Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

SkyGrid, a Wisk Company, exists to open the sky for autonomous flight. They are seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to manage system, software, and hardware quality assurance for all SkyGrid products, ensuring compliance with established quality processes and guidelines.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and coordinate corporate level QMS through business pyramid that aligns with SMS and SecMS
• Develop company policies, operating procedures, and work instructions
• Ensure audit process exists for compliance at company and product/program level
• Able to understand regulatory standards as defined by FAA and foreign regulatory agencies, and decipher the level of compliance required
• Ensure compliance at the product/program level per planning document
• Manage teams and ensure staffing needs are identified
• Identify company and program risks and communicate to relevant parties for a timely resolution
• Act as primary interface/contact to regulatory authorities for quality assurance
• Monitor new and novel standards that may be levied to the company or program
• Manage and report assurance and certification risks for escalation and resolution in a timely manner
• Represent SkyGrid at applicable industry organizations and events

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM
• 10+ years of experience working in a highly technical, aerospace-related industry
• 5+ years of experience in quality assurance for highly complex system (DAL C and higher)
• Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and ISO 9001 quality standards
• Experience leading quality assurance audits with regulators throughout the entire program development lifecycle
• Effective communication skills, self-driven, and capable of participating in regulatory focused discussions
• Experience presenting concisely to large groups of people including customers, regulatory authorities, internal technical groups, and leadership teams
• Familiarity with certification standards such as 14 CFR Part 23, 25, 27, or 29