Quality Assurance Specialist, UME

The Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS) ensures tactical equipment platform is safe and reliable. Performs duties to direct maintenance personnel to inspect beyond the point of trouble or fault detection in support of customers’ expectations. This position will develop Additional Authorized Inspection and Maintenance (AAIM) actions, beyond preventative maintenance checks and service task, to be performed by maintenance staff. The platform is inspected for various aspects, such as proper assembly of the vehicle’s components, compliance with safety standards, and adherence to quality control protocols established by the customer.

Responsibilities

• Inspects the maintenance and assembly of the platform for tactical equipment needed for maneuvering and supporting units in situational environments. Also, this position inspects the body of the platform in comparison of like equipment.
• Examines mobility of the platform and conducts safety inspections; pre-, during- and post-operation checks, IAW technical manuals and locally developed AAIM.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in mechanical maintenance.
• Knowledge of inspection, test, and measurement techniques in tactical platform.
• Strong critical reasoning, decision-making and problem-solving skills to analyze situations.
• Organizational skills and attention to details to handle multiple tasks, short deadlines, frequent interruptions, and shifting priorities in support of changing situations.
• Understand Quality Systems and/or regulated training requirements.
• Ability to pass Pre-Employment Drug Test and Background Screening.
• Ability to receive a favorable TIER-1 Investigation and obtain and maintain a CAC.

Desired Qualifications

• ISO Standard experience preferred.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree.
• Certificate in quality assurance.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• High School Diploma / GED.
• Commercial Driver's License with Passenger Endorsement.

Physical Demands

• include (but are not limited to) the ability to lift 50 pounds, pushing, pulling, carrying, stooping, bending, squatting, and reaching. Work environment includes periodic overtime, exposure to heat, dust, cold, and inclement weather conditions.

Pay & Benefits

• Salary Range: $55K - $65K.

Job ID

2026-23573

Work Type

On-Site

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO), an Akima company, is not just another federal facilities contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AFO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AFO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AFO sustains mission readiness and ensures quality of life by maintaining high value assets and operations at peak performance and successfully manages these operations through accurately forecasting, managing, and aggressively controlling costs.

As an AFO employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

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