Senior Quality Engineering Manager – Aerospace & Defense

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Sparks (NV); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive pay

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

Life insurance

3 weeks paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation is seeking a Quality Engineering Manager II to provide technical and managerial leadership across multiple programs. You will own quality execution strategies, champion process improvements, and interface with customer quality reps, program leadership, and cross-functional partners.

The role requires leading a QE team, ensuring early design involvement, and delivering critical quality artifacts to meet schedules and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field required.
• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• Knowledge of AS9100, ISO 9001 and related standards required.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis and quality management systems (QMS).
• Experience leading a QE team in electronics manufacturing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Quality Engineers.
• Involve QE early in design: DFMEA, manufacturability input, key characteristics.
• Own quality deliverables: first article, PFMEA, control plans, data packages.
• Drive root cause and corrective actions for nonconformances and failures.
• Analyze yield, defect, test, and supplier data to set quality metrics.
• Serve as primary QE contact for leadership and customer/government reps.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Design, Test, and Supply Chain to resolve issues.
• Define QE team roadmap, staffing, and succession planning.
• Champion lean and Six Sigma improvements; drive process enhancements.
• Coordinate with QMS and Audit teams to align with AS9100 and contracts.

Skills

Leadership

Quality engineering

Data-driven culture

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Advanced degree may substitute for experience

Tools

AS9100/ISO 9001 knowledge

QMS / Statistical analysis

8D problem solving

Job description

Sierra Nevada Corporation is seeking a Quality Engineering Manager II to provide technical and managerial leadership across multiple programs. You will own quality execution strategies, champion process improvements, and interface with customer quality reps, program leadership, and cross-functional partners.

The role requires leading a QE team, ensuring early design involvement, and delivering critical quality artifacts to meet schedules and customer requirements.