Quality Engineer – QA Control Account Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Qa
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- U.S. Citizenship required.
Nice to have
- Prior experience serving as a designated Control Account Manager in a DoD or Government program environment.
- Experience developing ETCs/EACs, preparing monthly variance analyses, maintaining control account baselines, and supporting BCRs and IBRs.
- Experience using EVMS cost and scheduling tools, including Deltek Cobra and Microsoft Project.
- Experience conducting internal audits or supporting QMS implementation and compliance with AS9100 and ISO 9001.
- ASQ or other relevant Quality, audit, or program management certification.
- Active or previously held Secret security clearance.
Full description
*Active DoD Security Clearance PreferredUS Citizenship RequiredNO VISA SUPPORT or C2C*
Primary Function
Long Wave Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer – QA Control Account Manager (CAM) to support program quality assurance, Control Account Management, Quality Management System (QMS) execution, and departmental budget and resource planning within an aerospace and defense environment.
The position serves as the designated QA CAM for assigned programs, managing cost account performance, forecasts, budgets, and associated EVMS responsibilities. In addition, the position supports program QA execution, internal auditing, corrective action activities, and QMS implementation and sustainment.
This is a hands-on individual contributor position requiring coordination with Program Management, Finance, Quality leadership, and other functional organizations.
Essential Responsibilities
QA Control Account Management
- Serve as QA CAM for assigned control accounts, managing scope, schedule, budget, and resource requirements.
- Develop and maintain ETCs, EACs, and forecasts; support development and maintenance of control account baselines.
- Monitor cost and schedule performance, prepare variance analyses, and identify execution risks and corrective actions.
- Maintain CAM records and objective evidence supporting internal, customer, government, and DCMA EVMS reviews.
- Support BCRs, IBRs, program reviews, and recurring EVMS reporting activities.
- Coordinate with Program Management, Finance, and functional leads to ensure QA work is properly planned, budgeted, and executed.
QA Budget & Resource Planning
- Support QA annual operating plans (AOPs), budgets, staffing, and resource forecasts across assigned programs and departmental activities.
- Monitor planned versus actual QA labor and budget performance, identifying resource gaps and providing recurring status to QA leadership.
- Develop and support QA BOEs, proposal estimates, resource planning, and program changes involving QA labor and resource requirements.
Additional QA & QMS Support
- Support program QA execution activities, including quality planning, requirements compliance, documentation reviews, and program quality reporting.
- Conduct or support AS9100/ISO 9001 internal audits, including audit planning, objective evidence review, reporting, and follow-up.
- Support nonconformance management, root cause analysis, corrective action implementation, and effectiveness verification.