Director of Quality, Commercial Aircraft Landing Gear

About the role

Vale Group, a nationwide specialized recruitment firm, partners with a company in Miami, FL, to search for an experienced Director of Quality.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction for the full quality organization, including QA and QC managers and their teams
• Own the company's quality management system, ensuring airworthiness and regulatory compliance at all times
• Serve as the senior quality liaison for FAA, EASA, CAA, and customer audits and findings
• Establish quality KPIs, reporting cadences, and continuous improvement initiatives across the business
• Guide CAPA programs, root cause investigations, and resolution of quality escapes
• Partner with operations leadership to embed quality into production workflows
• Develop inspector and quality staff training, competency, and succession programs
• Support as needed

Requirements

• 12 or more years of quality leadership experience within FAA Part 145 repair station environments
• Prior success directing both quality assurance and quality control teams, including manager-level direct reports
• Commercial aircraft landing gear experience with Airbus and Boeing platforms required
• Expert-level knowledge of FAA regulations, with familiarity with EASA and CAA requirements strongly preferred
• Extensive audit leadership experience covering regulatory, customer, and internal audits
• FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certificate preferred
• Background with AS9100 or ISO quality systems is a plus

Qualifications

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and technical writing abilities

Benefits

Flexible schedule based on experience and credentials, starting at $115K.

Pay

$115K, flexible, based on experience and credentials.

Schedule

Flexible, based on experience and credentials.

Skills

• Deep regulatory expertise
• Strong leadership range
• Background in Airbus and Boeing landing gear overhaul environments

Benefits

Not specified.

Qualifications

• 12 or more years of quality leadership experience within FAA Part 145 repair station environments
• Prior success directing both quality assurance and quality control teams, including manager-level direct reports
• Commercial aircraft landing gear experience with Airbus and Boeing platforms required
• Expert-level knowledge of FAA regulations, with familiarity with EASA and CAA requirements strongly preferred
• Extensive audit leadership experience covering regulatory, customer, and internal audits
• FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certificate preferred
• Background with AS9100 or ISO quality systems is a plus

Skills

• Deep regulatory expertise
• Strong leadership range
• Background in Airbus and Boeing landing gear overhaul environments

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$115K, flexible, based on experience and credentials.

Schedule

Flexible, based on experience and credentials.