Senior Quality Manager – AS9100 & Defense Manufacturing

Amro Fabricating Corporation; Albany (OR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Karman Space & Defense is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the QMS at our AS9100-certified defense manufacturing site in Albany, Oregon. You will oversee quality assurance and quality engineering, partner with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and program teams, and set strategic direction to ensure process control, product quality, and mission reliability.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong communication with executives and technical staff, ownership of audits and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, quality, manufacturing, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of quality experience in aerospace or defense manufacturing.
• Ownership of an AS9100-certified QMS, including audit leadership.
• Willingness to perform hands-on work in a small-company environment.
• Strong communication with executives, engineers, and technicians.

Responsibilities

• Owns, maintains, and improves the AS9100-certified Quality Management System.
• Ensures compliance with customer, contractual, and regulatory quality requirements.
• Leads internal audits, management reviews, corrective actions, and document control activities.
• Serves as the primary interface for third-party, customer, and government audits.
• Partners with Engineering on design reviews, risk management, configuration control, and change management.
• Oversees First Article Inspection (AS9102), nonconformance management, MRB activities, and root cause corrective actions.
• Supports manufacturing with process control, inspection effectiveness, and production readiness.
• Manages supplier quality activities including flow-down requirements, qualification, performance monitoring, and corrective actions.

Skills

AS9100

Audit leadership

Quality systems

Hands-on

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Karman Space & Defense is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the QMS at our AS9100-certified defense manufacturing site in Albany, Oregon. You will oversee quality assurance and quality engineering, partner with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and program teams, and set strategic direction to ensure process control, product quality, and mission reliability.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong communication with executives and technical staff, ownership of audits and