Director of Quality; Aerospace & Defense

Join a long-established aerospace and defense manufacturer with over 80 years of proven performance supporting critical commercial, military, and space programs worldwide. The organization is a trusted supplier of advanced ducting systems and precision-engineered components used on some of the most demanding aviation and defense platforms.

You’ll step into a high-accountability Director of Quality role reporting directly to the CEO & President. You’ll lead Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality, and the QMS interface, with a strong focus on in-process, incoming, and final inspection, NCMR/MRB, scrap reduction, supplier quality, corrective action, and day-to-day production support.

• Competitive Compensation:
  Base salary + 10% annual bonus target
  , providing a strong compensation package for an experienced aerospace quality leader.
• Strong Culture, Benefits & Onsite Amenities: Work for an organization focused on taking care of its people
  , with an onsite cafeteria and competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA options,
  401(k) with company match
  , PTO, paid holidays, and sick leave.
• Career Growth & Veteran-Friendly Culture: Join an organization experiencing significant growth with opportunities to expand your leadership impact, while working in a veteran-friendly environment that values military experience, leadership, and technical expertise.
• Major Space Projects: Approximately $250 million in space projects are currently underway
  , providing strong visibility into future business and continued demand.
• Trusted Aerospace Supplier: Work with advanced commercial, military, and space applications.
• Diverse Aerospace Programs: Gain exposure to commercial aviation, military aviation, and growing space programs
  , creating a technically challenging and diversified manufacturing environment.
• Executive-Level Visibility: Report directly to the CEO & President and serve as a core member of the senior leadership team, giving you significant influence across the organization.
• Hands-On Quality Leadership: This is a factory-focused quality leadership role
  , where you will directly influence incoming, in-process, and final inspection, NCMR/MRB, supplier quality, corrective action, and scrap reduction.
• Broad Technical Environment: Work across metal fabrication, welding, NDT, machining, grinding, honing, broaching, and electro-mechanical assembly while partnering with Engineering, Operations, Production, and Supply Chain.
• High-Impact Quality & Supplier Leadership: Lead initiatives addressing scrap, customer complaints, incoming material rejections, production quality, supplier performance, root cause analysis, and corrective action
  .
• AS9100 & Continuous Improvement: Apply practical AS9100 Rev. D experience while driving zero-defect quality planning, process improvement, audit readiness, and measurable manufacturing improvements.
• Strong People-Focused Culture: Join a company with a strong focus on taking care of its people
  , a veteran-friendly environment, onsite cafeteria, and opportunities to build a long-term career.

• Lead the Quality organization across Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality, QMS, and Test
  , with a primary focus on factory-floor execution.
• Drive improvements in incoming, in-process, and final inspection
  , NCMR/MRB review and disposition, scrap reduction, customer complaints, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Production, and suppliers to resolve quality issues and ensure customer requirements are effectively translated to the manufacturing floor.
• Lead the Repairs & Overhauls (R&O) function through completion, customer commitments, tooling/equipment disposition, and orderly close-out.
• Develop and lead the Quality organization while maintaining AS9100 readiness, supplier performance, customer satisfaction, and overall manufacturing quality.

• 10+ years of quality experience in a low-to-medium volume precision production manufacturing environment
  , with the majority of your career spent running quality operations on the factory floor.
• Strong aerospace manufacturing background with experience supporting machining and assembly of precision components
  .
• Demonstrated Director-level or senior management experience leading quality within a manufacturing plant.
• Must-have technical depth in NCMR/MRB review and disposition, incoming/in-process/final inspection, supplier quality…