Aerospace Quality Manager — Lead Systems & Compliance

Ontic; Missouri; On-site; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Goal Share bonus program

Volunteer time

Wellbeing support

Employee discounts

Learning and development

Employee referral program

Comprehensive medical insurance

PTO, holidays and sick leave

401(k) plan with company match

9/80 schedule where applicable

Job summary

Ontic Chatsworth, CA, is seeking a Quality Manager to lead a diverse quality team and manage the site’s quality system to meet customer, regulatory, and company requirements. You will oversee inspection, MRB activities, quality planning, audits, and corrective actions while partnering with customers and regulators to ensure surveillance readiness and process improvement.

Join a global aerospace specialist dedicated to reliability and continuous improvement, with opportunities for growth and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Quality experience within an aerospace, electronics or manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of CFR 21, CFR 145, AS9100 and AS9110 requirements, along with applicable customer and government quality requirements.
• Experience managing Quality Systems and activities including inspections, Material Review Board, return material, First Article Inspection and corrective action.
• Experience leading customer, regulatory and internal audits and maintaining organisational audit readiness.
• Demonstrated capability in structured problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Strong communication, influencing, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills, together with experience coaching and developing Quality professionals.
• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience; relevant industry Quality certifications would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate quality activities across new, overhauled and production products, including inspection, quality planning, First Article Inspection and root cause and corrective action.
• Maintain the effectiveness and integrity of the Quality System, including applicable quality manuals, procedures and guidance.
• Lead Source and Receiving Inspection, return material investigations, Material Review Board quality analysis and Quality support for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul activities.
• Ensure customer, licensor, regulatory and government quality requirements are effectively implemented and maintained across products and processes.
• Support internal and external audits and maintain site readiness for customer and regulatory surveillance.
• Monitor Quality performance measures, including cost of poor quality and process turnaround times, using trends and data to prioritise improvement activity.
• Lead and develop your team through clear objectives, performance management, coaching and capability development.

Skills

Quality leadership

Aerospace quality

Audit management

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Ontic Chatsworth, CA, is seeking a Quality Manager to lead a diverse quality team and manage the site’s quality system to meet customer, regulatory, and company requirements. You will oversee inspection, MRB activities, quality planning, audits, and corrective actions while partnering with customers and regulators to ensure surveillance readiness and process improvement.

Join a global aerospace specialist dedicated to reliability and continuous improvement, with opportunities for growth and