Aerospace QA Manager — Lead Quality & Compliance

RecruitAbility Ltd; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible PTO and paid holidays

401(k) with 50% match up to 8%

Employee stock purchase discount (15%)

Relocation assistance considered

Job summary

RecruitAbility Ltd. seeks a Quality Assurance Manager to lead a growing team at a 40-person aerospace and defense manufacturing site. You’ll supervise inspectors and quality engineers, working daily with production and engineering to resolve on-the-floor issues.

You’ll bring a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, 10+ years QA leadership in aerospace/defense, and AS9100/ISO 9001 expertise with auditor certification. NASA standards knowledge is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, math, or related field.
• 10+ years managing quality assurance in aerospace or defense manufacturing.
• AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 experience with AS9100 auditor certification required.
• Lead auditor certification preferred; NASA standards knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Coach the quality team and set daily inspection and quality engineering priorities.
• Oversee the quality management system, lead audit preparation, and close corrective actions.
• Use drawings, schematics, and inspection data to investigate hardware issues and explain findings to customers.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Auditing

Root cause analysis

Inspection data analysis

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, math, or related field

Tools

AS9100

ISO 9001

AS9100 auditor certification

Lead auditor certification

J-STD-001 Space Addendum

NASA-STD-8739.1

NASA-STD-8739.3

Job description

RecruitAbility Ltd. seeks a Quality Assurance Manager to lead a growing team at a 40-person aerospace and defense manufacturing site. You’ll supervise inspectors and quality engineers, working daily with production and engineering to resolve on-the-floor issues.

You’ll bring a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, 10+ years QA leadership in aerospace/defense, and AS9100/ISO 9001 expertise with auditor certification. NASA standards knowledge is a plus.