Aerospace QA Manager: Lead Quality for Space Systems

CACI International; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Learning resources

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Join CACI as a Quality Assurance Manager supporting our Optical and Photonics Systems. Lead QA staff, drive improvements across multiple sites, and ensure compliance with ISO9001 and AS9100. Travel up to 50% for customer and site coordination.

You will oversee inspections, develop in-process criteria, and collaborate with operations on defect reduction while advancing the QA maturity across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years of Quality Management and/or Quality Engineering experience or equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience.
• Knowledge of and experience with ISO9001/AS9100 quality systems.
• Knowledge in design, production, product evaluation and reliability, inspection/test, and/or contract review as they apply to product or process quality.
• Knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action tools, such as Ishikawa, FMEA, FMECA, 5Why, etc.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills as well as strong interpersonal, problem solving and time management skills.
• Proficient in MS Word, Project, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel to customers or other CACI sites up to a maximum of 50% as needed.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines with a demonstrated commitment to customer mission and program success.
• Must Be A US Citizen.
• Obtaining government security clearance may be required in the future

Responsibilities

• Lead the quality staff, providing leadership and direction to quality engineers, analysts, inspectors, administrating an operator inspector program.
• Lead the Quality Assurance Team’s professional development, mentor staff, and strive to improve skillsets.
• Support Quality Program Managers in customer meetings and other internal CACI companies as needed to address product quality, quality system, and audit issues.
• Oversee the inspection process, review and approve inspection reports, assuring products are in compliance with engineering and customer requirements.
• Work with manufacturing, engineering, and program quality leads to define appliable inspection criteria for the various product lines assemblies, establishing a robust in-process inspection program.
• Align and optimize processes across multiple sites to drive efficiency and improve fidelity of QA operations.
• Develop strategy for the future quality needs of the company to transition from engineering prototype to rate production.
• Responsible for continuous improvement of the QMS processes.
• Drive and collaborate with Operations on defect/scrap/rework reduction initiatives.
• Support the Mission Assurance Manager to develop, manage, and evolve Quality KPIs/metrics for each site.
• Implement, manage, and maintain the quality management system of ISO9001 and transition to AS9100 certification.
• Coordinate internal and external audits, implement corrective actions as necessary.
• Report on the performance of the quality system for management review.
• Act as liaison with internal and external parties on matters relating to the quality system and product quality.
• Manage the non‑conforming material report, corrective action, and supplier corrective action process, ensuring the timely resolution of issues.
• Lead the development and maintenance of a quality system training program.
• Champion Continuous Improvement initiatives as they support the vision and goals of the business.
• Oversee and manage metrology technical issues including calibration, gauge R&R, and production capability studies, etc.
• Create and update work instruction & procedures as needed.
• Evaluate and implement new inspection technology/ equipment as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Quality Management

ISO9001/AS9100

Root Cause Analysis

FMEA / FMECA

QA Audits

Leadership

MS Office Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Word

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Join CACI as a Quality Assurance Manager supporting our Optical and Photonics Systems. Lead QA staff, drive improvements across multiple sites, and ensure compliance with ISO9001 and AS9100. Travel up to 50% for customer and site coordination.

You will oversee inspections, develop in-process criteria, and collaborate with operations on defect reduction while advancing the QA maturity across the organization.