Senior Quality Compliance Leader – AS9100/ISO Audits

Ralliant; Hollister (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 232,440; Full time

Job summary

Ralliant Corporation is seeking a senior leader to drive compliance engineering and quality strategy across multi-site operations. You will own the Quality Management System, oversee AS9100D/ISO 9001:2015 compliance, and lead audits and corrective actions with cross-functional teams.

The role requires 10+ years in regulated manufacturing quality leadership, strong coaching skills, and the ability to travel up to 25%. Citizenship is required for government contracts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, quality, operations, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive Quality leadership in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years leading Quality Engineers, Compliance Engineers, or Quality Systems teams.
• Ownership of a manufacturing Quality Management System (QMS).
• Expert knowledge of AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015, CAPA, Root Cause Analysis, Management Review, and Quality Systems.
• Experience leading customer, certification, and government audits.
• Strong cross-functional leadership with Operations, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Compliance Engineering organization and day-to-day Quality Compliance activities.
• Own and improve the site's QMS to ensure AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 compliance.
• Lead internal, customer, certification, and government audits.
• Drive RCAs, CAPA effectiveness, and structured problem-solving initiatives.
• Develop and mentor Compliance Quality Engineers and build technical capability.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, and others to resolve quality challenges.
• Establish and monitor Quality KPIs and lead Management Review activities.
• Champion Lean, digital quality tools, automation, and AI-enabled analytics.
• Multi-site leadership across California, Ohio, and future locations; travel up to 25%.

Skills

Quality leadership

QMS ownership

Audits leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, or related

Job description

Ralliant Corporation is seeking a senior leader to drive compliance engineering and quality strategy across multi-site operations. You will own the Quality Management System, oversee AS9100D/ISO 9001:2015 compliance, and lead audits and corrective actions with cross-functional teams.

The role requires 10+ years in regulated manufacturing quality leadership, strong coaching skills, and the ability to travel up to 25%. Citizenship is required for government contracts.