Senior Manager, Quality

The role

The Senior Manager, Quality owns program quality end to end and leads the Quality Engineering team. You will build and lead a team of Quality Engineers across process areas and own requirements into the AS9100D quality management system.

What you will do

• Build, lead, and develop the Quality Engineering team across various process areas.
• Close open QE positions and ensure every process area has quality coverage.
• Coach QEs, set consistent standards of practice, and grow special-process competency.
• Represent quality with Build Engineering, Operations, and the program team.
• Manage program quality including first-article inspection, product qualification, and quality from receipt to delivery.
• Control non-conforming material and customer escapes and drive root-cause and corrective action to closure.
• Flow requirements to suppliers and verify certifications and OQE at receipt.
• Prepare for and lead customer and AS9100 audits.
• Report quality KPIs, escape trends, and program quality status to leadership.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years in quality within defense, marine, nuclear, or aerospace manufacturing
• Direct people-management of a quality team
• Proven command of AS9100 / ISO 9001
• Hands-on experience integrating customer and regulatory requirements into a QMS
• Track record building quality processes and teams in a fast-scaling or startup manufacturing environment
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
• U.S. person under ITAR

Nice to have

• Background at a submarine prime or shipyard or a qualified SUBSAFE supplier
• Knowledge of NAVSEA and SUBSAFE / Material Level I requirements
• AS9100 / ISO 9001 lead-auditor certification
• Familiarity with welding and NDT special-process controls (Nadcap)
• CQE, CMQ/OE, or equivalent quality certification
• Experience standing up program quality from the ground up

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations
• Flexible vacation policy
• Equity

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

About the company

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America by combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing. They help aerospace and defense companies build mission-critical systems faster and at lower cost.