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Role
Avionics QA/QC Engineer
Location
Hyderabad, TS, India
Job Type
Full-time & On-site
Category
Quality Assurance & Quality Control
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Role overview
Dhruva Space is seeking a skilled Avionics QA/QC Engineer to oversee quality assurance across the lifecycle of satellite hardware and space systems. The role involves ensuring compliance with aerospace standards, performing inspections, verifying documentation, and supporting mission-critical reviews. The candidate will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and project teams to drive product quality and process discipline, contributing directly to spacecraft reliability and mission success.
Key responsibilities
- Conduct inspections of incoming materials, EEE components, PCBs, harnesses, mechanical parts and flight hardware in accordance with IPC, ECSS, ESA and aerospace standards.
- Perform in-process and final inspections during Assembly, Integration and Testing (AIT) phases of satellite manufacturing.
- Implement and monitor cleanroom protocols, ESD control and contamination control procedures during spacecraft integration and environmental testing.
- Prepare, maintain and verify detailed documentation including inspection reports, defect logs, non-conformance reports (NCRs), Quality Assurance Plans (QAP), checklists and product assurance documents.
- Review and verify supplier documentation, manufacturing records and process certifications to ensure compliance with contractual and standard requirements.
- Verify workmanship quality against standards such as IPC, ECSS, et.,.
- Act as the QA representative during critical environmental tests (TVAC, vibration, EMI/EMC, thermal cycling, acoustic, etc.), witnessing and ensuring proper execution.
- Support design and project lifecycle reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR) from a QA perspective, ensuring compliance to reliability and quality objectives.
- Participate in and support the selection, screening, derating and qualification of EEE components for space applications.
- Drive process adherence by creating and verifying checklists, conducting audits and ensuring alignment with product assurance frameworks.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing process gaps, proposing corrective/preventive actions, and ensuring effective implementation.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in QA/QC roles within the satellite, aerospace or defence manufacturing sectors.
- Strong understanding of both product quality and process quality within the aerospace domain.
- In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with AS9100D, ECSS-Q and ISO 9001 quality frameworks.
- Familiarity with inspection methodologies, cleanroom operations and high-reliability soldering and assembly standards.
- Proven ability in documentation, verification of documents, preparation of reports and creation of QA checklists.
- Experience using standard inspection tools and interpreting engineering drawings, datasheets and specifications.
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