Quality Manager

Job Description

The Quality Manager is responsible for leading all quality assurance, quality engineering, and compliance activities for a single-site, AS9100-certified defense contractor that designs and manufactures its own products. This role serves as the senior authority for the Quality Management System (QMS) and ensures compliance with AS9100, customer, contractual, and regulatory requirements. In a small-company environment, the Quality Manager is both a strategic leader and a hands-on contributor—setting direction while actively supporting engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and programs to ensure product quality, mission reliability, and customer satisfaction.

Salary: $88,000 - $144,000

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Skills and Requirements

Ability to obtain a secret clearance

Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related field

8-12+ years of quality experience in aerospace or defense manufacturing

Demonstrated ownership of an AS9100-certified QMS – including audit leadership

Experience support design AND manufacturing in a Defense environment

Strong, clear communication and presentation skills

Recent Hands-on quality experience – not completely removed from day to day operations Active clearance

Missile Defense experience w/in design & manufacturing

Drone or hobby rocket motor design or manufacturing experience