Join a premier leader in aerospace cabin interiors as a Quality Assurance Manager. In this high-impact leadership role at our Huntington Beach, CA facility, you will spearhead quality strategies, manage a diverse QA team, and ensure our products meet the highest standards for global aviation leaders.
The Opportunity
Compensation: $129,000 – $145,000 / year.
Leadership: Manage quality engineers, inspectors, and administrators while driving continuous improvement.
Impact: Develop QA programs for complex aircraft cabin assemblies and oversee QMS compliance with AS9100 and FAA regulations.
Core Responsibilities
Implement APQP and PFMEA to create fail-safe manufacturing processes.
Manage internal and external audit readiness (customer and third-party).
Monitor Cost of Quality KPIs and identify contractual risks.
Lead corrective/preventive action processes and statistical product acceptance.
Interface directly with Supply Chain, Engineering, and customers on quality issues.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
Education: Master’s + 2 years OR Bachelor’s + 5 years of progressive experience in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering or related field.
Experience: 5+ years in Quality Assurance, including 3 years in aircraft cabin interior assembly.
Technical Mastery: * 2+ years with APQP, PFMEA, and MRP/ERP systems (SysPro/UniPoint preferred).
Expertise in Boeing BAC/D6 procedures and AS9138 statistical requirements.
Proficiency in FaroArm/Verisurf metrology and technical writing for FAA Part 21/145.
Strong grasp of Lean Six-Sigma, TQM, and statistics.
Domestic/International travel up to 10%.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Huntington Beach, California
Skills
AS 9100unmatched
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)unmatched
Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
Aviation Industryunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Corrective Actionunmatched
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
Engineering Managementunmatched
External Auditunmatched
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)unmatched
Industrial Engineeringunmatched
Internal Auditunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
Metrologyunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)unmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Quality Assuranceunmatched
Quality Engineeringunmatched
Quality Managementunmatched
Quality Monitoringunmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Risk Analysisunmatched
Safety Processunmatched
Statisticsunmatched
Supply Chainunmatched
Technical Writingunmatched
Total Quality Management (TQM)unmatched
Willing to Travelunmatched
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