2027 Associate Mission Assurance Engineer

About the Role

• This is a hybrid position with the Aeronautics Systems sector, with in-person responsibilities in San Diego, CA.
• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Secret clearance is required for start.
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time.

Key Responsibilities

• Drawing and procedure review and approvals.
• Maintaining and generating metrics.
• Facilitate Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) impacting the program.
• Preparation and facilitation of customer interface meetings (Q2Q) within the rhythm of the program.
• Learn, develop, and deliver malfunction and corrective action reports to hold manufacturing accountable for root cause and corrective action deliverables.
• Understand and review all necessary product and system documentation to ensure process compliance and requirement needs are met.
• Work closely with mission assurance team and program partners to recognize and validate flow of program requirements.
• Study, plan, and develop the required processes to identify potential product performance impacts as early as possible.
• Support product development engagement through oversight of processes, procedures, and standard adherence to ensure that product design continuously meets customer requirements.
• Participate in product qualification testing and seek guidance when needed.
• Support program integration testing via test procedure review, test witnessing, troubleshooting, and buy off.
• Execute Mission Assurance functions by learning compliance review of Supplier Data Requirements Lists, Acceptance Test Procedures, Qualification Test Procedures, Supplier Statement of Work, and Program Specifications.
• Assist in audits to identify deficiencies, non-conformances, and negative performance trends and failures.
• Develop high-level organizational skills to support concurrent taskings.
• Cultivate strong computer skills to achieve a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite for obtaining and maintaining a U.S. Government security clearance.

Qualifications

• Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by December 2026.
• Majoring in or having majored in Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related STEM degree program.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (Secret) as well as Special Access Program clearance within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher.
• Knowledge in Engineering, Manufacturing, Program integration.
• Basic insight into Lean Six Sigma and Root Cause Analysis processes.
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance.