Executive VP, Safety & Quality

AAR; Lake City (SD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and quarterly bonus

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan with company 4%

Generous paid time off

Professional development and careerAdv

Job summary

AAR Corp. is a global aerospace and defense aftermarket solutions leader seeking a VP, Safety and Quality to head regulatory development across divisions. The role oversees FAA interface, compliance programs, and quality leadership across QA, safety, and environmental teams.

The VP will direct manual development, regulatory liaison, and internal surveillance while ensuring continued FAA approvals and AS9100 adherence. Extensive travel may be required.

Qualifications

• A&P Certificate with no previous regulator certificate actions.
• 10 years’ experience in commercial aviation quality leadership in both the maintenance and manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 1 year of specialized aviation related education or related college degree.
• 5 years practical experience working with FAA regulatory bodies including Flight Standards, Aircraft Certification Office and Manufacturing Inspection District Offices.
• 5 years experience with state and federal environmental regulators.
• Extensive knowledge of CFRs and legal interpretations used in aircraft maintenance/manufacturing.
• Experience in incident/accident investigations.
• Advanced PC skills: Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Working knowledge of aircraft technical manuals.

Responsibilities

• Provide FAA interface and regulatory interpretation for all regulated entities at your business unit.
• Conduct weekly regulatory updates with quality, talent acquisition, training, environmental, FAA and safety representatives for assigned business unit.
• Develop and maintain the Repair Station Manual and Quality Control Manual for all repair stations within the assigned business unit.
• Maintain liaison with Quality, Safety and Environmental Leadership within the unit and guide corrective actions.
• Maintain liaison with regulators responsible for Safety, FAA and Environmental oversight.
• Develop, maintain and oversee internal surveillance program for the business unit.
• Develop and maintain the Safety Management System for the business unit.
• Monitor regulatory compliance performance and initiate actions to resolve non-compliance.

Skills

FAA liaison

Quality leadership

Regulatory CFR knowledge

Investigations

MS Office

Education

Aviation-related education

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Aircraft technical manuals

Job description

AAR Corp. is a global aerospace and defense aftermarket solutions leader seeking a VP, Safety and Quality to head regulatory development across divisions. The role oversees FAA interface, compliance programs, and quality leadership across QA, safety, and environmental teams.

The VP will direct manual development, regulatory liaison, and internal surveillance while ensuring continued FAA approvals and AS9100 adherence. Extensive travel may be required.