Quality Manager - Aerospace Systems

Position Overview

The position will be part of our corporate Quality team directly supporting the Aerospace Systems Business Unit, which consists of Navy/Marine/Air Force type maintenance contracts. It manages through guidance, direction, and leadership to experienced professionals who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments. The role ensures adherence to and compliance with established company quality policies, practices, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and government regulations.

It ensures quality of services purchased, processed, tendered and/or distributed by the company, and interprets technical direction from aviation maintenance manuals and directives.

The role advises operating units on quality control standards and opportunities for improvement related to raw materials, chemicals, packaging, shipping, material handling, procedures, processes, and finished products. It is capable of conducting Quality Management System Audits, writing detailed quality reports relating to compliance, findings, and defect reports. It must enter data tracking information into Excel spreadsheets, interpret collected data, implement and monitor data tracking and trending, and understand information provided through analysis of trended data.

It ensures prompt initiation and oversight of any suspected negative trends and conducts investigations, collecting and trending associated systemic data.

It must possess exceptional guidance and collaboration skills, a capacity to positively influence internal and external teams to ensure quality standards are in place and complied with, and implement methods for inspecting and evaluating products, documentation, certifications, supplier parts, material, and equipment. It analyzes inspection processes, conducts quality assurance reviews, performs statistical analysis on products or materials that do not meet required standards, ensures corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and adapts quickly to rapidly changing environments to meet customer needs.

Finally, it provides oversight for the development and maintenance of quality programs, processes, and procedures that ensure compliance with policies and performance and quality of services conform to established standards and agency guidelines. It provides expertise and guidance in interpreting policies, regulatory and governmental regulations, and agency guidelines to ensure compliance, working directly with operating entities, providing process analyses oversight continuously to meet guidelines, and helping ensure the Quality Management System, programs, policies, and procedures are reviewed and updated as required.

• Five (5) years’ experience in Quality Assurance Management (Aviation Field preferred)

Bachelor's degree, plus 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance (aviation preferred) OR associate’s degree plus 10 years of recent aviation experience with 5 years in aviation management, and at least 4 years in management of aviation Quality Assurance OR 15 years of recent aviation experience with 10 years in management of aviation Quality Assurance

• Must have experience working with Quality Management System (QMS) requirements in Government contracting such as ISO 9001:2015, AS9100, & AS9110
• Experience in fixed wing military aircraft or Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) organizations
• Experience with NAVAIR 4790, & DCMA 8210 (3710) series instruction
• Excellent communication and interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Excellent decision-making and methodical problem-solving skills
• Technical proficiency as an aircraft mechanic (preferred)
• Technical proficiency as an aircraft quality inspector (preferred)
• Must have active passport with at least 18 months remaining to expiration
• Ability to challenge ideas and decisions and implement with commitment the selected decision, once made (disagree in private/agree in public)
• High level of comfort with briefing/training/talking with senior leaders, peers, and first-line employees
• Ability to coordinate directive guidance and accommodate an…