Aerospace & Electronics Quality Assurance Lead

We are looking for a skilled, proactive Quality Assurance Lead to drive excellence across our manufacturing operations. This hands-on leadership role manages our quality compliance frameworks, oversees rigorous audit schedules, guides supplier performance, and spearheads continuous improvement programs. The ideal candidate will blend technical expertise in regulatory standards with a collaborative approach to mentoring inspection personnel and resolving complex quality challenges.

Core Responsibilities

• Ensure strict adherence of the Quality Management System (QMS) to ISO 9001 and AS9100 requirements.

• Coordinate and head both internal and third-party registration audits, tracking subsequent corrective actions.

• Evaluate and authorize AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAIRs) to validate product readiness.

• Direct daily inspection workflows, manage supplier quality evaluations, and govern the material nonconformance lifecycle.

• Build out technical training materials and act as a professional mentor to quality and inspection team members.

• Serve as a primary point of contact for customer-facing quality resolutions and cross-functional engineering initiatives.

• Track key quality indicators, compiling trend analysis reports for the executive steering committee.

Required Qualifications

• Deep familiarity with electronics assembly criteria, specifically J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610 protocols (active certifications highly valued).

• Solid professional history navigating or maintaining ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 quality frameworks.

• Demonstrated history of direct supervision, team leadership, or coordination within a high-reliability quality division.

• Career background centered in aerospace, defense, electronics manufacturing, or an equivalent high-regulation sector.

Salary-$70k-$100k DOE

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