Space industry jobs in Houston, TX
Quality and mission assurance jobs in space in Houston, TX
20 open quality and mission assurance jobs in space in Houston, Texas, at 8 employers. Make sure the hardware is right before it flies: inspection, mission assurance, reliability and safety.
Newest quality and mission assurance jobs in space in Houston
Checked 9 Nov 2026, 12:17 UTC
$98,500/yr
$161,169–$197,200/yr- $145,480–$189,126/yr
- $70,100/yr
Selected agencies hiring now
Zobility (RGBSI)Engineering and technical staffing agency
RGBSI's staffing and workforce division, renamed Zobility (Troy, Michigan), placing engineers, technicians, IT staff and procurement and supply chain people with aerospace, defense and automotive employers.
Places: Mechanical, Avionics, Systems & Test, Technicians
Peak Technical StaffingEngineering and technical staffing agency
Engineering, IT and manufacturing staffing firm placing engineers, designers and technicians on contract and direct hire across the US.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
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Quality occupations in Houston
Each opens the town's jobs in that occupation.
What quality and mission assurance jobs in space in Houston offer
Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.
No degree required: 2 jobs
- Receiving Inspection Quality Technician at Barrios TechnologyHigh School diploma or GED, plus fifteen (15) years of inspection experience
- Receiving Inspection Quality Technician III at Barrios TechnologyHigh School diploma or GED, plus ten (10) years of inspection experience
Open to non-US citizens: 5 jobs
- R0174912 - Flight Safety System Engineer (A) at Aerodyne Industries
- Fracture Control Engineer at Amentum
- Quality Assurance Specialist - 2nd Shift at Amentum
9/80 schedule: 4 jobs
- R0174912 - Flight Safety System Engineer (A) at Aerodyne Industries9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable
- Fracture Control Engineer at Amentum9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable
- Quality Assurance Specialist - 2nd Shift at Amentum9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable
How the employers hiring quality and mission assurance jobs in space in Houston compare
What each one's jobs here post and state: the pay is the range its jobs here most often post (else the middle of its posted salaries), and each term opens the job that states it.
| Employer | Open here | Posted pay | Sign-on bonus | Shift differential | School help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrios Technology | 5 | on each job | none stated | none stated | none stated |
| Intuitive Machines | 4 | on each job | none stated | none stated | none stated |
| Bastion Technologies | 3 | on each job | none stated | none stated | none stated |
| Amentum | 2 | $84.3k/yr2 posted rates of 2 jobs | none stated | none stated | none stated |
| KBR | 2 | on each job | none stated | none stated | none stated |
| NASA | 2 | $153k–$193k/yr2 posted rates of 2 jobs | none stated | none stated | none stated |
| Aerodyne Industries | 1 | on each job | none stated | none stated | none stated |
| The Aerospace Corporation | 1 | on each job | none stated | none stated | none stated |
"None stated" means none of its open jobs here states it, not that the employer never offers it. Pay is the range its jobs here most often post (the median low end to the median high end of their distinct ranges), else the middle of their distinct posted salaries, before bonuses; "on each job" opens its jobs here, each with the pay it posts.
Quality and mission assurance jobs in space in Houston, TX: common questions
What do quality and mission assurance jobs in space in Houston, TX pay?
A role shows the salary its company posts; too few here state one for a typical range. Quality pay across Texas is measured from more jobs.
Who has the most quality and mission assurance jobs in space in Houston, TX?
By open jobs on this board: Barrios Technology (5), Intuitive Machines (4) and Bastion Technologies (3).
Which employers pay quality the most in Houston, TX?
Ranked by the salaries each one posts for the quality and mission assurance jobs in space open here, an employer with few rates weighed toward the others' so one high posting never outranks many: NASA (most often $153k–$193k a year, a median of $173,243.75 across 2 posted rates) and Amentum (a median of $84,300 a year across 2 posted rates). Posted pay is the base range, before shift differentials and bonuses.
Which quality and mission assurance jobs in space in Houston, TX hire without a degree?
2 of the open quality and mission assurance jobs in space here say so in their own posting: Receiving Inspection Quality Technician at Barrios Technology (High School diploma or GED, plus fifteen (15) years of inspection experience); Receiving Inspection Quality Technician III at Barrios Technology (High School diploma or GED, plus ten (10) years of inspection experience).
Which quality and mission assurance jobs in space in Houston, TX are open to non-US citizens?
5 of the open quality and mission assurance jobs in space here say so in their own posting: R0174912 - Flight Safety System Engineer (A) at Aerodyne Industries; Fracture Control Engineer at Amentum; Quality Assurance Specialist - 2nd Shift at Amentum. Every such job in Texas.
Which quality and mission assurance jobs in space in Houston, TX offer a 9/80 schedule?
4 of the open quality and mission assurance jobs in space here say so in their own posting: R0174912 - Flight Safety System Engineer (A) at Aerodyne Industries (9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable); Fracture Control Engineer at Amentum (9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable); Quality Assurance Specialist - 2nd Shift at Amentum (9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable). Every such job in Texas.
What do you need to get hired?
An engineering degree or inspection certifications (NDT levels, AS9100 experience); safety roles want EHS credentials. Each posting lists its own requirements.
Sources and method
- SpaceJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Houston, TX, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 9 Nov 2026
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (places)
Cite this page
SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Quality and mission assurance jobs in space in Houston, TX. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/states/texas/houston/quality-safety