The Sr. Quality Assurance Manager is needed to manage and improve the quality management system (QMS) at the site, ensuring high quality of incoming products, overseeing inspection and quality engineering teams, and maintaining relationships with customers and suppliers to meet or exceed quality requirements.
Requirements
- Verification and data archival of critical dimensions on ALL incoming custom fabricated parts (This may involve the use of an articulating arm CMM, calipers, and gauge blocks)
- Verification and archival of passing certs for all COTS parts
- Electronics/soldering inspection (must be able to achieve IPC certification)
- Qualified space electronics inspection desired
- Calibration oversight for all shop floor and facility equipment
- Maintenance, monitoring and calibration for ESD equipment
- Experience in Optical Quality Inspection, testing and process improvements for optics, fibers, and optical system quality for the Aerospace and Defense Industry
Responsibilities
- Responsible for site QMS i.e., Mgt. Review, Calibration, CAPA, NCR, Calibration etc.
- Material Review Board
- Corrective Action Board and provide metrics.
- Quality representation in program baseline management activities (e.g., Milestone Reviews (SRR, PDR, CDRs), CCB, peer reviews, code reviews, release planning, configuration management, CCB, test witnessing)
- Partner with suppliers to assure high quality of incoming product.
- Perform internal and supplier AS9100D audits.
- Generates regular progress, summary, and management review reports including Quality Metrics
Other
- Bachelor’s Degree in a Business Management, Quality Technology or STEM discipline and Minimum of 8+ years of relevant experience, master’s degree and 3+ years of relevant managerial/leadership experience.
- Prior experience in plant management, industrial engineering, and manufacturing operations is highly desirable.
- Citizenship required: United States Citizenship
- Must have or able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance (or higher)
- Experience in creating and maintaining useable, actionable metrics to drive department decisions and processes
