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Quality / Mission Assurance Engineer

ManufacturingColoradoFederal clearance eligible$110K–$165K base

Base salary range. Actual offer depends on experience and location. Equity and bonus are additional.

Defense-grade means proven, not promised. You build the quality and mission assurance system FORGE runs on: inspection, traceability, non-conformance disposition, and the audit trail behind every deliverable. Your signature is what the customer trusts.

Responsibilities

  • Build and run the quality management system on an AS9100 pathway
  • Own first-article inspection, material traceability, and certificate-of-conformance flow
  • Disposition non-conformances and drive corrective action
  • Run supplier quality and incoming inspection
  • Support customer source inspections and audits

Requirements

  • 5+ years quality or mission assurance in aerospace or defense hardware
  • AS9100 and AS9102 working knowledge; auditor experience a plus
  • Eligible for an active U.S. government clearance

What the first year looks like

  • The quality management system documented and in daily use on the floor, tracking toward AS9100 readiness
  • First-article inspection and conformance flow running on every deliverable without schedule drama
  • Supplier quality onboarding that catches problems at receiving, not at integration

Nice to have, not required

  • AS9100 internal or lead auditor credential
  • Optics or electro-optical hardware inspection experience
  • NASA workmanship standard familiarity

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Posted 2026-07-27 · Open through 2026-12-31