Requisition Number: 30981
Required Travel: 0 - 10%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $139,369.00 - $180,000.00
Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain
Level of Experience: Management
This opportunity resides with
Uncrewed Systems (UxS), a business group within HII's Mission Technologies division. Uncrewed Systems comprises unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and autonomy software.
HII Unmanned Systems is seeking an experienced
Quality Assurance Manager (Mgr Quality 3) to lead our newly expanded Quality Assurance organization. In this strategic role, you will help transform the Quality function by shifting the business from traditional Quality Control toward a robust, proactive Quality Assurance model built around designing quality into our UUV and USV products and making quality data actionable across the enterprise. As the leader of the Quality Assurance organization, you will establish, implement, and mature quality-by-design practices, early lifecycle quality gates, risk-based engineering assessments, and continuous learning loops. You will partner closely with Engineering, Operations, Programs, and Supplier Management to ensure our unmanned systems meet their mission-critical performance, safety, and reliability goals. This team will be supported by dedicated Quality Engineering resources enabling stronger ownership of NCR/RCCA/CAPA, improved process discipline, and more effective prevention-based quality assurance.
The Quality Assurance Manager will:- Lead the development and execution of HII's Quality Assurance strategy for the Unmanned Systems business, with emphasis on designing quality into products from requirements through LRIP and sustainment.
- Implement and manage the full suite of QA lifecycle gates, including System FMEA initiation, CTQ development, DFMEA and PFMEA progression, MSA, PPIP, capability checks, and Production Readiness Reviews.
- Drive adoption of structured Quality Plans, Control Plans, and early-phase manufacturability and assembly reviews (DFM/A).
- Oversee NCR, RCCA, and CAPA performance, ensuring timely closure, effective containment, rigorous root cause analysis, and prevention-oriented corrective actions.
- Build an integrated quality data ecosystem that transforms QC and production data into actionable insights for Engineering, Programs, and Supply Chain.
- Establish and monitor QA metrics and KPIs that measure design maturity, process capability, risk burndown, and quality performance across the product lifecycle.
- Collaborate extensively with Engineering to embed requirements traceability, verification/validation readiness, and risk-based quality gates into technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, PRR).
- Partner with Supplier Quality to ensure external suppliers and subcontractors meet critical-to-quality (CTQ) requirements and support risk-based incoming quality planning.
- Support compliance to ISO 9001 standards as well as relevant environmental and safety management systems (ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001).
- Provide training, tools, and mentorship that elevate quality awareness, engineering rigor, and data-driven decision making across the organization.
- Regularly interface with engineering, manufacturing, program leadership, and customer representatives to ensure alignment, transparency, and disciplined execution of the QA system.
What you will be doing....- Leading the Quality Assurance organization responsible for quality-by-design processes, quality analytics, and enterprise NCR/CAPA/RCCA ownership.
- Monitoring quality systems performance and reporting against established indicators to leadership.
- Implementing QA processes that strengthen technical reviews, improve manufacturability, and reduce defect introduction at the source.
- Collaborating with managers and work-center leadership to ensure QA processes are understood, followed, and continuously improved.
What we are looking for...8 years relevant progressive experience with Bachelors in related field; 6 years relevant progressive experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 12 years relevant progressive experience.
- Strong knowledge of ISO-[redacted] requirements or comparable defense/manufacturing quality standards.
- Experience leading quality teams in production or engineering environments, ideally supporting complex robotics, autonomous systems, or defense hardware.
- Proven leadership in continuous improvement, design assurance, and quality data analysis.
- Demonstrated experience in structured root cause analysis, CAPA systems, and prevention-focused quality methodologies.
- Onsite work required at our Pocasset, MA facility.
- Strong communication skills and ability to drive process clarity and cross-functional alignment.
- Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a government clearance. #LI-MH1
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Bonus Points for...- Experience applying FMEA, PPAP/PPIP, MSA, DFM/A, Control Plans, or other structured QA engineering tools.
- Experience interfacing with U.S. Government customers and auditors.
- Familiarity with business and engineering tools such as CostPoint, JIRA, or similar platforms.
- ASQ certifications (Auditor, Engineer) a plus.
- Experience supporting organizations at CMMI Level 3.
- Understanding of complex electromechanical build processes and unmanned system production.
Physical RequirementsJob performance may require working in an industrial or shipboard environment. Normally not required to lift more than 40 pounds higher than three feet above feet/floor level.
The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.
