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Quality Engineer (Mid-Level or Senior) -Intelligence Systems

The Boeing Company

Herndon, VAFull-time$107–177K/yrPosted todayStill listed today

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Compensation
$107–177K/yr
Location
Herndon, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance

Job overview

Boeing Defense, Space & Security seeks a Quality Engineer to support programs in its Intelligence Systems portfolio in Herndon, Virginia. The role oversees compliance with Boeing and industry quality requirements, interprets requirements, and supports program processes. The engineer develops quality plans and metrics, assesses processes, analyzes non-conformances, and participates in product reviews. The position works under general direction and may require travel up to 10% of the time.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Quality SystemsData AnalysisRoot Cause Corrective ActionProject ManagementTeam LeadershipStatistical AnalysisData CollectionData InterpretationAerospace ManufacturingSoftware QualityAuditing

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Related3+ Years Quality Systems Experience3+ Years Data Analysis and RCCA Experience3+ Years Project or Team Leadership ExperienceMore Than 5 Years Related Experience or Equivalent1+ Year Audit ExperienceU.S. CitizenshipAbility to Obtain U.S. Security Clearance

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Quality Engineer (Mid-Level or Senior) -Intelligence Systems

Company: The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Engineer (Mid-Level or Senior) to join our Quality team located in Herndon, VA.

This role will focus on supporting multiple Programs within the Intelligence Systems portfolio, with oversight of compliance to Boeing and industry related Quality requirements. The Quality Engineer (QE) will ensure that the programs adhere to Boeing's requirements and provide quality interpretation. Primary duties will include:

  • Develops Quality metrics, design, and production certification plans for small programs to ensure compliance with contractual, Company, and regulatory requirements.
  • Analyze non-conformance trends to evaluate the effectiveness of corrective actions.
  • Performs benchmarking and other forms of analysis to ensure specified process capability levels are achieved.
  • Participates in various reviews to ensure quality attributes are incorporated into product designs.

The QA Representative is also the primary interface for streamlining internal and external communication and driving visibility and ownership within the program /projects.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Represents Quality function on team activities to integrate contractual and Boeing Quality Management System requirements into all aspects of proposals and program processes and documentation. Provides Quality interpretation of requirements.
  • Develops quality metrics, design and production certification plans for small programs to ensure compliance with contractual, Company and regulatory requirements.
  • Conducts capability assessments and process validations to support supplier selection activities.
  • Participates in various reviews to ensure quality attributes are incorporated into product designs.
  • Performs analysis, tests and process audits to ensure manufacturing and test readiness.
  • Provides material review dispositions for non-conformances.
  • Analyzes non-conformance trends to evaluate effectiveness of corrective actions.
  • Recommends corrective actions to address non-conformances.
  • Performs benchmarking and other forms of analysis to ensure specified processes capability levels are achieved.
  • Works under general direction.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
  • 3+ years of experience with quality systems (e.g., Boeing Quality Management System (BQMS), International Organization for Standardization (ISO9001), Aerospace Standard (AS9100)
  • 3+ years of experience in data analysis and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
  • 3+ years of experience in leading or managing projects and/or teams

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Level 4: More than 5 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 3+ years of experience performing quantitative or statistical analysis, data collection, preparation and interpretation
  • Experience in aerospace manufacturing
  • Software Quality experience
  • 1+ year of experience performing audits

Travel: Position may require travel up to 10% of the time.

Conflict of Interest: Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process

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.

Pay & Benefits: 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: Mid-Level (Level 3) USD 107,100 - 144,900 Senior level (Level 4) USD 130,900 - 177,100

Language Requirements: Not Applicable

Education: Not Applicable

Relocation: Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement: This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive: This is not a Safety Sensitive 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. Top Secret/SCI Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship: Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America)

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,973 open Quality Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$107–177K/yr
  • Virginia median$90–149K/yr38 salary ranges
  • US median$90–149K/yr1,864 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $142K, is 19% above the Virginia median midpoint ($120K) — in the middle half of Quality Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 50 open Quality Engineer jobs in Virginia and 2,973 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Quality Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,414 postings).
Education
1,704 of the 2,973 open Quality Engineer jobs (57%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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