Quality Assurance Manager (willing to consider all levels)

About the role

Where dreams and reality collide and the output is, out of this world. At Redwire Space, we are a team of dreamers and doers. Where the impossible becomes possible, and every day is an opportunity to learn and get one step closer to knowing the unknown. Join us on our mission to expand humanity’s presence in space. Redwire Space Missions, LLC has a current opportunity for a Quality Assurance Manager (willing to consider all levels) located at our Littleton, CO facility. In this role you will be a key member of the Quality Assurance leadership team and will manage and execute all aspects of the AS9100 quality management systems across multiple business sites. Leading efforts to ensure the reliability, safety, and quality of our systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Aligning quality management system and quality standards across all sites to develop a strong quality culture
• Collect, analyze and summarize data from non-conformance investigations with support from relevant teams
• Conduct root cause analysis
• Identify and implement corrective and preventative actions
• Professional experience preparing reports, metrics, and other documents in support of annual Management Reviews (meaningful metrics)
• Prior experience in a functional leadership capacity, including experience working with and coaching quality personnel and cross functional teams
• Experience planning, organizing, and reporting on supplier quality-related activities to assure fulfillment of contract/purchase order requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
• 8+ years of Aerospace or Space industry experience in a quality-related function
• Degree in Engineering, Science or relevant field (experience may be substituted for degree)
• Knowledge and experience with AS9100 quality standards, including leading an organization through AS9100 certification
• Must be able to travel up to 10%, to other Redwire locations

Skills

• Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills, with 5+ years of people leadership experience in a functional management capacity
• Knowledge of IPC Standards & NASA workmanship standards
• Ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization and business
• AS9100 Lead Auditor certification or the ability to become certified
• Experience with the life-cycle processes associated with the development of space flight hardware and software
• Ability to work in an environment with competing priorities
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team environment
• U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain security clearance may be required

Pay

Salary Range $135,000 - $200,000/Annually