Director of Quality Assurance (Aviation)

Responsibilities

• Provides operational oversight of all areas through the use of internal and external audits / monitors, the Quality Deficiency Reporting (QDR) system and direct product quality inspections.
• Tracks operational performance measures and goals to ensure variances in established procedures are clearly identified and corrective actions are defined.
• Maintains all required quality assurance documentation and ensures compliance with recognized standards and practices.
• Manages other QA personnel and certifies that all program deliverables have met all quality requirements.
• Ensures contract requirements compliance and develops new monitoring methods and procedures.
• Prepares, organizes, and reviews all required quality assurance documentation.
• Supports interagency capture efforts by partnering with the Capture Manager to shape the overall Program Management, Execution Approach, and technical volumes.
• Validates that proposed maintenance, supply chain, quality, safety, and subcontractor strategies are operationally executable within cost, schedule, and regulatory constraints.
• Collaborates with the Transition Manager to ensure seamless integration between the Transition Approach and steady-state execution plan.
• Participates in solutioning sessions and Black Hat reviews to assess incumbent performance risks, staffing considerations, aircraft divestment complexities, and customer fleet sustainment demands.
• Supports color team reviews (Pink, Red, Gold), incorporating evaluator-focused refinements and ensuring compliance with PWS and Section L/M requirements.
• Maintains strict traceability between proposal commitments and post-award management processes to minimize performance risk and protect the potential award fee.
• Upon award, ensures rapid conversion of proposal artifacts into executable program management baselines, including staffing plans, governance boards, reporting cadences, and risk registers.

Qualifications

• At least five (5) years of experience (seven (7) years preferred) as a Quality Assurance Manager or experience gained by performing specialized work in a closely related professional occupation.
• Four (4) years of quality assurance experience with an aviation / aerospace program.
• Experience must include QA metrics and their application to systems quality assessment.
• Must have four (4) years of progressive experience in quality assurance / control.
• Knowledge must include a basic understanding of and familiarity with Military and DoD quality standards, such as ISO 9000 series and the capability Maturity Model and Software Engineering Institute (SEI) guidance.
• Specific management / oversight experience shall include: 1) destructive and non-destructive first article testing; 2) establishment and collection of quality metrics; 3) execution of quality plans; 4) preparation and execution quality related tests, data collection and analysis; and 5) conducting manufacturing Source Inspections.
• Bachelor’s degree in quality management or quality assurance, or related field, based on a four-year course of study from a U.S. accredited college or university or equivalent institution.
• Can be substituted for experience on a case by case basis.
• Practical experience in the Aviation field is required due to the scope of this contract.
• English fluent; (Spanish Level L-2, R-2 required in LATAM Programs).
• Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB) certification. Prior experience on large-scale CONUS / OCONUS ($100M annual revenue) U.S. Government aviation maintenance and operations contracts.
• PMP (active preferred), or equivalent certification.
• Security Clearance Requirement: An active SECRET level clearance is required (and/or the ability to acquire prior to contract start).