Quality Manager

McFarlane Aviation, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AV8 MRO is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead the quality function at our Houston facility. You will own the Quality Management System across landing gear overhaul, repair, modification, testing, and exchange work, and support our Engineering PMA parts program to ensure compliance with FAA and EASA requirements.

The role provides senior leadership across quality, partnering with Production, Engineering, and Procurement to balance customer commitments, regulatory compliance, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years aerospace quality experience with FAA Part 145 repair station.
• Strong FAA regulatory knowledge on oversight, inspection, and airworthiness.
• Experience in Part 145 MRO operations and/or FAA PMA development.
• Technical purchasing experience and approved vendor program management.
• Proven leadership of quality teams in production/repair environments.
• Ability to read blueprints and airworthiness data.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve FAA/EASA Quality Management System across operations.
• Coordinate audits with FAA, EASA, and customers.
• Oversee or serve as Chief Inspector for FAA Part 145 Repair Station.
• Evaluate PMA/alternate parts for installation eligibility.
• Guide CAPA process and root cause analyses.
• Lead quality team development and supplier qualification.
• Report quality metrics and communicate with customers.

Skills

Aerospace quality leadership

FAA Part 145

PMAs & alternate parts

Quality systems & audits

Supplier quality management

Blueprints & airworthiness data

Education

Bachelor's degree in quality, engineering, or related field

A&P Certificate

ISO 9001 experience

Job description

About AV8 MRO AV8 MRO, a Victor Sierra Aviation company, is a leading FAA and EASA-certified aircraft component repair station specializing in the overhaul, repair, modification, testing, and exchange of aircraft landing gear systems and related components. We are committed to delivering exceptional quality, service, and operational excellence to customers around the world.

Position Description

Quality Manager

Location

Houston, TX

Department

Quality

Reports to

Site Leader

About AV8 MRO

AV8 MRO, a Victor Sierra Aviation company, is a leading FAA and EASA-certified aircraft component repair station specializing in the overhaul, repair, modification, testing, and exchange of aircraft landing gear systems and related components. We are committed to delivering exceptional quality, service, and operational excellence to customers around the world.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead the quality function at our Houston facility and support the continued growth of our organization. This individual will own AV8 MRO's Quality Management System, ensuring landing gear overhaul, repair, modification, testing, and exchange work — as well as our Engineering team's PMA parts development program — is performed safely, compliantly, and to the highest standard across FAA, EASA, customer, and company requirements.

This role provides senior leadership across quality and works in close partnership with Production, Engineering, and Procurement to balance customer commitments, regulatory compliance, and operational performance. The ideal candidate brings strong FAA Part 145 repair station quality leadership, including prior Chief Inspector experience, and is comfortable representing AV8 MRO directly with the FAA, EASA, and customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Own, maintain, and continuously improve AV8 MRO's FAA- and EASA-regulated Quality Management System across all landing gear overhaul, repair, modification, testing, and exchange operations
• Serve as AV8 MRO's primary point of contact with the FAA (FSDO/CMO), EASA, and customer quality representatives for audits, surveillance, and certification activities
• Own and maintain the Repair Station Manual (RSM), Repair Station Quality Control Manual (RSQCM), and related quality control documentation and procedures
• Directly oversee or personally serve as Chief Inspector for the FAA Part 145 Repair Station, ensuring inspection, airworthiness, and return-to-service standards are met across receiving, teardown, plating, assembly, testing, and shipping
• Own evaluation and approval of PMA and alternate parts for installation eligibility on landing gear and related components, in accordance with FAA and EASA requirements
• Provide quality oversight for Engineering's PMA parts development program, partnering with Engineering to ensure design, production, and airworthiness data meet FAA requirements
• Own the Approved Supplier/Vendor Program, partnering with Procurement to qualify and monitor vendors supplying parts, materials, and outside processing (e.g., plating, NDT)
• Serve as ultimate authority on the Material Review Board (MRB) for disposition of non-conforming material and repair station findings
• Lead, manage, and develop the quality team, including inspectors and quality engineers, championing a proactive, accountability-driven quality culture
• Own and drive the CAPA process — leading root cause analyses, assigning corrective and preventive actions, and ensuring timely resolution
• Partner with Production, Engineering, and Procurement to balance quality, schedule, and customer commitments
• Track and report key quality metrics, including inspection turnaround, non-conformance rates, audit findings, and customer quality escapes
• Communicate directly with customers on quality concerns, escalations, and technical questions as needed

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of aerospace quality experience, including leadership within an FAA Part 145 repair station
• Strong FAA regulatory experience, with demonstrated understanding of oversight, inspection, and airworthiness requirements
• Strong understanding of FAA Part 145 MRO operations and/or FAA PMA development
• Technical purchasing experience — evaluating suppliers, technical specifications, and managing an approved vendor program
• Demonstrated leadership managing quality teams in a hands-on production/repair environment
• Proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints, technical documentation, and airworthiness data

Highly Preferred Qualifications

• Experience serving as Chief Inspector in an FAA-certificated Repair Station
• Experience as an Accountable Manager within an FAA and/or EASA-certificated repair station
• Working knowledge of AS9100 quality management standards
• Aircraft and Powerplant (A&P) Certificate
• Aircraft component or landing gear overhaul experience
• EASA repair station experience
• Bachelor's degree in quality, engineering, or a related field
• ISO 9001 experience
• AvSight or similar MRO/ERP system experience

What Success Looks Like

The successful candidate will:

• Lead a safe, compliant, and audit-ready quality operation across FAA and EASA requirements
• Reduce non-conformances and quality escapes while improving inspection turnaround time
• Build a strong, accountable quality team with a solid succession bench
• Strengthen supplier qualification and PMA/alternate parts evaluation processes
• Serve as a trusted quality partner to customers, the FAA, and EASA

Why AV8?

At AV8, you're part of a team dedicated to precision, quality, and continuous improvement. Whether you're manufacturing components, solving problems, or sharing new ideas, your work helps keep aircraft operating safely around the world. We believe in doing the right thing, delivering exceptional quality, and working together with integrity to build products our customers can depend on.

We offer:

• A collaborative, hands-on culture where ideas take flight and your voice matters
• Competitive pay and benefits and room to grow
• A supportive crew of aviation pros who are passionate about what they do

AV8 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.