Senior Quality Leader, Defense Programs

Ultra Electronics Group; Braintree (MA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO up to 140 hours

401k with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness program

Life insurance

EAP

Job summary

Ultra Maritime seeks a Senior Quality Manager, Programs to lead QA across a portfolio of defense programs. You will ensure product conformity, contractual compliance, and readiness for customer/government inspections.

Responsibilities include risk management, cross-functional leadership, and developing Quality Engineers into senior technical partners. Strong experience in ISO 9001/AS9100 required, with DoD exposure preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in Quality/Program quality leadership in defense.
• Experience leading senior technical professionals.
• Strong knowledge of MRB, RCA, corrective actions.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specs, contracts.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001/AS9100 and government audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead Program Quality strategy and execution across programs and product families.
• Serve as senior Quality representative to program management and customers.
• Maintain visibility of Quality risks and drive cross-functional recovery actions.
• Interpret and ensure adherence to contract requirements, SOWs, specs, and data-item requirements.
• Lead readiness for customer/government inspections, audits, and corrective actions.
• Develop Quality Engineers into senior technical partners; mentor teams.
• Establish program assignments, expectations, and escalation thresholds.
• Promote prevention, analysis, and configuration assurance over routine inspection.
• Coordinate MRB cadence with Quality Ops and supply chain.
• Drive root-cause and corrective actions for high-impact issues.
• Ensure quality planning for new products, suppliers, and changes.
• Present factual quality status and risk during reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

ISO 9001

AS9100

Job description

Ultra Maritime seeks a Senior Quality Manager, Programs to lead QA across a portfolio of defense programs. You will ensure product conformity, contractual compliance, and readiness for customer/government inspections.

Responsibilities include risk management, cross-functional leadership, and developing Quality Engineers into senior technical partners. Strong experience in ISO 9001/AS9100 required, with DoD exposure preferred.