Owns the spacecraft product assurance program as its mission assurance technical authority. Responsibilities include PA planning, qualification readiness and review boards, supplier assurance flow-down, reliability engineering, EEE parts control, derating, destructive physical analysis, and safety hazard analyses for hazardous systems, pressure systems, ordnance, and batteries. The role works across engineering, suppliers, leadership, and customer assurance organizations to ensure the spacecraft is built and qualified to required standards.
Come join us in shaping the future! Get in on the ground floor as an early member of our Product Assurance team as a Product Assurance Manager developing a revolutionary satellite communications system. Connect the vision to the hardware, build it, test it and fly it.
AscendArc is a startup founded to revolutionize the satellite communications industry. We are looking for doers who want to work in a ground-breaking and fast-paced environment. Our success will depend on your energy, skill, and creativity.
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.
Qualifications
- 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
Base Salary
The base salary range for this position is $180,000 to $210,000. When determining an individual’s compensation, we consider several factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data, so pay for this role may vary from the amounts listed.
Legal Eligibility to Work
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. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applicants on temporary work visas (such as H-1B, TN, O-1, etc.) for this role.
Equal Employment Opportunity
AscendArc is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor or legally protected status.
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