Quality Engineering Coordinator

Tucson, AZ | Onsite

Compensation & Benefits

Pay Rate: $55/hr to $65.50/hr

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm

Contract Length: 6 months, with possible extension

Clearance: Interim or Active Secret required for submittal

Citizenship: U.S. Citizen required

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, STD, LTD, weekly pay, and 401(k) eligibility after 1 year

Arizona Sick Leave: Accrues 1 hour per 30 hours worked, up to 40 hours per year for employers with 15+ employees.

Program Context

This role supports the AIM-9X program in Tucson, AZ under contract N00019-21-C-0723. The AIM-9X is the latest Sidewinder short-range missile system used across air-to-air and ground-launch applications. The program supports the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and allied Foreign Military Sales customers.

This matters for recruiting because the quality work is tied to missile production hardware, not general commercial manufacturing. Candidates with aerospace, defense, precision machining, composites, inspection, AS9100, FAI, and technical documentation experience will fit much better than general warehouse or light manufacturing quality candidates.

The program has major production demand. A 2025 award increased AIM-9X Block II production toward 2,500 missiles per year, so manufacturing quality, inspection support, documentation accuracy, and factory issue resolution are important to keeping production moving.

Overview

We are hiring a Quality Engineering Coordinator to support a high-precision manufacturing environment focused on machining and composite production.

This role helps maintain product quality, supports inspection teams, verifies process compliance, and keeps documentation aligned with technical requirements. You will work closely with quality, engineering, inspection, and production teams in a fast-paced defense manufacturing environment.

What You Will Do

• Verify product and process compliance with technical, contractual, AS9100, and internal quality requirements
• Generate and publish quality metrics
• Provide administrative and documentation support to the quality team
• Support inspection teams on daily production needs
• Develop and maintain inspection instructions aligned to technical data package requirements
• Participate in daily status meetings with factory teams and stakeholders
• Support First Article Inspection documentation and follow-up
• Help resolve quality issues through clear communication and organized follow-through

What We Are Looking For

• Manufacturing quality experience
• Ability to read engineering drawings, blueprints, and technical specifications
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to organize multiple priorities without losing accuracy
• Experience supporting inspection, quality, production, or manufacturing teams
• Willingness to learn aerospace and defense quality processes

Preferred Experience

• AS9100 or ISO 9001 exposure
• First Article Inspection support
• Machining or composite manufacturing experience
• Hands-on inspection tools such as calipers, micrometers, gauges, or CMMs
• Excel, Word, and quality reporting experience
• Aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing background

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or related field

OR

Associate’s degree with 2+ years of manufacturing experience

OR

7+ years of relevant manufacturing experience in lieu of a degree