- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle · Defense
- Location
- ClarksburgMarylandUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- Aug 13, 2026
Full-time
Senior Quality Manager
Job description
Forterra is looking for a Senior Quality Manager to support a large autonomous research client in the Clarksburg, MD area. Key responsibilities will be to work closely with design and production teams to solve problems. The Senior Quality Manager will also own and manage all assigned CAPAs to ensure timely closure and that appropriate corrective actions are established and adhered to. The Senior Quality Manager will act as a key participant of the configuration management process where applicable. They will also help by responding to questions about how to achieve quality goals and implement changes to reduce the instance of human or machine errors.
Job responsibilities
- Understand and analyze complex problems and derive solutions.
- Effectively communicate technical issues, solutions, ideas, and concepts to a diverse audience including Managers, Customers, and Executive Management.
- Drives continuous improvement and defect reduction using data analysis.
- Support nonconformance/noncompliance investigations to analyze and determine root cause, define corrective actions, and ensure corrective action implementation is effective.
- Lead program and quality assurance reviews.
- Monitor and ensures completion of monthly quality performance metrics.
- Understand design intent, requirements, and specifications and drives reviews of customer and Forterra requirements to ensure all are consumed into product/process requirements.
- Review quality documentation including policies, procedures, processes, to ensure compliance with internal and external requirements.
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM)
- 6+ years of Quality Management work experience in Defense, Aerospace, Medical or Automotive manufacturing.
- 6+ years of direct Quality Management supervisory experience in Defense, Aerospace, Medical or Automotive manufacturing.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Self-guided and ability to work independently.
- Auditing experience within the ISO9001:2015 quality management standard.
- Proven track record of understanding and managing First Article Inspection / PPAPs.
- Working knowledge of Material Review Board (MRB) standards, practices, and customer engagement.