Quality Assurance Manager

VT Group (VTG); Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

VT Group (VTG) in Virginia Beach is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead the Fleet Modernization QA program. You will develop, implement, and sustain the Fleet Modernization Quality Management System (QMS) across programs and ensure compliance with NAVSEA and other requirements.

The role requires building a high-performing QA organization, defining training, conducting audits, and driving continuous improvement while partnering with Operations, Engineering, Procurement and other teams to

Qualifications

• Eight years experience in Quality Assurance and Quality Control.
• Ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.
• High School Diploma / GED required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, maintain, and improve the Fleet Modernization QMS.
• Establish and standardize quality processes and planning across projects.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, NAVSEA, regulatory, customer, and company requirements.
• Lead the QA organization, providing leadership and professional development.
• Develop quality training, qualification, and competency requirements.
• Conduct independent quality assessments, audits, and compliance reviews.
• Monitor compliance and identify quality risks affecting cost, schedule or customer acceptance.
• Lead corrective and preventive actions and verify long-term effectiveness.
• Present metrics, dashboards, and executive reports on Fleet Modernization quality.

Skills

Quality leadership

Quality systems

Process improvement

Regulatory compliance

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Job description

Overview

VTG is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to support our Virignia Beach location.

What will you do?

• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve the Fleet Modernization Quality Management System (QMS).
• Develop and maintain quality policies, procedures, work instructions, inspection plans, standardized workbooks, and quality documentation to ensure consistent execution across all Fleet Modernization programs.
• Establish and standardize quality processes, inspection requirements, and quality planning practices across all Fleet Modernization portfolios.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, NAVSEA, regulatory, customer, and company quality requirements.
• Lead the Fleet Modernization Quality Assurance organization, providing functional leadership, guidance, mentoring, and professional development for Quality Assurance personnel.
• Establish quality training, qualification, and competency requirements for Quality Assurance personnel and support project teams in understanding applicable quality requirements.
• Develop project quality planning requirements and ensure appropriate quality surveillance, inspection activities, and independent verification are incorporated into project execution.
• Conduct independent quality assessments, internal audits, and organizational compliance reviews to evaluate the effectiveness of the Quality Management System.
• Monitor project compliance with contractual quality requirements and identify, communicate, and escalation quality risks that may impact cost, schedule, customer acceptance, or mission success.
• Establish and oversee processes for documenting, controlling, dispositioning, and resolving nonconforming work, material, and quality deficiencies.
• Lead and validate corrective and preventive actions, ensuring root causes are identified, corrective actions are implemented, and long-term effectiveness is verified.
• Analyze organizational quality trends, recurring deficiencies, and performance indicators to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Develop, maintain, and present organizational quality metrics, dashboards, and executive reports that provide meaningful insight into Fleet Modernization performance.
• Capture, communicate, and institutionalize lessons learned to improve execution, reduce rework, and strengthen organizational performance.
• Serve as the primary quality interface with customer quality organizations and represent Fleet Modernization during customer audits, inspections, quality reviews, and major program milestones.
• Coordinate responses to Corrective Action Requests (CARs), quality-related Customer Feedback Reports (CFRs), audit findings, and other customer quality concerns.
• Establish supplier and subcontractor quality expectations and support supplier quality surveillance, quality flow-down requirements, source inspections, and supplier corrective actions, as required.
• Support proposal development by defining quality planning requirements, evaluating quality risks, and developing quality approaches for new business opportunities.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Strategic Analytics, Business Intelligence, and other functional organizations to improve organizational performance through quality-driven process improvements.
• Support Contract Performance Assessment Reports (CPARs), customer performance reviews, and quality-related contract actions by providing quality metrics, analysis, and corrective action strategies.
• Lead periodic Quality Management System management reviews and recommend improvements to leadership to enhance organizational effectiveness and customer satisfaction.
• Promote a culture of quality, accountability, continuous improvement, and mission-focused execution throughout Fleet Modernization.
• Develop the Fleet Modernization Quality strategy and annual objectives aligned with business and customer priorities.

Do you have what it takes?

• High School Diploma / GED
• Ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance
• Eight (8) years experience in Quality Assurance and Quality Control

Pay Range: VTG’s estimated starting pay range is $80,000-$160,000/ Annually which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.