Senior Quality Systems Engineer - ETQ Reliance & AS9100 Lead

Performance Drone Works, LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program

PTO and flexible leave

Team-oriented environment

Job summary

Performance Drone Works (PDW) is seeking a Senior Quality Systems Engineer to own ETQ Reliance, sustain and mature the AS9100 QMS, and drive continuous improvement across current and future locations.

The ideal candidate will translate AS9100 and customer requirements into scalable ETQ workflows, lead internal audits, and collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to close gaps and ensure audit readiness. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of quality systems or aerospace/manufacturing quality experience.
• 5+ years in Quality Systems/Quality Engineering in ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 environments.
• AS9100 Rev D knowledge: internal auditing, corrective action, nonconformance, risk-based thinking, configuration management, product safety.
• 3+ years hands-on eQMS administration, ETQ Reliance experience preferred.
• Experience managing document control, training, CAPA, calibration, supplier qualification, nonconformance, and inspection management.
• Experience preparing for AS9100 certification, surveillance, audits, and closing findings.

Responsibilities

• Serve as ETQ Reliance owner, establishing governance, access, workflow standards, data integrity, and continuous improvement.
• Administer ETQ modules: Document Control, Training, CAPA, Calibration, Supplier Qualification, Receiving & Inspection, Non-Conformance, Deviations, Inspection management.
• Maintain AS9100 compliance and audit readiness with complete records and evidence for audits.
• Translate AS9100 and customer/PDW requirements into ETQ workflows and electronic records.
• Lead internal audits, corrective actions, nonconformance management, and preventive actions.
• Monitor QMS health via ETQ metrics, aging, trends, and supplier performance.
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain to close gaps and improve processes.
• Scale ETQ-enabled QMS processes across PDW operations and future locations.

Skills

AS9100 Rev D

ETQ Reliance

QMS administration

Internal auditing

Document control

Corrective actions

Risk-based thinking

Cross-functional teamwork

Training delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

ETQ Reliance

Job description

Performance Drone Works (PDW) is seeking a Senior Quality Systems Engineer to own ETQ Reliance, sustain and mature the AS9100 QMS, and drive continuous improvement across current and future locations.

The ideal candidate will translate AS9100 and customer requirements into scalable ETQ workflows, lead internal audits, and collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to close gaps and ensure audit readiness. Travel up to 25% may be required.