Manager, Quality Systems (R5960)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the enterprise QMS, ensuring compliance with AS9100 and applicable AQAP, customer, contractual, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead the assessment, gap closure, implementation, and certification readiness activities required to support AQAP 2110.
• Develop and maintain a single integrated QMS that supports multiple programs, customers, and applicable international defense requirements.
• Own the internal audit program, including audit planning, auditor qualification, findings, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.
• Lead preparation for AS9100, AQAP, customer, government, and third-party audits and assessments.
• Own enterprise corrective action and continuous improvement processes, ensuring systemic issues are effectively identified, corrected, and prevented from recurring.
• Establish and maintain processes for document control, quality records, objective evidence, and retention.
• Partner with Engineering and Configuration Management to ensure appropriate configuration control, traceability, and as-built product records.

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, or a related technical discipline; equivalent combinations of education and significant relevant experience may be considered.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in Quality, Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, Compliance, or Product Assurance.
• 3+ years of leadership experience in Quality Systems, Quality Assurance, Compliance, or a related function.
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, or maintaining an AS9100 Quality Management System.
• Direct experience with AQAP 2110 or other NATO Allied Quality Assurance Publications.
• Experience supporting international defense customers, Government Quality Assurance, or government/customer quality representatives.
• Experience conducting QMS gap assessments and implementing compliance roadmaps.
• Experience integrating customer or regulatory requirements into an existing AS9100 QMS.