Quality Assurance Manager

Prattwhitney; United States; On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead a team of quality engineers and technicians for aerospace customers in the US, ensuring robust QA processes and compliance with FAA standards. The role drives root cause analysis, process improvements, and audits to uphold high product quality.

The successful candidate will manage complex issues, foster collaboration, and influence QA practices across programs, with onsite work at Simpsonville, SC.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in STEM and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
• Experience leading and managing a Quality team in an aerospace context.
• Knowledge of compliance with FAA standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Foster a team environment of collaboration, respect, and continuous learning.
• Lead a team of quality engineers, technicians and QA in supporting multiple aerospace customers.
• Manage complex problems requiring extensive analysis and investigation.
• Influence others to accept approaches and practices.
• Oversee quality improvement processes to reduce non-conformances and escapes.
• Support site compliance and customer audits; review process control documentation.
• Perform escape management, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Develop proactive quality initiative strategies and drive their implementation.

Skills

Team leadership

Aerospace industry experience

FAA standards knowledge

FAI per AS9102

Education

STEM degree

Job description

Quality Assurance Manager

Collins Aerospace, a RTX company, is a leading aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market.

Location: US-SC-SIMPSONVILLE-1001 - 1001 Old Stage Rd - OLD STAGE. Role Type: Onsite. U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract. Security Clearance: None/Not Required.

What You Will Do

• Foster a team environment of collaboration, respect, and continuous learning
• Lead a team of product quality engineers, quality technicians and quality assurance in supporting multiple aerospace customers
• Manage complex problems requiring extensive analysis and investigation
• Demonstrate ability to influence others to accept approaches and practices.
• Oversees quality improvement processes to ensure on-going reductions in non-conformances and escapes.
• Participates in and supports site compliance (FAI, AS9100D) and customer Audits Reviews process control documentation to ensure it is in compliance with requirements, objectives, and/or contracts.
• Performs Escape management procedures, root cause analysis, and recommends corrective action for internally produced products & processes.
• Responsible for Product Quality Engineering - develops proactive quality initiative strategies and drives their implementation.

Qualifications

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

• Proven experience leading and managing a Quality team
• Previous experience in the aerospace industry
• Knowledge and experience working in compliance with FAA standards and regulations
• Experience performing and managing First Article Inspection (FAI) per AS9102

What We Offer

Salary range: 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement
• Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.