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Role Overview:

Build and lead the integrated Quality & Mission Assurance (QMA) function that owns end-to-end quality processes across the full product lifecycle. Ensure every Astrobase product — engine, stage, avionics, and ground systems — is build-worthy, test-worthy,

and flight-worthy across multiple reuse cycles. Drive quality as a velocity enabler through strong process ownership in Product, Manufacturing, Assembly, and

Test/Flight stages.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Product Quality (Design & Development Stage) Own quality processes from concept through design baselining.

o Propulsion, structures, avionics, software, and ground systems requirements verification and traceability.

o Design reviews (PDR/CDR), FMECA, hazard analysis, and configuration baseline establishment.

o Material & component qualification (cryogenic compatibility, EEE parts,

additive manufacturing).

- Manufacturing Process Quality Own all manufacturing and special process quality.

o Qualification and control of additive manufacturing, welding, brazing,

machining, composites, and PCB fabrication.

o NDE program ownership (CT, X-ray, UT, PT) under ASNT Level III.

o Process procedure qualification, technician certification, and first-article inspection.

o Supplier quality engineering, audits, lot acceptance, and counterfeit prevention

(AS6081).

o Conduct & Own Process reviews at different stages of manufacturing and ensure quality of production

- Assembly & Integration Quality Own assembly, integration, and cleanliness processes.

o Precision assembly of engines, stages, avionics, harnesses, and ground systems.

o IPC-A-610 / J-STD-001 workmanship standards,



conformal coating, and cable/harness quality.

o Oxygen/methane cleanliness control (MIL-STD-1330 / ISO 14644) and contamination prevention.

o As-built configuration verification and serialized pedigree tracking.

o Conduct & Own Assembly process reviews and ensure assembly quality

- Test / Flight & Operations Quality Own test, reusability, and operational quality processes.

o Test Readiness Reviews (TRR) gating for all hot-fire, structural,

environmental, and integrated tests.

o Post-test inspection (NDE, borescope), anomaly resolution (PTR, MRB, FRB),

and data integrity.

o GSE, propellant loading systems, launch infrastructure, and range operations quality.

o Reusability loop: post-test teardown, life-limited parts tracking, refurbishment acceptance, and closed-loop feedback.

o Flight software & firmware V&V; (DO-178C / NPR 7150.2).

Cross-Cutting Responsibilities

- Gated Reviews & Configuration Control: Conduct and gate all critical reviews

(PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, PTR). Own the Configuration Control Board (CCB), as-

designed/as-built/as-tested traceability, ECN/ECO approval, and PLM/MES digital backbone.

- Reliability Engineering: FMECA, reliability growth, Weibull analysis, and FRACAS across all stages and disciplines.
- Data & Digital Quality:



Drive first-pass yield, defect density, scrap rate, and CAPA cycle time KPIs with single-source-of-truth traceability.
- Organizational Build-Out: Recruit and mentor a dual-discipline team covering all four stages. Establish scalable AS9100D-aligned QMS tailored to rapid iteration.

Desired Profile / Criteria / Skills :

Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electronics, or Systems Engineering (advanced degree preferred).

- 15+ years aerospace Systems Reliability, Quality Control & Assurance experience,

including 5+ years leading cross-disciplinary quality across full lifecycle in launch vehicles or high-reliability aerospace systems.

- Proven success standing up/scaling QMS in NewSpace/quick-iteration environments.

KEY ATTRIBUTES

- Deep expertise in high precision space launch systems and rocket engine systems quality
- Experience in Avionics and software quality, including Hardware-in-the-Loop

Simulation (HILS) and Software-in-the-Loop Simulation (SILS) testing, integration,

and validation.

- Cryogenic & oxygen systems QA, pressure-vessel codes.
- DO-178C / DO-254 / NPR 7150.2, IPC standards, MIL-STD-810/461/883.
- ASNT Level III (preferred), EIA-649 configuration management, FMECA & reliability tools.

Leadership

- Strong process ownership mindset with ability to hold hardware/tests under pressure while enabling velocity.
- Translate quality across machinists, design engineers, assembly teams, test engineers, and firmware specialists.
- Build a proactive quality culture measured by configuration integrity, first time right approach.

📌 Head of Quality & Mission Assurance ,Dabaspet Banaglore (Bengaluru)
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