Quality Assurance Engineer

About the role

• Job Title: Quality Assurance Engineer
• Job Category: Engineering and Technical Support
• Time Type: Full time
• Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret
• Employee Type: Regular
• Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%
• Type of Travel: Continental US

The Opportunity

CACI is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented Quality Assurance Engineer to join its Product Assurance team in Albuquerque, NM. The successful candidate will be an independent thinker capable of working with minimal oversight while maintaining and improving established quality processes and procedures. The Quality Assurance Engineer will ensure products, processes, and deliverables conform to customer specifications, contractual requirements, applicable Department of Defense (DoD) standards, and established quality management system requirements.

This position will play a key role in maintaining the company’s AS9100 certification by ensuring the established Quality Management System (QMS) remains compliant, effective, and continuously improving. The Quality Assurance Engineer will maintain and enhance existing quality processes, procedures, and documentation; monitor compliance with AS9100 requirements; and coordinate audit readiness activities.

This individual will serve as the primary company representative during annual third-party AS9100 audits, guiding the auditor through established processes and procedures, coordinating required documentation and personnel, addressing audit findings, and ensuring corrective actions are implemented and verified.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the maintenance, development, and continuous improvement of quality control systems for designated products, processes, and programs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including design engineering, purchasing, production, manufacturing engineering, and inspection personnel, to ensure customer quality requirements are met.
• Review design, manufacturing, testing, and procurement documentation, including Statements of Work, technical drawings, Technical Orders, and contractual and purchasing requirements, to verify compliance with applicable quality standards.
• Coordinate and conduct quality audits and inspections of facilities, documentation, personnel, equipment, and processes to identify deficiencies and ensure compliance with quality and safety requirements.
• Maintain the company’s AS9100 certification by monitoring compliance with applicable standard requirements and ensuring the established QMS remains effective.
• Develop, author, maintain, review, and continuously improve existing quality processes, procedures, work instructions, forms, and records to ensure compliance with AS9100, customer requirements, and applicable contractual obligations.
• Lead preparations for and serve as the primary company representative during annual third-party AS9100 audits, guiding the auditor through established processes, procedures, records, and operational activities.
• Coordinate audit schedules, prepare supporting documentation, facilitate employee and process-owner participation, and ensure timely responses to auditor requests.
• Identify root causes of quality issues and coordinate corrective and preventive actions to eliminate nonconformances and prevent recurrence.
• Manage audit findings, observations, and corrective actions by coordinating root cause analysis, tracking action items, verifying implementation and effectiveness, and maintaining appropriate records.
• Provide technical guidance and support related to quality testing, inspection, analysis, and process improvement.
• Provide independent quality assurance oversight and recommend process controls and improvements while maintaining operational flexibility and minimizing impacts to production and delivery schedules.
• Utilize Core Business Solutions quality management software, or a similar Quality Management system.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required
• An active DoD Secret clearance.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, such as engineering, manufacturing, or quality assurance.
• Or at least 10 years of experience in process control, control charts, acceptance sampling, and product quality control preferably in a lead role.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry standards such as ISO, or OSHA.

• Thorough understanding of AS9100 standard (Aerospace).
• Thorough understanding of or the ability to quickly learn the company’s quality management system.
• Proficient at reading technical drawings, Govt. standards, and quality standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to create reports of the results of inspections and measurements, collecting and summarizing quality data, and maintaining records in a matrix format to present to management.
• Create and present measurements of performance.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software and Visio.

Desired

• Six Sigma Black Belt.
• Prior Engineering or Technical position.

• What You Can Expect:

• A culture of integrity.
• At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
• An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

• A focus on continuous growth.
• Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.

We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is

$65,000 - $136,500