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SalaryThe Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst is an administrative staff level position. The QA Analyst assists the QA Manager oversee the Aviation Safety Management System (SMS) and Quality Assurance Program. The QA team conducts internal audits, providing results to the Program Manager, and working with the applicable functional lead on any needed corrective actions. In addition, QA supports the Acquisitions department in vetting new suppliers and working any needed corrective actions with suppliers.
Total salary varies depending on experience and certifications.
Essential Duties/Accountabilities:
Essential duties include, but are not limited to, the below listed functions. Additional functions may be identified by the organization and listed as such in the incumbent's performance appraisal elements. Various tasks may be assigned under each function. Those listed under the examples are not all inclusive; they are examples only and may be amended or added to as needed by the organization:
- Business Sense: Combine experience, knowledge, and perspective in the context of a particular situation and collaborate with other team members to make sound judgements. Must be able to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing
- Writing: Strong expository and descriptive skills. Must be able to understand the subject matter when generating reports or when checking for credibility during peer, technical and editorial type reviews
- Make Enquiries: Utilize investigative techniques, risk-based thinking and other principles when conducting internal audits or evaluations
- Process Assurance: Perform process-based performance evaluations to ensure compliance with contract criteria, and applicable regulatory requirements. This includes:
- Analyzing process characteristics, interpreting data, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and determining if there are trends of decreasing capability or increased risk
- Product Assurance: Evaluate aircraft service provider maintenance/quality inspection systems, and capabilities.
- Prepare corrective action type requests to initiate an investigation of the cause for improvement or nonconformity
- Express or measure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), metrics and other data
- Quality & Accuracy of Work: Competent, able to perform tasks to basic standards
- Work Tasks: Deliver all work flows to an extent in which tasks are relevant and reliable, with all details covered, avoiding the necessity to perform extra or supplementary work to complete it.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: Associate’s Degree plus 6 years of experience evaluating and applying aviation related quality principles, methods, and practices.
OR High School Diploma plus 8 years of experience evaluating and applying quality related principles, methods, and practices.
OR 6 years Military equivalent experience applying quality related principles, and practices.
If a candidate believes they are qualified for the job although they do not have the minimum qualifications or knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs) and other characteristics set forth, a request for consideration through substitution of related education and experience, demonstrating the ability to perform the essential functions of the position may be made. Any request to substitute related education or experience for minimum qualifications or KSAs must be addressed in writing to the V2X/DEA Quality Assurance Manager, identifying the related education and experience which demonstrates the candidate’s ability to perform all essential duties of the position.
Evaluating compliance to contract requirements for aircraft, including conducting audits, risk assessments, and/or technical studies, and statistical and quality data analysis.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics:
- Must hold a currently effective mechanic certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with both Airframe and Power Plant (A&P) ratings or be able to obtain an A&P rating within 24 months
- Minimum six (6), eight (8) preferred, years of experience applying principles, practices and standards associated with all levels of aircraft maintenance, repair and alteration
- Must be able to demonstrate an above average understanding of applicable regulations for return to service of maintenance or alterations of articles or specialized services in which FAR Part 43 applies, including manufacturers data, drawings, specifications and bulletins, or other technical data (fixed and rotary wing experience preferred)
- Ability to comprehend and process information accurately and timely
- Ability to present information within a context giving meaning and relevance and can lead to increased understanding and decreased uncertainty
- Computer skills: Basic knowledge and experience using MS Office Suite
- Availability: Must be flexible to support changing needs of the program, to include being available at earlier or later times than normal hours, and able to work weekends and holidays as necessary
- Occasional travel will be required. May be required to obtain a passport and a visa
- Workplace Safety: must comply with and maintain all company & federally mandated vaccination requirements.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those to be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
Employee benefits include the following:
- Healthcare coverage
- Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
- Retirement plan
- Wellness programs
- Paid time off, including holidays
- Learning and Development resources
- Employee assistance resources
Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
