Quality Assurance Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: 100% onsite in Chandler, Arizona, United States. Travel is minimal, generally approximately 5% or less. U.S. citizenship is required due to U.S. Government export control requirements.

Company

PacSci EMC, a hirify.global operating company, develops and manufactures energetic materials, devices, and subsystems for military and commercial applications.

What you will do

• Own quality performance for assigned aerospace and defense customer and program portfolios.
• Review proposals, statements of work, customer requirements, and program documentation for quality, regulatory, and contractual alignment.
• Coordinate quality issue resolution across customers, manufacturing, engineering, operations, procurement, and suppliers.
• Support AS9102 first article readiness and execution, supplier quality requirements, process validation, control plans, inspection instructions, and quality records.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective/preventive actions using methods such as 5 Why, Fishbone, CAPA, 8D, and Apollo.
• Analyze quality data, communicate risks and corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline is preferred; equivalent relevant quality engineering experience may be considered.
• At least 3 years of hands-on Quality Engineering experience required; 5 or more years preferred.
• Aerospace and defense quality experience is strongly preferred; regulated manufacturing experience in medical devices or automotive may also be considered.
• Experience with customer-facing quality activities, manufacturing process validation, control plans, inspection methods, quality records, and corrective actions.
• Working knowledge of AS9100, AS9102/First Article Inspection, GD&T, FMEA, process capability/Cpk, Lean, or Six Sigma is preferred.
• Must be a U.S. citizen for employment under the stated export control requirement.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a growing aerospace and defense business serving major customers and mission-critical applications.
• Gain exposure to customer/program, manufacturing, and supplier quality.
• Collaborate across functions and influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Monday-through-Friday schedule with reasonable flexibility in start time.
• Additional hours may occasionally be required based on mission and customer needs.
• Opportunity to develop toward more senior Quality Engineering and leadership roles.