Quality Control Manager

About This Role

Leading designated Marina Quality Control teams is the core responsibility of this management role, assisting in planning, coordinating, and directing aspects of quality control at the Marina Facility. The Quality Control Manager will lead a team to ensure the smooth execution of quality processes and inspections, ensuring the safety, reliability, and compliance of aircraft systems and components. The role is responsible for guiding and developing an organization of inspection supervisors and leading a team of inspectors across assigned areas of the Marina manufacturing system, ensuring compliance with internal and FAA Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a designated Quality Control team to manage all aspects of quality control while ensuring compliance with internal and FAA Regulations
• Participate in the coordination and support of Material Review Board activities and results
• Engage cross-functionally with program management to understand and execute manufacturing/program priorities
• Collaborate with Quality Engineering to ensure all requirements are communicated to and executed by the quality control team
• Foster a culture of collaboration with manufacturing to optimize processes, enhance efficiency, and reduce costs without compromising quality
• Advise teams on design/change review activities, including inspectability, consistency, adequacy, accuracy, and conformance to requirements, and provide recommendations for improvement
• Manage data and metrics using data visualization tools to report inspection performance and quality levels
• Participate in product quality and quality management system reviews to assure compliance with drawings, work instructions and internal ISO9001/AS9100 and regulatory requirements
• Support product and process failure investigation to ensure effective root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventive actions internally
• Assist with the development and continual improvement activities to enhance the Joby quality control and management system
• Support the strategic planning and execution of long-term sustainable goals and objectives as determined by the Senior Manager of Quality Control
• Perform job duties in a manner consistent with established Joby Policies and Procedures

Requirements

• Bachelor
• Minimum 6 years
• Understanding of mechanical systems and inspection processes, including in-process inspection and dimensional inspection
• Fundamental understanding of quality philosophies, principles, systems, methods, and tools
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including writing skills
• Experience in the aviation industry

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of FAA regulatory requirements