Quality Assurance Lead

Avion Solutions Inc., an employee-owned company, seeks candidates for a Quality Assurance Lead to support the RTS Engineering and Technical Services Division (RETS). This position is based in Huntsville, AL.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Support ballistic missile, guided weapon, and aeronautical tests and evaluations, as well as support space situational awareness operations and experiments to defend the United States to ensure our nation’s safety.
• Establish and maintain the RETS Contract’s Quality Management System.
• Work with RETS Managers and Supervisors located in CONUS and/or Kwajalein to develop the internal Quality Assurance Plans (QAPs) aligned with Contract Performance Work Statement tasks.
• Assist the RETS workforce in establishing an aligned hierarchy of quality documentation to include Plans, Manuals, Internal Operations Procedures, Work Instructions, desktop checklists, and quality records of process execution.
• Capture and maintain the structure and repository for the Quality Management System, ensuring that it is accessible to the entire organization.
• Perform regular assessment of organizational compliance with contract requirements/process documentation and provide regular reviews of those results with appropriate Managers and the Program Manager.
• Assist the Configuration and Data Management Branch in Range Technical Baseline management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field.
• Eight (8) or more years of progressive Quality Assurance experience, incorporating a comprehensive audit process to ensure contract compliance.
• Detailed knowledge of ISO 9001/2015.
• Ability to develop a QMS for a large, high-technology Test and Evaluation Program which incorporates a comprehensive audit process.
• Ability to be a self-starter that requires minimal support and supervision; ability to execute simultaneous tasks within broadly defined parameters; possess a 'can-do' attitude; highly motivated and persistent.
• Exceptional organizational skills and a meticulous eye for detail.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and Adobe.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate policies, manage daily operations, and plan the use of materials and human resources.
• Ability to coordinate multiple process requests and facilitate numerous tasks simultaneously.
• Strong process improvement skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 30% of the time. US travel only.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Quality Assurance experience working in a Space and Missile Defense environment.
• Experience developing a QMS based on appropriate ISO standards
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid U.S. Passport for travel.
• Must be able to travel periodically to Kwajalein Atoll; travel is generally less than 30 days in duration.
• The flexibility to work occasional non-duty hours or on weekends to support specific project or mission requirements.

Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor that affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin or any other reason prohibited by law.