Quality Assurance Specialist

7 hours ago


Long Beach, California, United States Vast Full time
Quality Inspector

Vast is a pioneering company that aims to create a future where billions of people can live and thrive in space. We are developing artificial gravity space stations that will enable long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity.

Our initial crewed space habitat, Haven-1, is scheduled to launch into low earth orbit in August 2025. We are seeking a Quality Inspector to support the development of the systems required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

Responsibilities:
  • Provide detailed in-process inspections on flight hardware, using detailed drawings, CAD models, and established processes to verify conformance to design requirements.
  • Communicate and help resolve quality-related issues as they relate to other company products.
  • Process non-conforming products and assist engineering in root cause analysis and corrective action.
  • Routinely observe technical operations and offer guidance and/or serve as an additional technical resource.
  • Evaluate manufacturing compliance to NASA, range safety, and customer, as well as internal specifications to meet launch and mission requirements.
  • Identify, document, and resolve production and test anomalies in accordance with prescribed procedures and pursue corrective action as required.
  • Interface with engineering and production to resolve nonconforming material issues.
  • Read, interpret, and work from free-form drawings as well as from controlled documentation and processes.
  • Independently perform verifications and document results in a clear, precise, and complete manner.
  • Operate dimensional inspection tools including Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) and optical comparators.
Requirements:
  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
  • 3+ years of inspection experience in an aerospace, military, or manufacturing environment.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
  • Experience reading and interpreting design drawings and CAD models.
  • Extensive experience performing dimensional inspections.
  • Experience with aerospace standards.
  • Experience using calibrated inspection tools.
  • Experience with assembling and testing manufactured hardware.
  • Experience with quality assurance principles, methods, and processes.
  • Experience inspecting 3D printed hardware.
  • Intermediate level skill with Google products (Sheets, Slides, etc.).
  • Intermediate level skill with Windows operating systems.
  • Good communication skills and the ability to articulate aerospace hardware and systems problems to technical professionals to initiate resolutions.
  • Substantial knowledge of the control of nonconforming hardware, failure/root cause analysis, corrective, and preventive action processes.
  • Knowledgeable with ISO 9001/AS9100 quality management systems.

Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.



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