Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

SkyGrid, a Boeing Company, exists to open the sky for autonomous flight. Based in Austin, Texas, SkyGrid builds ground-based high-assurance third-party services to enable the safe operations and airspace integration of highly automated and autonomous aircraft. SkyGrid also acts as a key operational nexus for advanced air mobility, integrating and managing data, infrastructure, access, and traffic to support seamless and efficient air traffic services.

The SkyGrid team is looking for a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer, who will manage system, software and hardware quality assurance for all SkyGrid products. This position reports to the Director of Assurance and ensures that company operating standards and the product / program meet quality assurance standards. The ideal candidate will have a background in system, software, hardware quality assurance processes, as well as corporate quality assurance and is familiar with Quality Management System (QMS) associated standards such as AS9100 or ISO9001. You will be the principal owner of the processes, operating procedures, work instructions, enforcement for all things quality assurance, and be a representative to the regulators. You will work closely with Engineering and Program organizations to define processes, methods, and enforce compliance.

Performance Objectives :

• Develop QMS streamlining with SMS and SecMS within the first year.
• Ensure compliance at the product / program level per planning document .
• Manage teams and ensure staffing needs are identified.
• Manage and report assurance and certification risks are escalated for resolution in a timely manner.

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Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

An employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily, and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, if it does not pose undue hardship.