Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. The Quality Team at Project Kuiper is looking for an innovative Quality Engineer to join our team and deliver quality assurance objectives within our Vehicle Assembly & Test team.





Key job responsibilities
The Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer will serve to define quality requirements, develop and deploy quality plans, and verify production methods in order to deliver aerospace grade quality at unprecedented scale to support Project Kuiper's mission.

The Senior Quality Engineer will be a subject matter expert in assembly and test methods for the integration of large electromechanical assemblies, and should have a background in aerospace hardware requirements for satellites.

• Develop and lead Kuiper Quality management activities, including process definition and validation for assembly and test methods, part and process qualification, receiving inspection plans, in-process inspection capabilities, and process monitoring capabilities.
• Lead MRB discussions determine product dispositions for nonconforming material.
• Lead the Development and Launch of multiple aspects of the Quality Management System across Project Kuiper.
• Dive Deep into root cause corrective action activities throughout the Project Kuiper Production System, particularly for assembly and test work cells.
• Work directly with Receiving Inspection, Supplier Quality, and Engineering teams to Develop and Qualify inspection, monitoring, and verification methods for the Kuiper Production System.
• Be a subject matter expert in Assembly & Test quality assurance for the Kuiper Production System.
• Perform audit activities to ensure compliance to QMS requirements.
• Develop and modify Process Flow Diagrams, PFMEAs, Control Plans, MSAs, and other APQP artifacts to support continued high quality production.
• 5+ years working within an AS9100 (or similar) certified quality system
• Experience designing, releasing and optimizing inspection, test, and manufacturing systems at scale for large assembled product.
• Experience developing, performing, and maintaining APQP artifacts.
• Experience performing Quality System Audits
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
• Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
• Experience implementing DFx methodologies throughout design and manufacturing, including design for cost, manufacturability, inspection, reliability, etc..
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, ability to present and explain design, defect data, metrics, supplier quality, improvement initiatives and status to top leadership.

A day in the life
The Kuiper Manufacturing Quality team is driven to develop a Kuiper Quality System that is capable of scaling aerospace quality to volume and cost levels to meet end customer needs. This position will join the team at an exciting moment, with an opportunity to own quality system development and contribute to the design of requirements, processes, and systems used across the business. We value data driven decision making, a comfort with dealing in ambiguous situations across multiple projects, and an ability to earn trust of various stakeholders to deliver high quality results.

• Perform daily defect resolution as the Quality member.
• Investigates Production System issues to reduce defect rates and drive root cause corrective actions
• Implements the Kuiper Quality System through process development and launch mechanisms.
• Partners with cross-functional groups to develop and qualify internal production processes, including Quality Assurance processes
• Conduct rigorous Continuous Improvement activities to prevent recurrence of nonconformances during assembly.

About the team
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