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Quality Engineer

KBR, Inc.
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 20 May 2026

About the role

Title:

Quality Engineer

BELONG. CONNECT. GROW. with KBR.

Around here, we define the future. We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers. But we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely.

KBR is seeking Quality Engineers to support NASA programs.  We are looking for both full time & part time.  These Quality Engineers will support the development and implementation of mission assurance requirements over the entire project life cycle.   These Quality Engineers will also focus on supplier surveillance and inspections. This position will monitor processes for compliance to the developer’s procedures and contractual requirements. 

Processes to be reviewed prior to use and monitored when used may include: 

  • Printed Circuit Board quality assessment 

  • Workmanship including coatings 

  • Soldering 

  • ESD controls 

  • Clean room activities and controls 

  • Cable and harness fabrication 

  • Contamination control 

  • Parts and materials control 

  • Control of drawings and procedures 

  • Equipment moves (e.g. slings, cranes, and hydro sets) 

  • Hazardous operations 

  • Contractor responses to corrective action requests 

  • Build records 

  • Delivery, storage and transport of flight and non-flight hardware, and critical ground support equipment (GSE) 

Responsibilities: 

  • Ensure that flight hardware anomalies, corrective actions, and re-verifications are documented in accordance with the contractors’ non-conformance and corrective action system 

  • Participate in production planning, review manufacturing flow plans and participate in Manufacturing and Test Readiness Reviews (MRRs and TRRs) 

  • Examine process design and/or process qualification records, procedure review, work order review, and verifying that labs carry required certifications 

  • Review flight hardware records and ensure all open items are identified and addressed prior to the performance of tests 

  • Monitor contractor quality and safety controls, and participate in quality assurance activities during fabrication, integration, and tests 

  • QAR monitoring 

  • Support activities related to root cause corrective actions 

  • Support processes for collecting and analyzing data that measures supplier success 

  • Review the supplier’s CDRL documents related to quality assurance and provide recommendations 

  • Review flight hardware records for completeness prior to integration & final acceptance testing 

  • Perform a final instrument “buy-off” review 

  • Complete thorough inspections  

Education, Experience, & Skills: 

  • Bachelor’s De

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