Quality Assurance Manager

Airbus Helicopters; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive compensation

ESOP

Paid time off

Parental leave

Insurance coverage

Job summary

Airbus Helicopters, Inc. is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to direct quality compliance, continuous improvement and operational execution across our blades, DCR, NDT and tail boom operations in Texas.

You will lead a 13‑person QA team, champion a right‑first‑time culture and Lean manufacturing, and ensure FAA, AS9100 and EASA regulatory adherence. This senior role involves budgeting, staff development and active management of NCs and KPIs to drive product quality and on-time

Qualifications

• Active A&P certification required.
• Experience leading QA teams in aerospace.
• Strong knowledge of FAA, AS9100, EASA and regulatory standards.
• Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement experience.
• Budgeting and resource planning for OPEX and CAPEX.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for inspectors and set goals aligned with KPIs.
• Manage departmental budgets (OPEX/CAPEX) and align with company objectives.
• Oversee the Quality Management System and audits.
• Drive career development and build a collaborative team.
• Ensure NCs are dispositioned with root-cause analysis and corrective actions.

Skills

A&P certification

Quality leadership

Lean manufacturing

Regulatory compliance

Budget management

Team leadership

QMS (AS9100)

Tools

QMS (AS9100)

Job description

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Job Description

Are you an experienced aerospace quality leader with a active A&P certification ready to drive operational perfection? Airbus Helicopters, Inc. is seeking a strategic, results-driven Quality Assurance Manager to direct quality compliance, continuous improvement, and operational execution across our Blades, Dynamic Component Repair (DCR), NDT, and Tail Boom operations in Texas.

In this high-impact role, you will lead a dedicated team of 13 QA inspectors, championing a zero-escape culture, right-first-time quality, and Lean manufacturing principles. You will serve as a key leader shaping departmental budgets, guiding career development, and maintaining rigorous compliance with FAA, AS9100, EASA, and global regulatory standards.

Meet The Team

From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen

Your working environment

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

How we care for you

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.

Your Challenges

Manage Department: 45%

• Provide leadership, vision, and strategic planning for inspectors. Provide clear daily, weekly, monthly and annual goals for inspectors based on TCOs, Internal customer priorities and Operational Quality KPIs.
• Establish and Maintain departmental OPEX and CAPEX budgets and Top Company Objectives (TCO) and AHNA goals.
• Oversee the Quality Management system for procedural compliance and internal/external audits.
• Lead staff to enhance their career development and build a collaborative team.
• Accountable for the Operational Quality of DCR, Blades and NDT by ensuring KPIs are in place to actively monitor and manage product flow and eliminate any backlog.
• Accountable for the management of NCs issued in the department by ensuring timely disposition of NCs and effective root cause and corrective actions are completed by stakeholders.
• Manage employee time and vacation with care to not impact business operations and backlogs.

Lead Inspectors: 35%

• Develop and sustain a team of Inspectors trained in customer Quality Airbus and Regulatory competency requirements for DCR, Blades and Equipment requirements. Also, responsible for ensuring that special processes such as Non Destructive Inspection are compliant AH/AHD, ASNT and EN standards
• Ensure inspectors comply with FAA, AS9100, CASE, Transport Canada (TC), UK CAA and EASA requirements.
• Sustain processes for compliance with FAA, TC, UK and EASA airworthiness issuance with federal regulations. - This is similar to the one above. I would prefer to keep this one also. I made an update as this is intended to ensure our processes meet regulatory requirements, the prior bullet is for personnel.
• Ensure all inspectors work to the Airbus Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics and Airbus Safety standards.
• Identify and drive YourSay improvement in the department.

Improve Quality Processes: 20%

• Lead, mentor and support projects for implementing digital documentation systems including