QA Engineer

• Develop and implement quality plans for aircraft modules, assemblies, and components
• Ensure product compliance with engineering drawings, specifications, aerospace standards, and customer requirements
• Establish inspection and verification processes to support production readiness
• Drive continuous improvement focused on product quality, process capability, defect reduction, and operational performance
• Participate in design reviews, manufacturing reviews, and production readiness activities
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Program teams across the development and production lifecycle
• Create and maintain inspection plans for composite and structural aircraft components
• Define critical characteristics, inspection requirements, acceptance criteria, and sampling methodologies
• Establish quality checkpoints throughout fabrication, assembly, integration, and production
• Develop quality documentation and inspection standards
• Create, coordinate, and execute First Article Inspections in accordance with aerospace standards
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, and Bills of Materials to verify product requirements
• Prepare and maintain FAI documentation packages and inspection reports
• Support corrective actions arising from FAI nonconformances
• Provide quality engineering support for composite fabrication, bonding, assembly, curing, and structural integration
• Evaluate manufacturing processes and identify quality risks and improvement opportunities
• Support root cause investigations and corrective action implementation
• Assist with validation and implementation of new manufacturing processes and production changes
• Collaborate with suppliers on quality controls, inspection requirements, and product acceptance criteria
• Support supplier qualification, audits, development, and performance improvement
• Review supplier documentation, inspection plans, process controls, and corrective action responses
• Resolve supplier quality issues affecting production schedules, product conformity, or customer requirements
• Participate in PFMEA activities and support control plan development
• Lead root cause analysis using 8D Problem Solving, RCCA, 5 Why Analysis, Fishbone Diagrams, and SPC
• Drive defect reduction, process improvement, and quality performance initiatives
• Support quality KPI development, reporting, and trend analysis
• Promote quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across the organization

Aerospace Quality Engineer

• Plan, execute, and document functional, regression, and smoke testing activities
• Develop, document, and maintain test cases, test data, and test results using Jira or similar tools
• Validate defects, isolate and reproduce issues, and manage defect lifecycles
• Coordinate retesting as needed
• Ensure application functionality adheres to Section 508 accessibility requirements
• Support automated testing with Swagger/OpenAPI and review unit tests
• Maintain traceability between requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and test cases
• Participate in backlog refinement, requirements clarification, and sprint planning with the Product Owner, Business Analysts, and delivery team
• Provide feedback to developers and product team members on system behavior, edge cases, and risks
• Support integration testing and verify data flows across application and service components
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Report to the Program Manager

QA Engineer jobs in District of Columbia

Aerospace Quality Engineer

Functional Tester