Head of Development Quality - Aerospace Programs

BlackCube Labs; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Manager of Quality to lead all quality activities for a complex aerospace development program from prototype through production readiness. You will embed with the program team and align with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Flight Test, and Program Management to ensure products meet quality, reliability, and mission requirements.

You will build and lead a multidisciplinary quality organization, implement scalable quality systems, and drive risk management,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, aviation, space, or other highly regulated industries.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing technical quality organizations.
• Experience supporting complex product development programs from concept through production transition.
• Strong knowledge of quality systems, engineering development processes, and aerospace manufacturing.
• Experience leading root cause investigations and corrective action programs.
• Experience with risk management, reliability engineering, and failure analysis.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 quality management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the quality leader for XBAT development.
• Establish quality strategy, objectives, and metrics aligned with program milestones.
• Integrate quality requirements into the product development lifecycle.
• Ensure quality considerations are incorporated during system architecture, design reviews, verification, validation, and qualification activities.
• Partner with Engineering leadership to identify and mitigate technical and programmatic risks.
• Drive a culture of proactive quality and continuous improvement throughout the program.
• Ensure quality requirements are captured in product definitions, specifications, and design documentation.
• Participate in design reviews, change control boards, and configuration management activities.
• Lead Material Review Board activities for development hardware.
• Drive root cause analysis using structured problem-solving methodologies.

Skills

Leadership

Quality systems

AS9100 knowledge

Risk management

Root cause analysis

Systems engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Manager of Quality to lead all quality activities for a complex aerospace development program from prototype through production readiness. You will embed with the program team and align with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Flight Test, and Program Management to ensure products meet quality, reliability, and mission requirements.

You will build and lead a multidisciplinary quality organization, implement scalable quality systems, and drive risk management,