Quality Manager

DELTAHAWK ENGINES, INC.; Racine (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DeltaHawk Engines, Inc. is seeking a Quality Manager in Racine, WI, to lead and expand a robust quality management system. The role focuses on incoming material inspection, supplier performance, nonconforming material control, and adherence to regulatory standards.

You will guide a team, ensure rigorous documentation, and drive continuous improvement. This hands‑on leadership position requires strong technical knowledge, cross‑functional collaboration, and a commitment to DeltaHawk’s culture of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quality management, engineering, business administration, or related field.
• 7+ years of quality management experience, or 15+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in GD&T, inspection methods and equipment.
• Experience with tight tolerance machine part inspection.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee incoming, in-process, and outgoing inspections per the Quality Manual.
• Manage supplier quality performance and nonconforming material.
• Lead corrective and preventive actions with cross‑functional teams.
• Develop training programs to upgrade technical capabilities.
• Create and maintain quality work instructions and procedures.
• Participate in design and development to represent quality and customer interests.
• Monitor and report quality data trends.

Skills

GD&T

Inspection methods

Tight tolerances

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 15+ years experience

Tools

Infor Syteline/CSI

Solidworks

Job description

Quality control applies as much to people as manufacturing.

We hire people who are smart, goal-driven and excited about achieving the unimaginable. We focus on character and motivation, and then train for discrete skills. Our employees share common goals for the company, but celebrate diversity and perspectives from all walks of life. We simply want them to be the best they can be, inside and outside of the company.

We operate very much like a startup; everyone is a hands-on contributor. We encourage constructive ideas from all members of the team, and we constantly evolve to meet employee needs. We live by the credo that taking care of each other is good for all of us. And while others wait for the world to change, we want to change the world. One engine at a time.

Delivering the Freedom to Fly

DeltaHawk Engines, Inc. develops, produces and provides propulsion products and services that globally excite the passion and freedom to fly. We exist to bring the highest level of innovation and value to the general aviation industry. We will do this by developing a disruptive new standard in the flying experience, one which will exceed our customers’ expectations of efficiency, reliability, performance, simplicity and affordability. DeltaHawk is driven to be the most recognized and respected brand in the industry.

We’re always looking to grow our team.

Our dedication to innovation drives us in hiring and developing the best talent we can. We recognize your career path is as individual as you and our priority is providing an environment where you can do your best work—and grow as a professional. If you want to be part of an evolving industry with limitless potential, let’s discuss a plan for your career. Explore DeltaHawk today.

Position: Quality Manager

Location: Racine, WI

Job Id: 228

# of Openings: 1

Job Summary

Under the direction of the President, The Quality Manager is a hands‑on leadership role responsible for directing and maintaining the organization’s quality‑management system, with a particular emphasis on the oversight, execution, and continual improvement of incoming material inspection processes. Key duties include establishing and enforcing inspection criteria, monitoring supplier quality performance, managing nonconforming material, and ensuring adherence to applicable standards and regulatory requirements. The role requires effective leadership of the quality team, rigorous documentation control, and proactive engagement in corrective and preventive actions to uphold product integrity and support operational excellence.

This leader drives continuous improvement by analyzing non‑conformances and collaborating cross‑functionally to resolve issues. This role blends hands‑on inspection with leadership, focusing on procedural development, audits, use and management of calibrated equipment, and maintaining high customer satisfaction through rigorous quality control.

This leader will effectively hire, train, and lead people, communicate clearly, set expectations, provide feedback, and resolve conflicts when they arise. They also need to be able to lead by example—their own performance needs to be consistent with the standards they’re setting for their team members and be consistent with DeltaHawk’s Corporate Culture statement and values.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Other duties may be assigned.

• Ensure product compliance through dimensional, incoming, and outgoing inspections by defining efficient and accurate inspection methods.
• Establish training programs to continually upgrade employees’ technical capabilities and knowledge of governing procedures, regulations, and requirements.
• Create accurate, efficient, and timely quality work instructions and procedures consistent with the DeltaHawk Quality Manual.
• Participate in design and development projects to represent quality and customer interests.
• Oversee and manage Internal Corrective Action Requests (CARs), ensuring timely and effective root cause analysis and resolution.
• Report on and establish systems for collecting and analyzing statistical data to identify trends and drive product quality improvements.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in quality management, engineering, business administration or related field AND 7+ years of experience OR 15‑years of relevant quality management experience.
• Proficient in GD&T, inspection methods and equipment.
• Experience with tight tolerance machine part inspection.
• Strong Leadership and communication skills.

Preferred

• Experience working in a regulated industry.
• Experience with Infor Syteline/CSI or similar ERP system.
• Experience with Solidworks or similar CAD software.

Working Conditions

Work will be performed in an office environment. Periodically assignments may require work be performed in a production area or at a supplier, requiring the use of PPEs determined appropriate for the environment by the resident authority. Some travel will be required.

DeltaHawk Engines, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.