Quality Leader: AS9100 QMS Architect from Ground Up

Confidential Jobs; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Jobs is seeking a hands-on Quality Manager to establish and scale a complete QMS for a new advanced engine assembly and test facility in Wisconsin.

The role covers incoming, in-process, final product quality, metrology, calibration, supplier quality, and customer satisfaction. You will work with Engineering and Operations to build a quality foundation and eventually lead a dedicated team as production grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of quality experience in aerospace, automotive, engine manufacturing, or similar high-relability environment.
• Experience implementing AS9100, IATF 16949, ISO 9001, or comparable QMS.
• Strong knowledge of incoming, in-process, and final-product quality.
• Experience with AS9102, FAI, FMEA, control plans, MRB, RCCA, 8D, SPC, Cp/Cpk, metrology and calibration.
• Experience helping transition products from NPI into production.
• Demonstrated ability to build quality systems, processes, and teams from the ground up.
• Willingness to work on-site in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Responsibilities

• Build and own an AS9100-compliant Quality Management System (QMS).
• Serve as the internal program manager for QMS development, implementation, and continuous improvement.
• Prepare the facility for customer, regulatory, and AS9100 certification audits.
• Establish incoming inspection, AQL sampling, in-process inspection, and final product acceptance.
• Develop and oversee nonconforming material controls, MRB workflows, corrective actions, and containment.
• Implement First Article Inspection (AS9102) requirements.
• Own configuration management and traceability aligned with EIA-649-C.
• Establish calibration, metrology, and measurement-system controls.
• Develop counterfeit-parts prevention and supplier quality programs.
• Conduct supplier audits and manage approved supplier requirements and actions.
• Facilitate DFMEA and PFMEA activities with Engineering and Operations.
• Connect FMEAs, control plans, inspection results, and defect data for improvement.
• Lead root-cause analysis using 8D, RCCA, Six Sigma and related methods.
• Improve first-pass yield and support takt-time and throughput improvements.
• Manage customer quality issues, escapes, containment, and corrective actions.
• Build and lead a team that may include Quality Engineers, Inspectors, and a Metrology Specialist.

Skills

Quality leadership

Root cause analysis

Quality management systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

AS9100

IATF 16949

ISO 9001

FAI/AS9102

MRB processes

Control plans

FMEA

8D, RCCA

Cp/Cpk

Job description

Confidential Jobs is seeking a hands-on Quality Manager to establish and scale a complete QMS for a new advanced engine assembly and test facility in Wisconsin.

The role covers incoming, in-process, final product quality, metrology, calibration, supplier quality, and customer satisfaction. You will work with Engineering and Operations to build a quality foundation and eventually lead a dedicated team as production grows.