Senior Product Quality Engineer

Victorville · Victorville, CA (VTS-01) · USD 146,000-194,000 · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026

At a glance

The Senior Product Quality Engineer will support flight test operations at the Victorville, CA facility.
This role focuses on quality assurance and process integrity for aircraft operations, integration, and testing.
The position bridges development engineering, production, and field operations to ensure aircraft functionality and performance.

Provide quality oversight during aircraft maintenance, ground testing, and flight testing.
Monitor flight test activities to ensure adherence to quality standards, safety protocols, and technical procedures.
Conduct pre-flight checks and audits to verify the readiness of systems, structures, and components.
Develop and execute inspection systems tailored to flight test and operational support requirements.
Lead Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) initiatives for issues arising during test, maintenance, and sustainment.
Address in-field non-conformance issues and resolve defects impacting operational readiness.
Partner with test engineers, field operations teams, and pilots to resolve technical and quality issues.
Provide real-time technical and quality support during flight testing.
Drive continuous improvement of flight test processes, testing protocols, and operator procedures.
Support quality documentation efforts including inspection logs, NCR metrics, and pre-flight investigation reports.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field.
5+ years of experience in Quality, Manufacturing, flight test, sustainment, or Engineering roles with direct involvement in aircraft testing.
Strong working knowledge of aviation systems, subsystems integration, and mechanical/electrical manufacturing processes.
Familiarity with flight-test processes, operational readiness requirements, and troubleshooting under time constraints.
Experience working directly with DCMA and military customers.
Knowledge of government regulations affecting aviation systems, defense contracts, and flight certification.
Experience with quality management of complex systems such as propulsion, flight controls, avionics, mission systems, fuel, hydraulics, and structural components.
Hands-on experience with pre-flight and post-flight inspection guidelines, quality audits, and troubleshooting processes.
Expertise in product quality methodologies such as FMEA, APQP, and FAI.
Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) applied to aerospace systems.

7+ years of experience with military aircraft flight test operations, quality systems, or production processes.
Working knowledge of AS9100, AS6500, and ISO 9001-based quality management systems.
Familiarity with IPC standards for electronics and MIL standards for aerial vehicle integration.
Experience with Manufacturing Readiness Levels.
Hands-on experience using Teamcenter, SolidWorks/NX, Jira, and manufacturing execution systems.