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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Quality Assurance / Configuration Management Lead to join our team! You will work across the product development lifecycle, ensuring the products meet defined quality standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations while maintaining rigorous control over product baselines, documentation, software/hardware versions, and change management processes. You will create and foster a culture of collaboration, risk mitigation, and excellence through the application of QA and CM practices.
This is a hands-on role on a mission-critical program. Your work directly contributes to matters of national security. You will help the team evolve a TRL-5 prototype system into a TRL-8 product in support of a classified customer pilot deployment as part of a newly formed and growing cyber solutions line of business.
What You'll Be Doing- Lead, advocate, and maintain the organization’s quality assurance processes and standards
- Develop, implement, and improve QA procedures, plans, and metrics
- Oversee product and process quality throughout development, production, and release
- Drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions for quality issues
- Partner with engineering and operations teams to resolve product and process issues
- Establish and enforce configuration management policies, procedures, and tools
- Control product baselines for hardware, software, firmware, and related documentation throughout development, test, deployment and operations
- Chair or support change control boards and engineering review boards
- Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, program management, procurement, and customer-facing teams to balance priorities for control and pace
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Configuration Management, or related engineering support functions
- Experience with document control, change management, and product lifecycle processes
- Knowledge of quality systems, audits, CAPA, nonconformance management, and root cause analysis
- Familiarity with configuration management principles including baselines, revisions, and release controls
- Experience working with requirements tracking, agile project management, and Product/Application Lifecyle Management systems
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.
- Experience in a regulated or highly controlled industry such as aerospace, defense, medical device, automotive, or industrial manufacturing
- Familiarity with standards such as: ISO 9001, AS9100, CMMI, CMMC
- Certification(s) such as: ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Configuration Management certification, PMP or similar project leadership credential
Security Clearance Requirement:
NoneThis position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $103,500.00 - $181,100.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Computer Science, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Configuration Management, or related engineering support functions.
- Experience with document control, change management, and product lifecycle processes.
- Knowledge of quality systems, audits, CAPA, nonconformance management, and root cause analysis.
- Familiarity with configuration management principles including baselines, revisions, and release controls.
- Experience working with requirements tracking, agile project management, and Product/Application Lifecycle Management systems.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- An active Top Secret security clearance.
- Experience in a regulated or highly controlled industry such as aerospace, defense, medical device, automotive, or industrial manufacturing.
- Familiarity with standards such as ISO 9001, AS9100, CMMI, CMMC.
- Certifications such as ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Configuration Management certification, PMP or similar.
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
