Director, Quality Assurance - Aerospace Engine Components

Chromalloy Gas Turbine, LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Chromalloy is seeking a Director of Quality Assurance for Engine Component Repair Services (ECRS) to provide strategic and day-to-day quality leadership across Chromalloy's repair locations. This high-visibility role will lead site Quality Managers and drive consistent quality strategy, regulatory compliance, product integrity, and continuous improvement across the segment.

The successful candidate will partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and corporate Quality leaders to reduce

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Quality, Business, or related technical discipline.
• At least 12 years of progressive aerospace quality, maintenance/repair/overhaul, repair-station, manufacturing, engineering, or operational leadership experience.
• At least 7 years of people-leadership experience, including leadership of site Quality Managers or a multi-site quality organization.
• Direct experience with FAA Part 145 repair-station operations and applicable aviation regulatory requirements.
• Proven success leading quality performance, regulatory compliance, audits, investigations, and corrective-action programs across multiple facilities.
• Strong executive communication, judgment under pressure, and willingness to stop work when compliance or airworthiness may be at risk.

Responsibilities

• Own and deploy the ECRS segment quality strategy, priorities, operating rhythm, and improvement roadmap across repair locations.
• Lead, coach, and hold accountable site Quality Managers while strengthening succession, capability, and organizational depth.
• Serve as the senior Quality partner to segment leadership and communicate performance, risks, and recovery plans to executive leaders.
• Ensure compliance with FAA Part 145 and applicable aviation regulatory requirements.
• Drive audit readiness, corrective action, effectiveness reviews, and prevention of repeat findings across the segment.
• Use quality metrics and risk signals to improve performance, reduce quality escapes, and strengthen product and customer outcomes.
• Lead responses to significant customer concerns, product escapes, investigations, containment, risk evaluation, and recovery plans.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve first-pass yield and process discipline without compromising compliance.
• Drive governance, data standards, management reviews, and electronic quality management workflows across ECRS locations.
• Build trusted relationships with customers, regulators, and certification bodies through clear communication.

Skills

Executive communication

Leadership experience

Aerospace quality

Regulatory compliance

Audit leadership

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Quality, Business, or related technical discipline

Job description

Chromalloy is seeking a Director of Quality Assurance for Engine Component Repair Services (ECRS) to provide strategic and day-to-day quality leadership across Chromalloy's repair locations. This high-visibility role will lead site Quality Managers and drive consistent quality strategy, regulatory compliance, product integrity, and continuous improvement across the segment.

The successful candidate will partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and corporate Quality leaders to reduce