Quality COE Leader - Spaceflight & Aerospace

Axiom Space; California; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Space in California is seeking a driven Quality Manager to establish a Quality Center of Excellence (QCOE) and lead a team of quality engineers, inspectors, and technicians. You will build scalable processes to sustain AS9100 certification and enable proactive quality across programs in a fast-moving aerospace environment.

You will partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to drive risk-based thinking, CAPA, audits, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field.
• 8+ years of quality experience in aerospace, space, defense, or regulated manufacturing.
• AS9100/ISO 9001 knowledge and audits experience.
• ASQ CQE/CMQ/OE/CQA and/or AS9100 Lead Auditor certification.
• Lean or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.
• Experience leading audits, CAPA, and root cause analysis (8D, 5-Why, fishbone).
• Strong communication and executive presence.
• Experience with space flight hardware preferred.
• Willing to work extended hours.

Responsibilities

• Define the Quality COE vision, operating model, and governance.
• Develop a multi-year quality strategy and maturity roadmap.
• Standardize processes, templates, and playbooks across the organization.
• Establish communities of practice and knowledge sharing forums.
• Lead, coach, and develop quality engineers, inspectors, and technicians.
• Build skills and career paths and a competency framework for quality.
• Own the QMS and ensure AS9100 certification and flow-downs.
• Lead internal audits and serve as the point of contact for audits.
• Oversee CAPA and nonconformance processes, root cause analysis, MRB governance.
• Drive risk-based thinking and preventive action.

Skills

Quality leadership

Executive presence

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field

ASQ certification (CQE, CMQ/OE, CQA)

AS9100 Lead Auditor certification

Lean or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

Job description

Axiom Space in California is seeking a driven Quality Manager to establish a Quality Center of Excellence (QCOE) and lead a team of quality engineers, inspectors, and technicians. You will build scalable processes to sustain AS9100 certification and enable proactive quality across programs in a fast-moving aerospace environment.

You will partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to drive risk-based thinking, CAPA, audits, and continuous improvement.