Director of Enterprise Quality & Configuration

Advantage Technical; Foxborough (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Technical seeks an accomplished leader to direct Enterprise Quality & Configuration Management for a growing aerospace and defense organization. This on-site role in Massachusetts will drive quality across hardware production and services, establishing strategies, processes, and governance.

You will oversee DoD programs, lead nonconformance, CAPA, audits, configuration control, and QA systems, and partner with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Programs to raise quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field required.
• Proven experience leading quality on a DoD or federal program through qualification/first article activities into production delivery and Government acceptance.
• Strong manufacturing and operational quality background, including nonconformance management, corrective action, process control, supplier quality, and QMS.
• Hands-on experience with configuration and change management for hardware programs; strong knowledge of AS9100D, AS9102, and applicable Government quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise Quality & Configuration Management function, establishing strategies and processes to improve product quality, compliance, delivery, and operational consistency.
• Oversee production quality activities including first article processes, production readiness, acceptance testing, process control, yield improvement, and program delivery.
• Direct nonconformance, root cause analysis, corrective action, and continuous improvement to prevent quality escapes and reduce cost of quality.
• Establish and maintain audits, certifications, configuration control, engineering changes, deviations, waivers, and product traceability.

Skills

Leadership

DoD/Federal program quality

AS9100D knowledge

Quality Management Systems

Configuration management

Nonconformance & CAPA

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field

Job description

Director of Enterprise Quality & Configuration Management

We are seeking an accomplished Quality & Configuration Management leader to provide enterprise-wide leadership for a growing aerospace and defense organization supporting both hardware production and services. This is a highly visible opportunity for a leader who can deliver results across critical defense programs while building the people, processes, and systems needed to strengthen quality across the organization.

How a Successful Leader Will Make an Impact:

• Lead the enterprise Quality & Configuration Management function, establishing strategies and processes that improve product quality, compliance, delivery performance, and operational consistency.
• Oversee production quality activities including first article processes, production readiness, acceptance testing, process control, yield improvement, and ongoing program delivery.
• Direct nonconformance, root cause analysis, corrective action, and continuous improvement efforts to prevent quality escapes and reduce the cost of poor quality.
• Establish and maintain effective Quality and Configuration Management practices, including audits, certifications, configuration control, engineering changes, deviations, waivers, and product traceability.

Why This Role Is Critical to the Organization:

• Help ensure complex aerospace and defense programs maintain the quality, compliance, and configuration discipline required for successful production and delivery.
• Strengthen consistency and maturity across quality processes and systems throughout the organization.
• Integrate quality and configuration management more effectively with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
• Provide senior leadership with clear visibility into quality performance, program risk, compliance, and opportunities for improvement.

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field with 12+ years of relevant Aerospace & Defense Quality and Configuration Management experience, including significant leadership experience.
• Proven experience leading quality on a DoD or federal program through qualification/first article activities and into production delivery and Government acceptance.
• Strong manufacturing and operational quality background, including nonconformance management, corrective action, process control, supplier quality, and Quality Management Systems.
• Hands-on experience with configuration and change management for hardware programs, along with strong knowledge of AS9100D, AS9102, and applicable Government quality requirements.

This is an on-site leadership opportunity in Massachusetts with domestic travel and occasional international travel as required.

If you are ready to make an enterprise-level impact within the aerospace and defense industry, we would welcome the opportunity to connect and share more about this opportunity.