Director, Product and Supplier Quality

Director, Product and Supplier Quality

Jacksonville, FL

Otto is developing the world's first fifth-generation business jet, designed for sustainability through the innovative use of advanced super-laminar aerodynamics and high-precision, net-shaped composites. Flight tests of our technology demonstrator validate a dramatic reduction in fuel burn and allow for a sizeable improvement in cabin comfort. Otto Aerospace designs world-class aircraft from first principles of physics and delivering ground-breaking aircraft and economic performance.

Otto Aerospace is seeking a Director of Product and Supplier Quality to lead the execution of product quality and supplier quality activities across the organization.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), this role is responsible for ensuring quality requirements are effectively implemented across supplier development, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, inspection, test, and aircraft build activities.

The Director serves as the operational leader for quality execution within Integrated Operations and is accountable to the COO for achieving quality performance outcomes that support program execution, certification, and production readiness.

This role maintains a strong partnership with the Chief Safety and Quality Officer (CSQO) and operates under a dotted-line relationship for compliance with company policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and Quality Management System (QMS) requirements established by the Safety and Quality Assurance Office.

Role Clarification:
The Director owns execution of product and supplier quality activities. The CSQO retains ownership of enterprise governance, quality systems, regulatory interface, and enterprise-level quality oversight.

Quality Leadership and Strategy

• Lead execution of product quality and supplier quality activities across the organization
• Establish departmental objectives, priorities, staffing plans, and operational performance targets aligned with company goals
• Build, lead, and develop a scalable quality execution organization capable of supporting aircraft development, certification, and production
• Drive continuous improvement focused on defect prevention, process capability, and supplier performance
• Represent Product and Supplier Quality within the Integrated Operations leadership team
• Utilize enterprise quality data systems, dashboards, and performance metrics established by the Safety and Quality Assurance Office to manage operational performance
• Ensure personnel are trained and qualified in accordance with training programs and standards defined by the Safety and Quality Assurance Office

Operational Quality Execution

• Execute product quality activities including incoming inspection, in-process inspection, final inspection, first article inspection, conformity, and nonconforming material control
• Integrate quality requirements into manufacturing planning, production execution, inspection processes, and aircraft assembly operations
• Monitor operational quality performance for product and supplier execution and drive corrective actions when performance objectives are not achieved, in alignment with enterprise performance frameworks
• Support flight-test vehicle assembly, certification activities, and production readiness initiatives

Supplier Quality Leadership

• Accountable for supplier quality performance within assigned programs and suppliers
• Execute supplier qualification, surveillance, and performance management activities in accordance with approved supplier quality processes and governance frameworks
• Partner with Supply Chain and Engineering to ensure supplier capability, product conformity, and risk mitigation
• Drive supplier development and improvement initiatives across the supply base

Quality Compliance and Governance

• Execute product and supplier quality activities in accordance with approved company procedures, regulatory requirements, and QMS standards
• Maintain dotted-line accountability to the CSQO for compliance with quality system, regulatory, and governance requirements
• Support internal audits, external audits, FAA assessments, and certification activities as directed by the Safety and Quality Assurance Office
• Execute corrective actions and nonconformance resolution in accordance with the enterprise corrective action system
• Escalate compliance concerns, systemic risks, and significant quality issues through established governance channels.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Flight Test, Program Management, and Certification teams to support program execution
• Provide quality leadership across product development, supplier selection, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and certification activities
• Support organizational readiness for FAA production approval, AS9100 certification, and production scaling.

Organization Development

• Lead and develop Product Quality and Supplier Quality organizations
• Initially supervise the Supplier Quality Manager and perform Product…