Sr Quality Manager- Electronics

Senior Quality Manager - Electronics (Fort Walton Beach, FL)

Crane Aerospace & Electronics is seeking a Senior Quality Manager to lead quality activities for our electronic systems division.

This position provides quality leadership and full responsibility for site quality regarding the Quality Management System (QMS), customer satisfaction, regulatory compliance, and product life cycle management from development to support.

• Directly lead and manage the functional quality organization to meet all Aerospace AS9100 Quality Management System requirements.
• Lead Advanced Product Quality Planning using AS9145 within Product Development/New Product Introduction processes.
• Effectively manage supply base quality performance over the lifecycle (selection, qualification, management, monitoring and measurement).
• Develop AS9145 core tool plans to identify and prioritize risks (DFMEA, PFMEA) and mitigate/eliminate risks using Control Plans, MSA, Process Capability, SPC.
• Ensure effectiveness of measurement and monitoring systems to achieve improvement in site business key metrics and quality processes key metrics.
• Develop and implement a quality organizational structure supporting strategic initiatives and integrate quality into short‑ and long‑term business plans.
• Establish collection and analysis systems of statistical data to predict trends affecting product quality improvement.
• Analyze and resolve customer complaints and field reliability issues; coordinate product and component failure analysis; drive corrective action and inspection of all program hardware to J‑STD‑001 and IPC
  610 and provide documentation and supplier quality improvements.

• 5+ years of quality assurance experience in defense, space electronics or high‑end aerospace industry; automotive experience is a plus.
• 5+ years in a management role.
• Experience with advanced product quality planning in high reliability product development/new product introduction.
• Experience with electronics manufacturing methods including IPC‑610 Class 3 and IPC J‑STD‑001, MIL‑PRF‑38534 Hybrid Electronics.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (EE‑preferred, ME, MSc., Chem).
• Eligibility to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export‑controlled information (ITAR).

• Experience with APQP tools – Process Flow Diagram, FMEA, Control Plan, MSA, Process Capability, SPC.
• AS9100 Auditor experience, Six Sigma Black Belt, ASQ CQM, CQE.
• Lean and Six Sigma methodology experience.

• Standard office environment; can involve manufacturing operations.
• Potential for travel up to 25 %.
• Up to 25 % standing, 80 % sitting, lifting and pushing up to 25 lb.
• Exposure to environmental conditions such as loud noise, cold temperatures, confined spaces, dust or fumes.
• May require safety equipment (eye safety glasses, gowning, masks, hearing protectors, heel/wrist straps, PPE).
• Candidates must be eligible for a government security investigation and meet access to classified information requirements.

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting first day of the month.
• 15 days of paid time off (accruing from first day) and 12 paid holidays per year.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Education reimbursement after 90 days of employment.

All candidates will undergo a satisfactory background check. FAA‑sensitive positions require participation in a random drug test pool.

Crane Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, general identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.