Quality Assurance Manager

Overview

In this role you lead the Quality Assurance team supporting the Optical and Photonics Systems business, safeguarding mission-critical space and airborne laser systems. You will drive QA strategy, QA metrics, and cross-site process alignment to mature from prototype to production. You partner with manufacturing and engineering to ensure product quality and compliance, while advancing continuous improvement and audits. This is a mission-driven position in a high-stakes, engineering-focused environment with strong leadership and impact.

Compensation / Benefits

• flexible time off benefit
• robust learning resources
• healthcare benefits
• retirement plans
• time off benefits
• family support

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop quality engineers, analysts, and inspectors; manage inspector program
• Oversee inspection processes and approve reports to ensure compliance with requirements
• Define in-process inspection criteria across product lines and sites
• Drive cross-site QA efficiency and fidelity; align processes
• Develop future QA strategy from prototype to rate production
• Manage QMS continuous improvement and ISO9001 implementation; transition to AS9100
• Coordinate internal and external audits; implement corrective actions
• Manage non-conforming material, CAPA, and supplier corrective actions
• Lead QA training program and metrology issues; calibration, gauge R&R, production capability studies
• Create/update work instructions and procedures; evaluate new inspection tech/tools
• Support Mission Assurance metrics and customer meetings on quality issues
• Report QA performance to management; liaise with internal/external stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned

Key requirements

• 10+ years of Quality Management/Quality Engineering experience or equivalent
• Knowledge of ISO9001 and AS9100 quality systems
• Experience with design, production, product evaluation, reliability, inspection/test; contract review
• Proficiency with root cause analysis tools (Ishikawa, FMEA, FMECA, 5Why)
• Excellent written and oral communication; strong interpersonal, problem-solving, time management
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint
• Ability to travel up to 50% and work under pressure to meet deadlines
• U.S. Citizenship; ability to obtain government security clearance in the future

• leadership
• interpersonal skills
• problem solving
• ISO9001/AS9100 quality systems
• quality assurance and control
• Root Cause Analysis tools (Ishikawa, FMEA, FMECA, 5Why)