Director Of Quality

About the role

The Chief Inspector is fully responsible for airworthiness determination, inspection processes, and regulatory compliance of all maintenance, modification, fabrication, and integration work performed at MAIC. This role ensures that all work is accomplished in accordance with approved technical data, repair station manuals, FAA regulations, and MAIC quality standards, maintaining continuous airworthiness across all supported aircraft and components.

Responsibilities

• Serving as the Repair Station's primary authority for inspection, airworthiness, and return-to-service determinations.
• Ensuring full compliance with FAA Part 145 / Part 21 requirements, OpSpecs, Repair Station manuals, and FAA-approved procedures.
• Classifying repairs and alterations as major or minor and ensuring proper documentation and approval paths are executed.
• Overseeing and performing required inspections on aircraft, components, assemblies, fabricated parts, and installed systems.
• Reviewing and approving maintenance records, work orders, inspection reports, conformities, and RTS documentation.
• Support Part 21 prototype, fabrication, and modification activities by ensuring inspection and conformity processes align with approved design data.
• Partner with engineering to review drawings, work instructions, and technical packages for QC compliance and regulatory compliance.
• Support conformity efforts, configuration control, and first-article or prototype inspections as required.
• Hire, lead, mentor, and develop the Inspection team.
• Facilitate, with QA, internal audits and surveillance of maintenance, fabrication, and integration activities.
• Maintain control of calibrated tools, inspection equipment, and records.
• Support continuous improvement of MAIC’s ISO 9001 / AS9100 Quality Management System, as applicable.

Requirements

8+ years of progressively responsible experience in aviation quality, safety, and/or compliance within complex operational environments. Significant experience in a FAA Part 145 maintenance and/or Part 21 modification or production environment. Strong working knowledge of FAA regulatory frameworks relevant to maintenance and modification, including FAA Part 145 and applicable elements of Part 21. Proven experience implementing, operating, and improving formal management systems (QMS, IMS or equivalent).

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of aircraft structural modification, avionics integration, and fabrication activities.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply engineering drawings, STCs, DER data, and other approved technical data.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Proficiency with standard enterprise IT systems and electronic work management tools.
• Experience providing independent assurance and constructive challenge to senior operational leadership.
• Strong written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills, with the ability to brief complex issues clearly.
• Must have FAA A&P License. Preference given to candidates with FAA IA and/or DAR authorizations.

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical plan options
• HSA/FSA accounts
• Dental and vision coverage
• 6% employer 401(k) match
• Fully paid parental leave for all new parents
• Generous PTO
• Life and disability insurance
• Long-term and Short-term disability coverage
• AD&D Coverage
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Subsidized gym membership / plans through Wellhub

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Full-time, exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs.