Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 5 years in quality roles within aerospace or precision CNC machining, including 3 years in a supervisory or management position.
Strong knowledge of AS9100 and experience leading audits.
Experience with nonconforming material management and root cause analysis methodologies.
Ability to interpret engineering drawings and customer specifications.
Familiarity with inspection methods and calibration processes.
Proven leadership skills with a focus on team accountability and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
Lead the Quality department and maintain the Quality Management System (QMS) in compliance with AS9100 and customer requirements.
Plan and execute internal audits and support external audits, ensuring timely closure of findings.
Manage nonconforming material and oversee Material Review Board (MRB) activities.
Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for quality escapes, ensuring high standards in customer communications.
Establish and report quality metrics to site and enterprise leadership, highlighting risks and priorities.
Promote quality ownership on the shop floor through training and prevention programs.
Collaborate with Supply Chain on supplier performance and corrective actions.
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
Choice of medical plan options, including no-cost employee-only coverage.
HSA-eligible health plan with employer contributions.
Basic and supplemental life insurance.
Long-term disability coverage.
401(k) plan with up to a 6% company match.
Paid time off including vacation, sick time, and nine paid company holidays.
Shift differentials for applicable off-shifts.
Discretionary bonus programs based on performance.
Full Job Description
How You'll Make an Impact:
The Quality Manager leads the Quality function for a complex aerospace CNC precision machining operation on flight-critical commercial and defense programs. This role leads the site's quality system and quality team, with a strong focus on audit readiness, customer compliance, and product conformance. The Quality Manager is a hands-on leader who strengthens systems and accountability, drives continuous improvement, and partners closely with customers and cross-functional teams to protect quality and on-time delivery. Depending on current company structure, this role reports to enterprise-level quality leadership or the site leader.
What you'll be doing as a Quality Manager:
Working a full-time onsite position at our Chatsworth, CA location.
Own and maintain the QMS in compliance with AS9100, customer, and regulatory requirements, ensuring processes are established, documented, followed, and effective.
Lead the Quality department, including inspection, CMM, and quality engineering; set clear expectations, coach and develop the team, and manage staffing, priorities, and performance.
Plan and lead the internal audit program; host and support customer, registrar, and regulatory audits, and drive findings to timely, effective closure.
Lead clean-up and remediation projects to correct legacy QMS, documentation, and process gaps, tracking actions through to verified closure.
Manage nonconforming material and Material Review Board (MRB) activities, ensuring timely dispositions, accurate records, and scrap/rework cost reporting.
Drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (RCCA/CAPA) for internal, supplier, and customer escapes, and submit customer-formatted responses on time and to a high standard.
Serve as the primary quality point of contact for customers; manage customer-specific requirements, flowdowns, quality portals and scorecards, and quality clause review on contracts and purchase orders.
Oversee First Article Inspection (AS9102), in-process and final inspection, and CMM programming and inspection priorities to support on-time delivery without compromising conformance.
Ensure calibration, gage control, and measurement system capability are maintained across inspection and CMM equipment.
Partner with Supply Chain on supplier approval, performance monitoring, and supplier corrective action, including authority to approve or disapprove suppliers per the QMS.
Establish and report quality metrics (e.g., escapes, internal defects, cost of poor quality, audit findings, CAPA aging, and quality on-time delivery) and communicate status, risks, and priorities to site and enterprise leadership.
Promote quality at the source and operator ownership on the shop floor, including training, certified operator, FOD prevention, and counterfeit parts prevention programs as applicable.
Support quality planning for new programs and parts, including review of engineering changes, PFMEA, and control plans as applicable.
Use the division's ERP/MRP system to manage quality records, inspection data, and nonconformance tracking, and work with enterprise quality to align processes across divisions.
Take on tasks outside normal duties when needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications (Education, skills and experience):
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related field, OR equivalent experience.
Minimum of 5 years of quality experience in aerospace or precision CNC machining manufacturing, including at least 3 years in a quality supervisory or management role.
Strong working knowledge of AS9100, with the ability to maintain a QMS and lead internal, customer, and registrar audits.
Experience managing nonconforming material/MRB, root cause analysis, and corrective action (e.g., 8D, 5-Why, fishbone).
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T (ASME Y14.5), customer specifications, and flowdown requirements.
Working knowledge of inspection methods, First Article Inspection (AS9102), CMM inspection, and calibration/gage control.
Proven ability to lead, coach, and hold a team accountable, and to drive improvement and clean-up projects to closure.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work professionally and confidently with demanding customers, suppliers, and auditors.
Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Office.
Reliable, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications (Education, skills and experience):
Experience with GlobalShop, JobBOSS, or JobBOSS² ERP systems.
Experience with CMM inspection software (e.g., PC-DMIS, Calypso, or similar).
ASQ certification (e.g., CQE, CQA, CMQ/OE) or AS9100 lead auditor training.
Experience leading QMS remediation, audit recovery, or quality turnaround efforts.
Familiarity with AS9145 (APQP/PPAP), AS13100, NADCAP special processes, and ITAR/export compliance.
Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
Compensation and Benefits:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
Choice of medical plan options, including a no-cost employee-only coverage plan
HSA-eligible health plan with employer contributions
Basic and supplemental life insurance
Long-term disability coverage
401(k) plan with up to a 6% QACA company match
Paid time off including vacation, sick time, and nine (9) paid company holidays
Shift differentials for applicable off-shifts
Discretionary bonus programs based on position and company performance
The Quality Manager Compensation range for onsite California applicants is $145-155k commensurate with experience. Some shifts may include shift differential pay rates. Other site ranges may differ.}
