Senior Quality Leader, AS9100 Defense (Davie)

LEX Innovations; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lex Products seeks a Senior Quality Manager to lead the rebuild of the AS9100 Quality Management System at the Davie, FL defense site. You will own quality processes, drive audits, and build a high-performing team focused on compliance and customer satisfaction.

You will report to senior leadership, coordinate with operations and engineering, and drive continuous improvement to restore QPL status and elevate product quality for military customers.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of quality experience in aerospace/defense manufacturing.
• 5+ years leading quality teams and programs.
• Experience implementing or restoring AS9100 quality systems.
• Experience with defense customers, primes, and auditors.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• U.S. person as defined by ITAR obligations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain AS9100 Quality Management System and procedures.
• Serve as primary quality contact for customers, primes, auditors, and government reps.
• Run internal audits, management reviews, and MRB processes.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions; close findings.
• Own first article inspection and final product acceptance.
• Lead supplier quality through qualification and corrective actions.
• Establish counterfeit parts prevention controls per defense requirements.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Contracts to hit quality goals.
• Develop and coach quality team; build ownership culture.

Skills

Quality leadership

Aerospace quality

Regulatory compliance

Auditing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

AS9100 deployment

IPC J-STD-001 knowledge

IPC/WHMA-A-620 knowledge

Job description

Lex Products seeks a Senior Quality Manager to lead the rebuild of the AS9100 Quality Management System at the Davie, FL defense site. You will own quality processes, drive audits, and build a high-performing team focused on compliance and customer satisfaction.

You will report to senior leadership, coordinate with operations and engineering, and drive continuous improvement to restore QPL status and elevate product quality for military customers.