The
Quality Engineering Supervisor provides direct supervisory and technical leadership for Bastion Technologies' SLS Quality Engineering organization under NASA's Safety and Mission Assurance Services II (SMAS II) contract. Reporting to the Quality Engineering Discipline Manager, this role oversees element leads supporting Avionics, Stages, Boosters, Liquid Engines, and Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I). The supervisor coordinates quality execution, risk identification, staffing, and cross-program activities to support SLS hardware, ground operations, and Artemis III, IV, and V readiness.
RESPONSIBILITIES:- Supervise SLS Quality Engineering element leads and assigned personnel, establishing priorities, accountability, and technical expectations.
- Coordinate quality engineering support across Avionics, Stages, Boosters, Liquid Engines, and Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) to resolve cross-element issues and mission risks.
- Plan and monitor resources, staffing, and deliverables supporting Artemis III, IV, and V development, production, integration, testing, and launch readiness.
- Oversee requirements-based quality assessments and surveillance throughout the hardware life cycle, including design, suppliers, manufacturing, testing, and configuration control.
- Identify, assess, document, and elevate technical, programmatic, manufacturing, supplier, and schedule risks; oversee nonconformances and corrective actions.
- Support hardware and mission readiness reviews, manufacturing and test readiness, acceptance assessments, and launch campaigns while maintaining SMA independence.
- Coordinate with NASA, contractors, suppliers, and engineering teams to resolve quality issues and communicate emerging concerns.
- Manage personnel performance, mentoring, training, workforce development, workload, and deliverables; provide technical reports, status updates, risk escalations, and management support.
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED:This position has been posted at multiple levels (must meet minimum level indicated). Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.- This position requires US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status due to the sensitivity of customer related information.
- Must have a bachelor's degree in the field of engineering, aerospace technology, or any other related technical discipline.
- Requires a minimum of 8 years of recent and related work experience.
- In lieu of degree: Candidates with a minimum 12 years of recent and related experience will be considered.
- Demonstrated ability to supervise and coordinate engineering teams, assign work, evaluate performance, mentor personnel, and manage competing priorities.
- Experience supporting complex aerospace, defense, or spaceflight programs through design, manufacturing, integration, testing, and mission readiness.
- Strong knowledge of Quality Engineering and Assurance principles, technical requirements, nonconformance, corrective actions, and issue management.
- Ability to assess technical and programmatic risks, identify cross-discipline issues, prioritize concerns, and escalate findings objectively.
- Strong technical writing and communication skills, including technical assessments, management briefings, proposals, and contract performance documentation.
- Ability to travel to NASA Centers, manufacturing, integration, test, supplier, and launch sites as mission requirements dictate, including support of surge schedules.
DESIRED:- Prior experience supporting NASA SLS, Artemis, Safety and Mission Assurance, or launch vehicle quality engineering.
- MS degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, MBA, or related field.
- PMP, DAWIA Program Management, or ASQ certification (CQE or CMQ/OE).
- Familiarity with NASA quality requirements and AS9100, ISO 9001, or comparable aerospace standards.
- Experience with engineering milestone reviews, manufacturing and test readiness, failure investigations, corrective actions, and launch readiness.
- Experience managing quality issues across launch vehicle elements, system interfaces, suppliers, and geographically dispersed teams.
- Familiarity with government contract execution, performance reporting, proposal development, program risk management, and performance evaluations.
WORK LOCATION: - This position is located onsite; some travel may be required.
- Primary duty location: Huntsville, Alabama, in support of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and the SLS Program. This is an onsite leadership position with travel to other NASA Centers, SLS program locations, supplier sites, manufacturing and test facilities, and launch operations as mission needs require.
- Work schedules may vary to support SLS production, testing, integration, launch campaigns, milestone reviews, customer requirements, and periods of elevated mission activity.
STANDARD BASTION REQUIREMENTS:- Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS.
- All of Bastion's employees must be team players with strong work ethics and must be culture oriented.
- Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal and external customers.
- Able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
- Must be organized with good time management skills and must be able to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.
- Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on the task.
- Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule is critical.
BASTION BENEFITS:Bastion offers a wide range of benefits for their full-time employees; medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, life insurance, retirement 401k, vacation, sick pay, holidays, flexible work schedules (when available), along with many other options. We also support career advancement through professional training and development.
This position qualifies for the internal Bastion Employee Referral Program as a "Critical to Fill" position.
