Quality Management System Auditor

Thales Avionics, Inc. (AGS); Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus eligibility Tier 1

Job summary

Thales Avionics, Inc. (AGS) in Salt Lake City seeks a Quality Management System Auditor to evaluate our QMS against ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100 standards. You will plan, conduct, and report on audits, driving corrective actions with process owners to ensure sustained compliance.

Responsibilities include auditing, documentation review, and supplier assessment, with a focus on continuous improvement and risk mitigation within an onsite environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Quality, or related discipline.
• ASQ CQE certification or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience applying ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100 in manufacturing.
• Strong auditing, documentation, and corrective action follow-up skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan internal audits, review prior findings, and define scope and evidence requirements with stakeholders.
• Conduct audits via interviews, observations, and document reviews; assess supplier qualifications.
• Identify gaps, document findings, and escalate to the Quality Manager as needed.
• Prepare and present audit reports, including scope, findings, evidence, and follow-up.
• Coordinate corrective actions, verify implementation, and track closure of issues.
• Maintain audit records and metrics; analyze trends to drive improvements.

Skills

Quality auditing

ISO 9001 / AS9100

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

Audit communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Quality, or related

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)

Job description

Location: Salt Lake City, United States of America

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Quality Management System Auditor

Salt Lake City, UT (Fully Onsite)

Position Summary

Thales is looking for a Quality Management System Auditor to assess the effectiveness of its quality management system and evaluate compliance with applicable standards and established procedures.

In this position, you will plan and conduct quality management system audits, review processes and supporting documentation, and identify nonconformities and opportunities for improvement. You will communicate audit findings, work with teams to follow up on corrective actions, and assess their effectiveness to support continuous improvement.

Referral Bonus Eligibility: Tier 1 - $2,50 0

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

• Must be a US Person as defined in applicable law.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined in applicable law, or otherwise authorized or eligible for authorization, to access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Contribute to the internal audit schedule and independently plan assigned audits by reviewing prior findings, process performance, changes, quality management system documentation, and corrective action records; define the scope, criteria, evidence requirements, and timing with relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct internal process and quality management system audits through interviews, observation, document review, and objective evidence sampling; perform assigned external supplier assessments supporting qualification, ongoing monitoring, and corrective action verification while maintaining objectivity, confidentiality, and independence.
• Evaluate audit evidence against applicable requirements, document clear, factual findings and opportunities for improvement, classify identified gaps using established criteria, and escalation significant quality or compliance concerns to the Quality Manager.
• Facilitate opening and closing meetings and prepare and present audit reports communicating scope, findings, supporting evidence, applicable requirements, and required follow-up to process owners and management; support assigned customer audits and external certification assessments by coordinating evidence and following up on findings.
• Coordinate corrective action follow-up with process owners, evaluate proposed actions, monitor commitments, verify implementation and effectiveness, document closure recommendations, and escalation overdue or ineffective actions.
• Maintain accurate audit records and metrics on audit completion, findings, corrective action status, and recurring issues; analyze results to identify trends and recommend improvements to processes, procedures, and audit practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Quality, or a related discipline, with a minimum of two years of relevant experience in quality assurance, quality management systems, or auditing; or ASQ Certified Quality Engineer certification with a minimum of four years of relevant internal auditing experience.
• Demonstrated experience independently conducting process or quality management system audits, including planning, evidence evaluation, reporting, and corrective action follow-up, with the ability to manage assigned audits and competing priorities within established schedules and procedures.
• Experience applying ISO 9001:2015 and/or AS9100 Revision D requirements in a manufacturing or production environment, along with completion of recognized internal auditor training for ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 and demonstrated ability to apply the relevant standards during audits.
• Ability to interpret quality management system requirements and evaluate compliance using objective evidence, with strong analytical skills and professional judgment to identify gaps, assess their significance, and recognize recurring issues; working knowledge of root cause analysis, corrective action processes, and methods for verifying corrective action effectiveness.
• Strong listening, interviewing, written communication, and presentation skills, including communicating findings clearly and constructively when evidence or conclusions are challenged; ability to collaborate effectively with employees, suppliers, and leaders across functions and organizational levels in a matrixed and geographically diverse busines