Quality and Mission Assurance Engineer full_time

a.i. solutions was founded over 25 years ago with a mission to MAKE AN IMPACT by exceeding expectations. A move to our team means using your passion and ingenuity to MAKE AN IMPACT through innovations, defending national security, and enabling access to space. MAKE A MOVE, to join a team driven by a shared ambition, and rewarded for individual contributions. We are seeking a driven individual who will support Missile Defense Agency mission and quality assurance by participating in multi-disciplinary teams, conducting quality and mission assurance evaluations and assessments for existing missile defense components and architectures.

BENEFITS THAT MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Zero $$ Group Health Plans
• Zero $$ Mental Health Therapy 
• Paid Parental leave for Mom & Dad
• Paid Time Off w/Flex scheduling – create the work/life balance that works for you
• 401k Safe Harbor Plan, we contribute on Day #1
• Wellness plans that rewards wellbeing & work life harmony
• Career development and growth, and endless learning opportunities
• Engaged and supportive leadership that cares

a.i. solutions is seeking a driven individual who will support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Quality, Safety and Mission Assurance (QS) Directorate providing Quality and Mission Assurance support by participating in multi-disciplinary teams conducting Quality Assurance and mission assurance evaluations, audit reviews, and assessments.  Mission Assurance is the disciplined application of general system engineering, risk management, quality, and management principles to achieve mission success. This position will provide technical expertise to Quality and Mission Assurance Management in performing oversight of all lifecycle phases including requirements, design, development, testing and programmatic efforts.

Essential Roles & Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise across the program acquisition life cycle in quality, mission assurance and manufacturing to the government for assigned MDA programs.
• Implement MDA quality and mission assurance requirements by providing subject matter expertise for the identification, evaluation and mitigation of risks associated with various aspects of the design, development, manufacturing, fielding and operation of MDA systems.
• The QS governing document to be implemented is the MDA Assurance Provisions (MAP). This document is a standardized set of 14 QSMA provisions, requirements, and processes that apply to mission and safety critical items. The MAP gives MDA the methodology to measure, confirm, and validate mission success through collection and analysis of metrics, risk assessment, technical evaluations, independent assessment, reviews, conducting tests, and promoting continuous process improvement to reduce cost, improve productivity, and institute QSMA.
• Assist with review and assessment of hardware and software compliance with quality and related mission assurance requirements, including support of failure investigations, failure review boards, evaluations, audits, and assessments. Activities include determining root cause of failures of MDA hardware.
• Provide technical and data management expertise for quality and mission assurance boards, working groups, and reviews to include (but not limited to) technical and mission reviews, pedigree reviews, first article inspections, and risk working groups.
• Prepare draft documents, briefs, presentations, and actions items responses, which may include information papers. 
• Provide weekly status reports on activities and issues of concern.
• Travel periodically, approximately once per quarter
• Position is located in Huntsville, Alabama with expectation to work onsite less than 4 days per month. This may change in the future as MDA employees are recalled to work in the building more often. Otherwise telework from home is authorized when not required to be onsite.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Professional engineering from a school of engineering Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) accredited as professional engineering curriculum
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in a related field with experience in Quality and in implementing quality practices and quality oversight.
• Experience in assisting in the formulation of opinions, decisions for quality and mission assurance practices, assessing advanced systems concepts, assess specifications and perform system integration.
• Security Clearance requirements prior to start: Secret