Quality Assurance Specialist

Position Description Summary:
DSI is hiring an Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Quality Assurance Specialist-2 on the KSC Safety and Mission Assurance Support Services (SMASS IV) contract at Kennedy Space Center, FL. This person will perform quality assurance direct Government Mandatory Inspection Points (GMIPs), oversight/insight surveillances, and provide QAS support to EGS SMA office.

Responsibilities:

• Perform insight/oversight of launch processing activities/operations for the EGS S&MA Office. This effort will be primarily focused on processing critical flight hardware, payloads, and Ground System Equipment (GSE). This work may include a variety of systems such as mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic.
• Performs inspections, surveillance and requirement compliance while overseeing fabrication, assembly, test, and checkout of aerospace flight hardware/payloads and GSE.
• Performs acceptance of flight hardware/GSE, receiving inspections, and review of Acceptance Data Packs.
• Evaluates adequacy, compliance, and effectiveness of the contractor's QMS activities.
• Performs Government Mandatory Inspection Points (GMIPs), In-Line Assessments, surveillances, and tracks associated nonconformances and corrective actions.
• Identifies quality/safety issues and potential concerns that need to be documented and addressed.
• Provide cross-program support to other NASA programs as required.

Required Experience/Education:

• Education:High School Diploma
• Experience:4 years of Quality Assurance experience with complex systems
• Background in aerospace industry or military experience and familiarity with systems used on aerospace or aircraft vehicles
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• Must be able to interact and develop excellent working relationships with various customers, peers, and management within and outside of KSC S&MA Organization

Security Clearance Requirement:

• Must be able to qualify for an unescorted badge (US Citizen required) and be able to pass a background investigation & drug test.

Preferred Experience:

• Quality background with experience overseeing operations associated with complex systems (i.e. mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, etc.). Ability to read/ interpret drawings, requirements, specifications.
• Experience monitoring & evaluating contractor processing activities.
• Experience auditing Quality Management Systems (performing audits, compliance, and requirements assessments).
• Technical experience with aerospace industry or military work experience with mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and other system utilized on aircraft or aerospace vehicles.
• Proficiency with computers, Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. Ability to work with electronic processing/data systems for the processing of flight hardware documentation.

Work Environment:

• Office environment and KSC Flight hardware and Ground support Testing Facilities
• Limited telework, position is on-center
• Requires ability to provide clear, concise, accurate, and timely communication, both verbally and written
• Ability to interact professionally with coworkers, management, and customers

Travel Requirements:

• Requires ability to travel domestically (within the U.S.) <10%

Physical Requirements:

• Requires sitting for periods of time at a workstation / desk
• Requires standing in processing areas for periods of time
• Ability to climb stairs