Director of Quality Assurance

KRUSH Tech is an international technology company developing advanced hardware solutions for defense, aerospace, communications, and autonomous systems. We’re launching our U.S. operations from the ground up, building a next-generation, vertically integrated aerospace organization focused on advanced uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), autonomy, and sensing technologies for the U.S. market and strategic partners. Our teams work across RF, embedded systems, electronics, mechanical engineering, software, manufacturing, and supply chain to turn some of the industry’s most demanding engineering challenges into reliable, production-ready solutions, combining the agility of a startup with the ambition to compete at the leading edge of UAS and autonomous systems.

We are seeking a Director of Quality to develop and lead the quality strategy for our manufacturing operations, ensuring that our products, processes, and services consistently meet customer, regulatory, and business requirements. This executive leadership role oversees Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Supplier Quality, and Continuous Improvement, driving a culture of quality excellence, compliance, risk management, and operational performance.

Reporting to the Vice President of the site, you will build the quality organization and management system as KRUSH launches U.S. manufacturing. This is a rare opportunity to define how quality is run in a new U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturing operation from day one.

• Develop and execute the quality vision, strategy, and objectives, aligned with business goals and customer expectations

• Provide leadership and direction to quality teams at our Austin site and, as KRUSH grows, across additional sites

• Build and maintain a culture focused on quality, compliance, and continuous improvement, and serve as executive sponsor for quality programs across the organization

• Oversee the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with ISO 9001, AS9100, and other applicable industry-specific requirements

• Establish quality policies, procedures, and governance frameworks, and monitor QMS effectiveness through audits, performance metrics, and management reviews

• Lead customer quality initiatives, including rapid resolution of quality issues, customer complaint processes, and corrective action programs, to improve customer satisfaction and product reliability, in partnership with Operations, Engineering, and Commercial teams

• Establish supplier quality standards and performance requirements, and lead supplier qualification, development, and audit programs
• Drive supplier performance improvements and risk mitigation, partnering with Procurement and Supply Chain to ensure quality throughout the supply network
• Champion Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies, and lead root cause analysis and problem-solving initiatives
• Drive reductions in defects, waste, scrap, rework, and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), and establish quality improvement roadmaps with measurable performance goals
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, customer, and industry requirements, oversee internal, customer, regulatory, and certification audits, and lead risk management for product quality and compliance, including product safety and reliability programs
• Build, lead, mentor, and develop the quality team as the organization grows, including succession planning and talent development programs
• Build organizational capability in quality methodologies and best practices, and promote teamwork, accountability, and continuous learning
• Develop and manage quality department budgets, and monitor and improve Cost of Quality (COQ) and COPQ
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