Manager, Quality Assurance

Mercury Systems is seeking the best and brightest talent to help us bring cutting edge technology to mission critical aerospace and defense applications, advancing innovation where it matters most. We're seeking an experienced and strategic Quality Manager to lead Mission Assurance and Quality operations across our West Caldwell, NJ, Saddle River, NJ, and Huntsville, AL manufacturing sites.


In this highly visible leadership role, you will oversee a geographically distributed team of Quality Engineers and Inspectors while driving consistency across our Mission Assurance organization. You will establish quality strategies, strengthen Quality Management Systems, and ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and aerospace industry requirements. Working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Operations, you will champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance product quality, reduce manufacturing costs, and improve operational performance. This role also serves as the primary quality representative during customer engagements, regulatory audits, and executive-level reviews. The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader who combines strategic vision with hands-on problem-solving to drive operational excellence across multiple manufacturing sites.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead Mission Assurance and Quality operations across multiple manufacturing sites, providing leadership, coaching, and development for Quality Engineers, Inspectors, and Quality professionals
• Develop and execute quality strategies that ensure compliance with customer requirements, AS9100 standards, and applicable aerospace and defense regulations
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing scrap, rework, cost of poor quality, and manufacturing variation through data-driven decision making
• Lead internal, customer, regulatory, and audits, ensuring audit readiness and timely resolution of findings and corrective actions.
• Oversee Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations, ensuring effective containment, corrective actions, and long-term preventive solutions
• Establish, standardize, and optimize Quality Management System (QMS) processes to improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability across all supported sites
• Lead Material Review Board (MRB) and Failure Review Board (FRB) activities
• Develop and present quality metrics, performance dashboards, and executive-level reports to support business objectives and operational decision making
• Serve as the primary quality representative during customer visits, government audits, and regulatory engagements.
• Manage supplier quality activities, including Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs), supplier performance, and quality improvement initiatives
• Travel up to 30-40% travel across West Caldwell, Saddle River, and Huntsville sites, based on operational and customer needs

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Management, or a related technical discipline
• Typically requires 6+ years in lean manufacturing, and quality within the aerospace & defense industry
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing geographically dispersed technical teams
• Strong experience managing AS9100 Quality Management Systems and quality system implementation
• Experience leading customer, regulatory, and third-party audits, including managing audit findings and corrective actions
• Hands-on experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) methodologies and continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong understanding of IPC-610 and J standards
• Experience supporting RF, microwave, microelectronics products

"This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens."

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
• ASQ CQE, CMQ/OE, and/or CQIA certifications
• Experience with AS9145/APQP/PPAP methodologies
• Agile PLM, Oracle, SharePoint, Aegis Factory Logix experience

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

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Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

As an equal opportunity employer, Mercury Systems is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact the number below for assistance.

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