Quality Engineer II

The Opportunity

This is a hands-on quality engineering role designed for an early-career engineer who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will support production by driving inspection rigor, investigating hardware nonconformances, and implementing process improvements that protect mission success.

The ideal candidate has aerospace manufacturing exposure, strong blueprint interpretation skills, and experience supporting inspection or production quality activities.

You will work closely with Manufacturing, Design Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to ensure hardware meets drawing requirements, process controls, and aerospace quality standards.

Fast-Paced Innovation
Work in a dynamic environment where solving difficult engineering and manufacturing challenges is part of everyday life.

Growth & Ownership
Early-career engineers at Astra are trusted with real responsibility and have the opportunity to work directly on flight-critical hardware.

How You'll Fulfill Your Mission

Manufacturing Quality Support

• Partner with manufacturing teams on the production floor to ensure hardware is built and inspected to engineering and industry requirements.

• Support in-process inspections and verification activities for propulsion and structural hardware and systems.

Inspection & Verification

• Interpret engineering drawings and specifications, including GD&T, to verify hardware compliance.

• Support incoming inspection, in-process inspection, and final acceptance activities.

• Develop and refine inspection criteria, inspection plans, and acceptance documentation.

Non-Conformance Management

• Document and investigate hardware nonconformances and support Material Review Board (MRB) activities.

• Coordinate containment actions and ensure proper documentation and traceability.