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Senior Quality Assurance ManagerVirginia Staffing • Chantilly, VA, US
Senior Quality Assurance Manager

Senior Quality Assurance Manager

Virginia Staffing • Chantilly, VA, US
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Senior Quality Assurance Manager

At Trident Systems Space Electronic Systems (SES) division, we believe in the power of using strong engineering principles to drive innovation and solve complex problems. We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement, leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative, high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers' evolving needs. We are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers. We develop complex, radiation effects mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.

Trident currently seeks a Senior Quality Assurance Manager that will provide Flight Quality Excellence leadership and support to the Trident product portfolio as our business continues to grow and expand. Duties and responsibilities include :

  • Leading the implementation of standard company processes for assigned programs by developing and initiating mission assurance plans
  • Leading investigations and sharing problem-solving techniques to determine Root Cause and Corrective Actions (RCCA)
  • Structuring a scheduled plan for mission assurance tasks and activities encompassing the course of a program lifecycle
  • Tracking program performance and risk, and determining resources and actions needed to ensure mission assurance
  • Identifying and initiating tasks to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of program performance
  • Participating and leading technical discussions regarding quality assurance and specialty engineering design aligned to mission risk objectives and goals
  • Working concurrently with the Flight Programs, Supply Chain vendors, and Operations team members to ensure mission success
  • Taking a hands-on approach in identifying potential improvements from key suppliers by working with supply stakeholders within the organization
  • Ensuring mission assurance engagement in pre-proposal and proposal phases
  • Maintaining the ability to support travel or off-site work, as needed

Required qualifications include :

  • BS / BA in Engineering, Business Administration or a related field or equivalent experience / education
  • 12 years or more of related experience in engineering, operations, or a related field within a design or manufacturing environment
  • Experience working as a Flight / Mission Assurance Manager on a NASA and / or DoD program
  • Aerospace experience, in particular working on satellites, payloads, launch vehicles and / or other space flight hardware
  • Experience in disciplines such as mission assurance, quality, program management, engineering and / or manufacturing
  • Technical expertise in recent experience to help drive design, production / test readiness, and other needed reviews and audits with the ability to make risk-informed decisions
  • Interpersonal skills to foster advisor relationships with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program teams, other program team leads, and on-site customers as required
  • Presentation skills to formally present information and communicate effectively with Program Management, Executive Leadership and Customers
  • Experience with reviewing technical reports to assure technical and contractual compliance
  • Personnel management experience (IPT leadership or direct-line management)
  • Quality or Mission Assurance experience working all phases of a product life cycle
  • Familiarity with ISO 9001 / AS9100 Quality Management Systems
  • Preferred qualifications include :

  • Familiarity with the principles of Agile Management
  • Familiarity with TIPQA, Item Master systems, and Enterprise systems
  • Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM)
  • Experience with scheduling and budgeting within the context of program management support
  • Benefits hired applicants may be eligible for include :

  • Health benefits
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Basic life with AD&D
  • Short term disability
  • Long term disability
  • Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
  • Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
  • Paid time off
  • Holidays
  • 401(k) (including company match)
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Leaves (Parental, maternity, and military)
  • Annual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)
  • Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position. Trident Systems is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact recruiting@tridsys.com.

    Pay Transparency : The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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