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Quality Systems Specialist - KC-46 (Mid-Level or Senior)

Everett, Washington Job ID JR2025471442 Category Quality Role Type Onsite Post Date Sep. 03, 2025 Security Clearance Required
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Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Systems Specialist – KC-46 (Mid-Level or Senior) to join the Quality Assurance group located in Everett, WA.

Are you passionate about ensuring the highest standards of quality in aerospace manufacturing? We are seeking a dedicated Quality Systems Specialist to join the KC-46 quality team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in maintaining and enhancing our quality management systems, ensuring compliance with industry regulations, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. A significant aspect of this role involves managing and performing Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) on Product Quality Deficiency Reports (PQDRs) received from the United States Air Force (USAF). PQDRs are formal documents used to report deficiencies in products or systems that may affect their performance, reliability, or safety. Your responsibility will include investigating these reports to identify the root causes of issues, collaborating with stakeholders to develop effective preventive or corrective actions, and ensuring that these actions are implemented effectively. Your responsibilities will include assuring that program, contract, customer, regulatory requirements, international standards, and working agreements are effectively deployed while utilizing statistical methods and quality tools to continuously improve process capability. Additionally, you will conduct hardware and system-level audits to determine compliance with quality management system standards, configuration assurance, and related business, regulatory, and customer requirements. Analyzing data to provide material review dispositions for nonconforming materials, parts, and equipment will also be a key part of your role. If you have a keen eye for detail, a strong understanding of quality assurance processes, and a commitment to excellence, we want to hear from you! Join us in our mission to deliver safe and reliable aerospace solutions.

Position Responsibilities:

Level 3:

  • Reviews proposals, contracts, regulatory, program and customer requirements ensuring early quality involvement in program development.
  • Prepares and maintains Quality directives, policies, processes, procedures and metrics to assure program, contract, customer, regulatory requirements, international standards and working agreements are deployed.
  • Analyzes process data, metrics, models and flows to identify root cause of problems.
  • Participates with stakeholders to develop potential preventive or corrective actions and implementation.
  • Conducts research, compiles and analyzes performance reports and process control statistics, to continuously improve process capability.
  • Conducts quality source selection and process reviews of suppliers' ability to meet program quality requirements and support business decisions and develops a coordinated response for management review and approval.
  • Conducts hardware, software and system level audits to determine compliance with quality management system standards, configuration assurance, related business, regulatory and customer requirements and reports results to management.
  • Analyzes data to provide material review dispositions for nonconforming materials, parts and equipment.
  • Works under general direction.

Level 4:

  • Leads Quality reviews of proposals, contracts, regulatory, program and customer requirements ensuring early quality involvement in program development.
  • Develops Quality budget and cost estimates. Leads multi-function, multi-site groups to develop company directives, policies, processes, procedures and metrics to assure program, contract, customer, regulatory requirements, international standards and working agreements are deployed.
  • Leads stakeholders in analysis of process data, metrics, models and flows to identify root cause of complex problems and development and implementation of preventive or corrective actions.
  • Conducts research, compiles and analyzes performance reports and process control statistics to continuously improve process capability.
  • Conducts quality source selection and process capability assessments of suppliers' ability to meet program quality requirements and support business decisions.
  • Develops Quality criteria for supplier source selection and a coordinated response for review and approval by senior management.
  • Develops scope, schedule, plans and leads hardware, software and system level audits to determine compliance with quality management system standards, configuration assurance, related business, regulatory and customer requirements, and reports results to management.
  • Trains senior management on preparation for third party audits.
  • Analyzes data to provide material review dispositions for complex nonconforming materials, parts and equipment.
  • Assists in the development of new standard repairs for nonconforming materials, parts and equipment. Works under minimal direction.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the listed location.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An Interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • 3+ years of experience working with Quality and/or Safety Corrective Action/Preventative Action (CAPA), Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA).
  • 3+ years of experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications
  • 3+ years of experience data mining, analyzing data, and presenting findings
  • 3+ years of experience in a Quality role
  • 3+ years of experience with Microsoft Office Suite Products (Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, and Word).

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor’s Degree or higher
  • 1+ year of experience in Aerospace, Fabrication, or Manufacturing
  • Material Review Board (MRB) experience

Travel:

This position may require travel up to 10% of the time.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Shift:

This position is for 1st shift

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: Level 3 USD: $86,700 - $117,300

                                   Level 4 USD: $107,100 - $144,900


Applications for this position will be accepted until Sept. 13, 2025


Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift


Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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