufacturing aerospace defense or a related technical environment
- Understanding of quality management principles and process-based quality systems
- Strong organizational and documentation skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and follow activities through to completion
- Experience in aerospace satellite systems spaceflight systems electronics manufacturing or highly regulated industries
- Experience with AS9100 ISO 9001 ECSS NASA IEC or other aerospace quality standards
- Experience leading non-conformance management and corrective action processes
- Knowledge of root cause analysis methodologies and continuous improvement techniques
- Experience developing procedures work instructions or quality documentation
- Familiarity with configuration management and product lifecycle management systems
Salary Range: $80781 - 130781 CAD
Actual total compensation will be determined at the Companys discretion and is based on a variety of job-related factors which may include but are not limited to relevant knowledge skills experience performance and education and/or training. The Company encourages all qualified applicants to apply even if the posted salary range does not align with their expectations as it does not reflect our total compensation package.
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Salary Range: $80,781 - 130,781 CAD Actual total compensation will be determined at the Company’s discretion and is based on a variety of job-related factors, which may include, but are not limited to, relevant knowledge, skills, experience, performance, and education and/or training. ... View more
