Quality Engineering Associate Manager - Aerospace

Rocketdyne; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocketdyne in Redmond, WA is hiring an Associate Manager of Quality Engineering to lead quality activities on aerospace hardware. The role provides guidance, coaching, and daily hands-on quality support on the production floor to ensure conformance to specifications and customer requirements.

You will drive continuous improvement, interpret drawings, implement ISO9001/AS9100 QMS, and coordinate with engineering and manufacturing to qualify products and resolve nonconformances across programs.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
• Graduate Degree or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as quality liaison between team and customer counterparts to ensure hardware meets specifications and handle deviations.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools in aerospace operations.
• Interpret engineering drawings and customer quality requirements to ensure compliance.
• Implement IMS policies and drive a preventive, zero defect quality culture.
• Drive continuous improvements of the quality system and manufacturing processes.
• Provide daily hands‑on quality support to production operations on the floor.
• Evaluate and disposition customer returns and in-process defects, implementing containment and corrective actions.
• Participate in MRB dispositions and documentation reviews for HAR and PSR.
• Collaborate with Project and Manufacturing Engineering to complete qualification and test plans.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Reading drawings

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree or equivalent

Tools

FMEA

Pareto

5-Why

8D

Fishbone

Job description

Rocketdyne in Redmond, WA is hiring an Associate Manager of Quality Engineering to lead quality activities on aerospace hardware. The role provides guidance, coaching, and daily hands-on quality support on the production floor to ensure conformance to specifications and customer requirements.

You will drive continuous improvement, interpret drawings, implement ISO9001/AS9100 QMS, and coordinate with engineering and manufacturing to qualify products and resolve nonconformances across programs.