SME II (QA/CM Specialist)-Chesapeake, Virginia

About Us

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Job Overview

The QA/CM Specialist - Warfighter Solutions Group (WSG) establishes/maintains Group Quality Assurance and Configuration Management policies, procedures, and instructions to assure quality/reliable and conforming products and services IAW with industry, corporate and customer standards and requirements.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Duties:

• Establishes/maintains Quality Assurance policies, procedures, and instructions.
• Inspects and approves incoming materials by confirming specifications, conducting visual and measurement tests, and rejecting and returning unacceptable materials.
• Inspects in-process production by confirming specifications, conducting visual and measurement tests, communicating required adjustments to production supervisor.
• Approves finished products by confirming specifications, conducting visual and measurement tests, returning products for re-work, and confirming re-work.
• Documents inspection results by completing reports and logs, summarizes re-work and waste, and inputs data into quality database.
• Keeps measurement equipment operating by following operating instructions and calibration requirements.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading technical publications.

• Establishes/maintains configuration management policies, procedures, and instructions.
• Establish, maintain, and audit configuration baselines for complex hardware, assemblies, and integrated software systems.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Configuration Control Board (CCB) to review, assess, and approve Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and deviations.
• Manage and optimize the structure of product Bills of Materials (BOMs), CAD models, and technical data packages.
• Track and record the implementation status of changes across specific product variants, serialized units, and production lots.
• Plan and execute Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs) to verify built units match design releases.
• Work closely with design, engineering, supply chain, operations, and QA/QC to ensure repetitive manufacturing performance and smooth change implementation to prevent manufacturing re-work.

Key Responsibilities:

• We expect this employee to be knowledgeable in all aspects of quality assurance and configuration management.
• Reading/interpreting engineering drawings/schematics, specifications, and standards and directives.
• Recording inspection and audit results by completing reports, summarizing re-works and wastes and inputting data into appropriate databases.
• Training the production personnel on QA and CM measures to improve product excellence.

Job Requirements

Mandatory:

• Must be a US citizen
• Must have the ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• Must have a minimum of 3-5 years' Quality Control/Assurance and Configuration Management familiarity/experience.
• Must have High School diploma.
• Must be willing to work extended hours including weekends and holidays.
• Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check and pre-hire drug test.

Preferred:

• AS/BS Engineering discipline.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.

Working Conditions:

• Work is generally performed indoors.
• Occasional extended travel may be necessary.
• Work areas include corporate, vendor facilities, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard vessels and Military bases, and shipyards.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to carry 50 pounds unaided or 90-pound loads aided.

Disclosures

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.