Quality Production Specialist (Associate, Level 2 or Experienced, Level 3)

Quality Production Specialist (Associate, Level 2 or Experienced, Level 3)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Job Description

Boeing Defense, Space & Security's X-37B program at the Kennedy Space Center is seeking a Quality Production Specialist to support inspection of X-37B hardware, documentation of non-conformances, area audits/surveillances, and receiving inspection. This position is located in Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

This quality production specialist role will be part of a larger team of Quality Specialist and Quality Engineers who serve as the primary point of contact for operations to provide review, acceptance, and ensure product and area integrity.

Position Responsibilities:

Level 2:

• Assists with oversight/inspection of operations to verify and ensure product integrity
• Assists with review and validation of product non-conformances and disposition type, quality procedures and engineering requirements
• Supports analysis to identify and evaluate the quality of products, operations and processes
• Participates in the investigation to determine root cause of nonconformance of plans
• Ability to apply basic knowledge of aerospace design, systems and integration to perform failure and forensic analysis of aerospace components and systems
• Gathers data and provides recommendations/solutions to nonconformance of plans, products or processes
• Assists with the development, modification and documentation of actions to assure problem resolution or to implement corrective/preventive action
• Assists in obtaining corrective action on nonconforming plans and hardware/processes and submits for review
• Supports concurrence and obtains commitments to support program resolution
• Participates and observes the validation associated with corrective action to assure nonconformance has been eliminated
• Verifies internal replication systems adhere to Company and regulatory standards and procedures
• Creates airplane specific airborne software packages
• Perform audits and surveillances of areas to ensure proper compliance to requirements
• Assists in the creation of reports and coordinates with the responsible parties for internal distribution
• Works under general supervision.

Level 3

• Provides oversight/inspection of operations to verify and ensure product integrity
• Reviews and validates product non-conformances and disposition type, quality procedures and engineering requirements
• Performs analysis to identify and evaluate the quality of products, operations and processes to Quality Management System requirements, applicable company procedures, contract requirements or government regulations
• Applies knowledge of aerospace design, systems and integration to perform failure and forensic analysis of aerospace components and systems
• Trains and mentors fellow employees in the Quality Management System
• Performs root cause analysis on the nonconformance to identify the cause and prevent reoccurrence
• Independently develops, modifies and documents actions to assure problem resolution or to implement corrective/preventive action and documents resolution
• Obtains corrective action on nonconforming plans and hardware/processes
• Negotiates concurrence, obtains commitments for taking preventive and corrective action, prioritizes quality activities and ensures problem resolution
• Reviews and validates the corrective action plans and identifies effectivity to ensure completion
• Reviews and approves Quality planning changes or disposition of nonconformance hardware products/processes
• Guides validation of configuration management, quality procedures and material review policies to deliver the software products
• Develops software system processes to support changing industry standards
• Reviews and implements corrective action on audit results to ensure media is stored and handled per engineering defined requirements
• Perform audits and surveillances of areas to ensure proper compliance to requirements
• Interprets industry standards and provide recommendations for implementation
• Creates analytical reports and coordinates with the responsible parties for internal/external distribution
• Works under general direction

NASA Access: 

This position requires the ability to obtain access to a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) facility. 

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Ability to work variable shifts, including weekends and overtime
• 1+ years of experience reading and