Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AscendArc is a startup working to revolutionize the satellite communications industry. The Product Assurance Manager will serve as the mission assurance technical authority, owning the product assurance program, qualification processes, supplier assurance flow-down, reliability, parts control, and safety analysis for a spacecraft system.
Responsibilities
- As Product Assurance Manager you are the mission assurance technical authority for the program, operating as an independent branch reporting to leadership
- You will own the PA program end to end: the PA plan, the unit qualification review process, and supplier PA flow-down
- You will own qualification readiness and the review boards, drive the reliability, EEE parts, and DPA program, and contribute the safety hazard analyses (hazardous and pressure systems, ordnance, and battery) that feed the launcher safety submission owned by the Lead Systems Engineer
- You will work across every lead, our suppliers, and the customer's assurance organization to ensure the spacecraft is built and qualified to standard
Skills
- 8+ years in product/mission assurance for space or high-reliability hardware and B.S. in an engineering or physical-science discipline
- Demonstrated ownership of a PA program, including PA planning, qualification, and supplier PA flow-down
- Working knowledge of reliability engineering (FMECA), EEE parts control, derating, and DPA
- Familiarity with safety hazard analysis for hazardous/pressure systems, ordnance, and batteries
- Independent, rigorous, and able to hold a qualification standard while working constructively with engineering and suppliers
- Due to U.S. export control regulations, this position is only open to “U.S. persons.” That means you must be a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or have refugee/asylee status
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