Senior Quality Manager – Aerospace & Defense Site Lead

ebi; Simsbury (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company in Simsbury, CT seeks a Quality Manager to lead Energetics and Electronics Quality Engineering teams, ensure AS9100 compliance, drive continuous improvement, and partner with Operations to deliver quality performance. This hands-on leadership role requires deep expertise in quality systems and problem solving.

Experience in aerospace manufacturing and building a strong quality culture is essential for scaling the business.

Qualifications

• Hands-on quality leader with strong AS9100 knowledge and customer requirements.
• Experience in manufacturing quality and structured problem solving.
• Ability to align site strategy with shop-floor execution and develop teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead all Quality Engineering teams for Energetics and Electronics with site quality ownership.
• Strengthen the site quality management system and ensure compliance with AS9100.
• Drive containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and prevention.
• Partner with Operations to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost objectives.
• Develop quality leaders and foster a culture of ownership and continuous learning.

Skills

Quality Leadership

AS9100

Root Cause Analysis

Manufacturing Quality

Cross-functional Leadership

Job description

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company in Simsbury, CT seeks a Quality Manager to lead Energetics and Electronics Quality Engineering teams, ensure AS9100 compliance, drive continuous improvement, and partner with Operations to deliver quality performance. This hands-on leadership role requires deep expertise in quality systems and problem solving.

Experience in aerospace manufacturing and building a strong quality culture is essential for scaling the business.