Quality Compliance Manager

Confidential Careers; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Careers seeks a Quality Compliance Manager to lead the Compliance Engineering team at a multi-site aerospace manufacturing site in California and Ohio. You will own the QMS, drive audit readiness, and ensure compliance with AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015, and government regulations while mentoring Quality Engineers and partnering with Operations and Engineering.

Travel up to 25% and a hands-on, practical leadership style are required to improve quality metrics, lead audits, and advance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in regulated manufacturing quality roles.
• 5+ years leading Quality/Compliance engineers.
• Experience with ISO 9001 or AS9100 quality systems.
• Government audit experience preferred.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or AS9100/ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification preferred.
• Multi-site quality systems leadership preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily operations of the Compliance Engineering team.
• Coach and develop Quality and Compliance Engineers through clear expectations, technical guidance, and career development.
• Own and continuously improve the site’s QMS to meet AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015, customer requirements, and applicable government regulations.
• Lead internal, customer, certification, and government audits, including DCMA audits and Production Process Baseline assessments.
• Manage Government, Customer, and Internal Corrective Action Requests.
• Lead root cause investigations and strengthen corrective and preventive action processes.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Supplier Quality, Quality Inspection, and Program Management to resolve quality and compliance issues.
• Establish quality performance metrics and lead Management Review activities.
• Improve audit readiness and operational performance through Lean practices, digital quality tools, automation, and analytics.

Skills

Quality leadership

Audit readiness

Root cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Program management

Multi-site leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

FTE

Overview:

The Quality Compliance Manager will lead the Compliance Engineering team and oversee the manufacturing site’s Quality Management System (QMS). Reporting to the Director of Quality, this leader will strengthen audit readiness, ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements, and develop Quality Engineers while supporting mission-critical aerospace and defense programs.

The ideal candidate is a practical, hands-on leader who builds strong relationships with Operations and Engineering, solves complex compliance challenges, and drives continuous improvement. This position supports multi-site compliance activities across California, Ohio, and future locations and requires up to 25% travel.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the daily operations of the Compliance Engineering team.
• Coach and develop Quality and Compliance Engineers through clear expectations, technical guidance, and career development.
• Own and continuously improve the site’s QMS to meet AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015, customer requirements, and applicable government regulations.
• Lead internal, customer, certification, and government audits, including DCMA audits and Production Process Baseline assessments.
• Manage Government, Customer, and Internal Corrective Action Requests.
• Lead root cause investigations and strengthen corrective and preventive action processes.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Supplier Quality, Quality Inspection, and Program Management to resolve quality and compliance issues.
• Establish quality performance metrics and lead Management Review activities.
• Improve audit readiness and operational performance through Lean practices, digital quality tools, automation, and analytics.
• Travel up to 25% to support team and business needs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive quality experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years leading Quality Engineers, Compliance Engineers, or Quality Systems teams.
• Demonstrated ownership of a manufacturing Quality Management System.
• Experience with ISO 9001 or AS9100 quality systems.
• Experience leading customer audits and maintaining audit readiness.
• Strong knowledge of corrective and preventive action, root cause analysis, Management Review, and quality performance metrics.
• Government audit experience, including DCMA or MDA exposure, preferred.
• Multi-site quality systems leadership experience preferred.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or AS9100/ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification preferred.