Manager, Quality Lab.

Archer; San Jose (CA); Sur place; USD 170 000 - 200 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pay-for-performance culture

Résumé du poste

Archer, an aerospace company in San Jose, seeks a Quality Manager to define quality requirements and controls for the Midnight program. You will lead QA for production, flight operations, and delivery, ensuring AS9100 and FAA compliance while implementing robust inspection and process-control practices.

You will drive lean quality initiatives, establish inspection plans, and oversee a budget-conscious lab. The role targets senior engineers with deep QA leadership and regulatory experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or higher; 5+ years leading quality teams in aerospace or regulated industry.
• Experience hiring, leading and managing salaried and hourly employees.
• Experience with electronic MES systems and driving quality metrics to improve business performance.
• Seeks to establish and lead quality systems and procedures across production, testing, and delivery.
• Expertise in AS9100 certification processes and related standards (AS9102/AS9103/AS9145/AS6500).
• Proven ability to implement and manage corrective actions and quality reviews with leadership.

Responsabilités

• Lead Quality Management System and quality support for aircraft production, flight operations, and delivery in San Jose.
• Develop and deploy quality procedures and standards to meet AS9100 and FAA requirements.
• Establish incoming inspection plans during test and production phases.
• Oversee assurance process for the Midnight program with risk-based inspection approach.
• Drive process quality for performance and stability using SPC, FMEA, and related tools.
• Ensure quality lab operates within budget and supports long- and short-term planning.
• Champion lean management, standardize processes including materials management and quality systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate quality into all business processes.

Connaissances

Quality leadership

AS9100

FMEA

SPC

QMS

Auditing

Formation

Bachelor's in Engineering

Outils

MES systems

Description du poste

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.

Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.

The opportunity

As the leader of our quality team in San Jose, you will help define the quality requirements and process controls for our first certified aircraft, Midnight. You will help us overcome the challenge of providing airline-like levels of safety while offering urban air transportation at a price accessible to all, setting the bar for the entire nascent advanced air mobility industry.

What you'll do

• As the Quality Manager for Archer you will report directly to the Director of Supplier Quality, you will have the responsibility for overseeing the Quality Management System and quality functional support for aircraft production, flight operations, and delivery occurring in San Jose.
• Take a key leadership role in the development and deployment of quality procedures, and standards to ensure Archer meets AS9100 and FAA requirements.
• Lead the establishment of an aircraft incoming inspection plan during the test and production phases of the program
• Execute / Oversee the assurance process for the Midnight program incorporating risk based approach to inspection
• Responsible for establishing and leading process quality for the purpose of improving process performance and stability through the effective deployment of process quality and statistical process control
• Responsible for ensuring the quality lab stays within the overall quality budget requirements
• Develop & support long- and short-term planning, policies, programs and objectives
• Lead efforts to implement lean management systems, lean tools, and standardize key processes including materials management and quality systems
• Collaborate and positively influence cross-functional teams to integrate quality into all business processes

What you need

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial) with at least 5+ years’ experience leading quality teams within aerospace or other regulated industry
• Experience hiring, leading and managing salaried & hourly employees
• Experience with electronic MES systems and driving quality metrics to improve business performance
• Experience leading all aspects of quality to include:
• QMS (Quality Management System)
• Auditing (Internal & External)
• 3rd Party Certification, Receiving Inspection
• In-Process Inspection
• Product Quality Engineering
• FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis) implementation
• RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Action)
• SPC implementation (Statistical Process Controls)
• APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning)
• Deployment of quality inspection technologies.
• Experience overseeing and implementing AS9100 certification with an in-depth understanding of AS9102, AS9103, AS9145, and AS6500.
• Direct experience establishing and leading CAB (Corrective Action Board) & supporting MOR (Monthly Operations Review) quality reviews with senior leadership.

Bonus qualifications

• Experience establishing real time dashboards used throughout the organization
• Experience with flight line testing and working with the FAA during a production certification process
• Six Sigma Black/Green Belt, AS9100 Lead Auditor or ASQ Certified Quality Manager
• Experience with electric powertrain or aerospace composite assembly processes
• Experience leading multiple manufacturing sites/locations
• Experience developing complex metrology processing incorporating both CMM and scanning tools
• Background or experience with airworthiness assignment and customer aircraft acceptance

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company's business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $170,000 - $200,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer's People Team at [e-mail]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.

Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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