QA Manager/Hardware Manufacturing (Manager, Quality Assurance)

Summary

Full-time QA Manager for Hardware Manufacturing located at an Aerospace manufacturing facility in Marlborough, MA. In this role you will manage/lead a small Quality team of QA Engineers and QC inspectors. This is a hands-on working manager position, fulfilling Quality Engineering job duties as well as managerial duties.

Responsibilities

• QA representative for customer meetings such as Critical Design Reviews (CDR's), Manufacturing Readiness Reviews (MRR's), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR's), and Pre-ship Reviews (PSR's)
• Review new customer proposals and specific contract requirements to ensure compliance, including completion of a customer compliance matrix and subsequent SDRL/CDRL documents
• Ownership of the quality management system: continual improvement, evolution and maintenance to meet company and product needs
• Work directly with parts engineering as site GIDEP representative to analyze GIDEPs and report usage/impact to management and customers
• Manage an internal audit team as the AS9100 Management Representative and lead auditor; serve as AS9100 representative for customer, government, or AS9100 registrar audits of the Quality Management system and facility
• Work with manufacturing engineering to create and approve methods and procedures for fabricating, inspecting and testing Aerospace products; ensure documentation is detailed and meets Aerospace standards
• Collect, analyze and summarize data from quality inspections to determine root-cause of product problems using tools such as fishbone diagrams, 5 Whys, 8D's, or other methods
• Improve product quality by working with the Operations/Manufacturing manager, manufacturing engineering, quality engineers and design/mechanical engineers to determine and implement corrective actions
• Lead Non-conformance and product failure investigations with relevant teams; ensure Non-Conformance reports and Failure Reports are clear, very detailed, and drive down to root cause before closing out
• Work directly with Project Management to communicate failures, non-conformances, deviations and waivers to the customer
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place that comply with AS9100 and ISO9001
• Ensure corrective actions meet AS9100 requirements and prevent similar defects in future builds
• Creation and/or support of Quality metrics gathering and reporting, Cause and Effect analysis, and Program customer interface
• Work with purchasing to ensure quality requirements are flowed down
• As Facility Safety Officer, guide a small safety team in safety audits and facility audits; work directly with the Redwire Environmental, Health, and Safety team and management, including reporting safety incidents or near misses
• Other duties, as assigned

Ideal Experience

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Science or relevant field
• 10+ years of QA Management experience in an Aerospace/Military industry
• 5+ years' experience in AS9100 and/or ISO9001 standards
• Certified AS9100 auditor, preferably as a lead auditor
• Knowledge of standard Aerospace Industry requirements
• J-STD-001 Space Addendum knowledge and/or certification
• NASA 8739.1 and/or NAS8739.3 knowledge and/or certification
• Experience with EE and Mechanical Drawings and Schematics
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills: ability to clearly communicate technical issues, including detailed presentations and reports to the customer that are thorough and of high quality
• Self-starter who strives to continuously improve processes
• In-depth understanding of technical documentation
• Thorough with great attention to detail
• Critical thinking, strong problem-solving skills, analytical skills and statistical analysis
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

Desired Skills

• Working knowledge of ERP systems

Pay

$126,000 - $165,000/year