Senior Quality Engineer (Quality Management System)

Impulse Space

Job Location:

Redondo Beach, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 140000 - 170000

Posted on: 16 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

As a Senior Quality Engineer (QMS) at Impulse you will support the development implementation and continuous improvement of our Quality Management System (QMS) and stand up our AS9100 standards within a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment. This role will focus on ensuring QMS documentation and process accuracy across production driving quality initiatives and maintaining compliance with aerospace regulatory and customer requirements.

The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in manufacturing quality and QMS standards with the ability to work cross-functionally to improve process integrity and efficiency.

Responsibilities

Develop implement and maintain Quality Management System (QMS) processes in alignment with aerospace standards (e.g. AS9100)
Spearhead AS9100 onboarding by updating our QMS documentation getting production and quality stakeholders on-board and overseeing the certification audit
Serve as a liaison between customer requirements and QMS documentation ensuring that our QMS evolves to meet new requirements
Develop and implement key quality metrics (FPY DPPM defect trends etc.)
Establish internal audit procedures and lead internal audits
Establish QMS training to ensure processes are effectively rolled out and personnel are continuously trained

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Manufacturing Engineering or related field
5 years of experience in hardware manufacturing aerospace automotive or high-reliability systems
Familiarity with AS9100 quality systems (practical application preferred over documentation focus)

Preferred Skills and Experience

7 years of demonstrated quality engineering and/or QMS documentation experience with spacecraft launch vehicles aviation robotics or defense hardware
Experience implementing AS9100 certification and/or leading AS9100 re-certification audits
Creating and/or maintaining QMS

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills education experience technical capabilities and internal addition to base salary for full-time hires you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and access to medical vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

Impulse Spaces spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e. U.S. citizen U.S. national lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) an individual granted asylum in the U.S. or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State Commerce or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space 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.

Required Experience:

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As a Senior Quality Engineer (QMS) at Impulse you will support the development implementation and continuous improvement of our Quality Management System (QMS) and stand up our AS9100 standards within a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment. This role will focus on ensuring QMS documentatio...