Aerospace Quality Engineering Lead - Scale and Certify

Swarm Aero; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in high-growth defense tech

Competitive base salary

Medical, dental, vision, 401k

PTO and paid sick leave

Monthly wellness stipend

Daily catered lunch

Paid parental leave

Direct impact on strategic national-m​

World-class engineering team

Job summary

Swarm Aero in Fayetteville, AR is seeking a Quality Engineering Lead to build the quality function from the ground up for a factory producing swarming UAVs. You will shape quality across design, manufacturing, materials, and processes to enable high-rate production.

You will lead ISO 9001 and AS9100 programs, steward supplier quality, and implement CAPA, SPC, and first article inspection to drive reliability and throughput across the organization.

Qualifications

• Must have aerospace quality engineering experience.
• Experience leading a quality department and hiring.
• Experience achieving ISO 9001 and AS9100 certifications.
• Experience with composite materials and inspection methods.
• Familiar with SPC, FMEA, RCA, and first article inspection.
• Ability to implement quality systems across production.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Quality Engineering department: hire the team, set priorities, and define how quality engages with every part of the build.
• Design and implement our quality management system, and lead the company through ISO 9001 and AS9100 certification.
• Define quality control processes and procedures across the company, from incoming material through final acceptance.
• Integrate quality requirements into production processes and workflows alongside Manufacturing Engineering and Materials and Process Engineering.
• Establish supplier quality requirements, including source inspection, first article inspection (AS9102), and supplier qualification.
• Stand up the core quality toolkit: nonconformance and material review, corrective and preventive action, root cause analysis, and configuration of quality records.
• Identify bottlenecks early, test improvements on the floor, and use production data to improve throughput, quality, and predictability.
• Partner directly with the people designing and building the aircraft to solve problems before they become permanent features of the manufacturing and quality processes.

Skills

Aerospace quality engineering

ISO 9001 / AS9100 / Nadcap

Quality leadership

SPC / FMEA

Root cause analysis / CAPA

First article inspection (AS9102)

Supplier quality management

Job description

Swarm Aero in Fayetteville, AR is seeking a Quality Engineering Lead to build the quality function from the ground up for a factory producing swarming UAVs. You will shape quality across design, manufacturing, materials, and processes to enable high-rate production.

You will lead ISO 9001 and AS9100 programs, steward supplier quality, and implement CAPA, SPC, and first article inspection to drive reliability and throughput across the organization.