Lead Quality Engineer — Aerospace & QMS Leader

City of Lincoln; Presque Isle (ME); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

VALT Enterprizes, Inc. seeks a Lead Quality Engineer to provide technical leadership for quality activities across aerospace programs and to drive the maturation of the QMS toward AS9100 certification.

You will establish quality processes, controls, and metrics while collaborating with engineering, operations, and management. Responsibilities include developing a scalable QMS, leading CAPA and supplier quality efforts, and guiding audits and continuous improvement across programs to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quality engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of professional quality engineering experience in aerospace/defense/high-reliability environments
• Experience developing, implementing, maintaining, and improving QMS with metrics and documentation
• Experience with CAPA, SPC, inspection planning, and continuous improvement methodologies
• Experience with supplier quality, auditing, and related quality control processes
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate effectively
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain Secret clearance

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and maturation of VALT's quality program and documentation
• Develop and align a scalable QMS with AS9100 objectives
• Lead quality planning across engineering, manufacturing, and programs
• Manage nonconformance, root cause analysis, CAPA, and continuous improvement
• Develop and mature supplier quality processes and evaluations
• Maintain inspection, calibration, traceability, and configuration management
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate quality requirements into development and manufacturing
• Provide technical leadership on complex quality issues and compliance
• Plan internal audits, management reviews, and certification activities
• Define KPIs and report on quality maturity and readiness

Skills

Quality leadership

Regulatory compliance

Root cause analysis

CAPA

Statistical process control

Auditing

Supplier quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree or Ph.D. in quality/engineering management

Tools

QMS platforms

AS9100/ISO 9001 standards knowledge

Job description

VALT Enterprizes, Inc. seeks a Lead Quality Engineer to provide technical leadership for quality activities across aerospace programs and to drive the maturation of the QMS toward AS9100 certification.

You will establish quality processes, controls, and metrics while collaborating with engineering, operations, and management. Responsibilities include developing a scalable QMS, leading CAPA and supplier quality efforts, and guiding audits and continuous improvement across programs to ensure