# Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

**Company:** [Turion Space](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/turion-space)
**Location:** Irvine, CA
**Role:** QA Engineering
**Salary:** $120k – $160k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** GD&T, cmm, ncr, rcca, as9100, qms, calibration systems, contract review, ERP, plm, Jira, Confluence
**Posted:** 2026-07-20

> Senior Quality Assurance Engineer building and maturing QMS, inspection, and calibration processes for aerospace hardware at a growing company. Requires 7+ years in aerospace/defense, strong GD&T/CMM and NCR/RCCA experience, and ability to work across mechanical, composite, and electrical products.

## Job Description

## Key Responsibilities
- Build and continuously improve QMS procedures, inspection processes, and quality infrastructure as processes and product lines mature.
- Monitor quality systems and perform trend analysis to proactively identify systemic issues and design lasting process improvements.
- Work open Nonconformance Reports (NCRs) end-to-end: containment, root cause investigation, disposition, and closure.
- Research applicable industry specs and technical data to support disposition decisions, and provide resolution guidance to engineering, operations, and program stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain inspection plans, including reviewing GD&T and CMM inspection reports as part of NCR investigations.
- Establish and monitor the calibration system to ensure measurement equipment remains compliant and audit-ready.
- Perform contract review to ensure quality requirements flow correctly from customer to supplier.
- Monitor supplier quality performance.
- Keep the company compliant to applicable aerospace quality standards (e.g., AS9100) and customer contractual requirements; support internal and customer audits as needed.

## Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. degree (Engineering, STEM, or related technical field).
- 7+ years of Quality Engineering experience in aerospace/defense manufacturing.
- Comfortable working across mechanical, composite, and electrical product lines (software experience a plus).
- Strong working knowledge of GD&T, including the ability to read and interpret CMM inspection reports.
- Demonstrated experience with NCR/CAR processes and root cause corrective action methodology.
- Experience with inspection process development and calibration systems.
- Experience with contract review and flow-down of quality requirements.
- Proficient with Microsoft 365 and office tools.
- Eligible to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building or standing up quality processes at a growing company, not just operating within a mature system.
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems (NetSuite/ION) and PLM tools (Arena), plus Jira and Confluence.
- Prior audit experience (internal or customer/regulatory).
- Familiarity with supplier quality monitoring and management.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Salary Range: $120,000 - $160,000.
- Equity in Turion Space.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) plan with 3% Employer Direct Contribution.
- Generous PTO, parental leave, and EAP support.
- Professional development opportunities and team building activities.

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