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**Description** Leidos Mission Assurance, is seeking a talented & skilled, early career Quality Engineer, to join our Space Systems team in San Deigo CA. This exciting opportunity will play a critical role in ensuring mechanical and electrical manufacturing and assembly integration and testing of spaceflight hardware meets all requirements. **Primary Responsibilities** List daily duties and/or specific job responsibilities. Candidate will perform program quality planning, analyze program quality assurance requirements, develop inspection/test procedures and process plans, finalize source inspection checklists, coordinate & review nonconformance documentation, and support root cause/corrective actions & Material Review Boards. Other key duties include reviewing AS9102 First Article Inspection documentation, working with government quality assurance agencies, collection and reporting of quality metrics, reviewing and approving new drawings, supporting project managers during design and manufacturing readiness reviews, and conducting supplier surveillance audits. Some travel will be required, typically no more than 10%. **Basic Qualifications** - Candidate must possess a Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent degree with 2-4 years of prior relevant work experience or a Masters degree with 0-2 years of prior relevant work experience - Candidate must have experience working with non-conforming material, performing failure analysis, identifying root cause and implementing corrective actions. - Candidate must have experience writing work instructions, procedures, and implementing Quality Management System documentation associated with ISO9001/AS9100. - Candidate must be able to review and interpret contract quality clauses, print requirements, and technical data and be able to develop and document appropriate quality verification responses, procedures, plans, and work instructions, including AS9102 First Article Inspection documentation. - Must be proficient with standard inspection and measurement equipment, i.e. micrometers, calipers, multimeters, magnification, black light inspections, etc. - Candidates must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. - Candidate must have demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment. - The position requires candidates to be capable of performing with minimal supervision in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams & sub-tier partners. - Must be able to pass an eye exam for visual inspection **Preferred Qualifications** - Preferred candidates will also meet some of the following: - Demonstrated technical experience supporting development or production of spaceflight systems, - Knowledge and/or experience with working in a cleanroom environment - Experience with ISO9001/AS9100 type audits & surveillance reviews of sub-tier partners - Experience and working knowledge of J-STD-001GS, IPC 610, and IPC620S Standards **Original Posting:** April 25, 2025 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above. **Pay Range:** Pay Range $57,850.00 - $104,575.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. REQNUMBER: R-00158107 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.

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