Quality Director

About This Role

Directing the company's Quality Management System (QMS) and ensuring product quality are the core responsibilities of this leadership role. The Quality Director establishes and maintains robust quality standards and processes, leading a team to deliver dependable performance in demanding conditions. This position suits a quality leader who thrives in a high-reliability product environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, maintain, and continually improve the AS9100-certified Quality Management System, including management review, internal audits, nonconformance and corrective action systems (including FRACAS), and risk management processes
• Establish quality strategy, objectives, metrics (KPIs), and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with business goals and customer requirements
• Oversee quality engineering, inspection, testing, and calibration functions to ensure product conformity throughout the product lifecycle (design, manufacturing, test, and delivery)
• Ensure compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, applicable MIL-STD requirements, customer quality clauses, and other regulatory or contractual requirements
• Manage supplier quality programs, including supplier selection, qualification, performance monitoring, audits, and development
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action for internal nonconformances, customer complaints, and audit findings
• Drive design quality and Design for Manufacturability/Testability (DFM/DFT) practices in collaboration with engineering
• Participate in product design reviews to represent quality requirements and concerns
• Prepare for and host external audits (certification body, customer, and government)
• Develop and mentor the quality team; foster a company-wide culture of quality ownership and accountability
• Report quality performance, trends, and risks to executive leadership and support strategic decision-making
• Champion process standardization and data-driven quality improvements
• Ensure competency-based training related to the QMS and quality-critical processes is defined, delivered, and maintained

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field
• 10+ years of progressive quality experience in electronics, computing hardware, aerospace, defense, or related high-reliability manufacturing environments
• 5+ years in a quality leadership role with direct responsibility for an AS9100 (or equivalent aerospace/defense) QMS
• Deep working knowledge of AS9100, ISO 9001, and related aerospace/defense quality standards and practices
• Proven experience with product realization processes for complex electronic or electro-mechanical systems, including design control, configuration management, and environmental/qualification testing