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Director of Quality Assurance
Quality Engineer Santa Fe Springs, CA
Direct Hire
Sep 14, 2026
Director of Quality Assurance
Location:
La Mirada, CA
Pay:
$135,000
•$145,000yr (Eligible for annual discretionary bonus)
Shift:
6am
•3:30pm (9hr work days Monday
•Friday) Position Purpose The successful candidate will be a technical leader with extensive aerospace manufacturing experience and a proven record of successfully managing customer audits, AS9100 Certification, NADCAP audits while providing leadership, mentoring, positive guidance and critical feedback to a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Inspectors, Quality Engineers and NDT technicians. Responsible for implementing quality compliance, assurance, control and improvement initiatives across the enterprise.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Provide leadership and guidance to improve the process quality through data driven decision making while reducing cost of poor quality.
Implement improvements to the QMS system and procedures using Lean Manufacturing processes and procedures to ensure quality of the product leaves the facility.
Establish programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of equipment and testing.
Ensure the development of standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation.
Drive improvements for quality standards and supplier certification and supplier quality monitoring.
Maintain successful
AS9100 & NADCAP
certifications through effective Internal Audits.
Support Business Development with pre-qualification quality audits by customers.
Supports contract reviews for new contract awards, customer and supplier LTA.
Know and enforce compliance with government regulations such as FAA and ITAR.
Co-ordinate and engage with customer/supplier technical teams to resolve MRB matters.
Review quality trends and provide management with long-term strategic initiatives.
Provide resources to track root cause of problems and oversee the performance of corrective actions.
Establish effective metrics to improve first pass yield, scrap, rework and risk management.
Establish and implement continuous improvement systems and methods such as cost savings measures.
Develop, and manage to, departmental budget.
Education
BA/BS Degree required and Advanced Degree is desired and/or years of industry experience can substitute for education
Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Expert knowledge of
AS9100, NADCAP
(Heat Treat, NDT
•Penetrant, Mag, UT) requirements and implementation.
Knowledge of OEM Quality Processes such as Boeing (Commercial; Military), Pratt Whitney, MHI, Aerojet Rocketdyne and Airbus.
Demonstrated development, leadership, presentation and interpersonal skills.
Exposure to AI-enabled environment would be a plus.
Experience in a metal-forming manufacturing environment would be a plus.
General Requirements
ITAR verifiable.
Director of Quality Assurance
Location:
La Mirada, CA
Pay:
$135,000
•$145,000yr (Eligible for annual discretionary bonus)
Shift:
6am
•3:30pm (9hr work days Monday
•Friday) Position Purpose The successful candidate will be a technical leader with extensive aerospace manufacturing experience and a proven record of successfully managing customer audits, AS9100 Certification, NADCAP audits while providing leadership, mentoring, positive guidance and critical feedback to a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Inspectors, Quality Engineers and NDT technicians. Responsible for implementing quality compliance, assurance, control and improvement initiatives across the enterprise.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Provide leadership and guidance to improve the process quality through data driven decision making while reducing cost of poor quality.
Implement improvements to the QMS system and procedures using Lean Manufacturing processes and procedures to ensure quality of the product leaves the facility.
Establish programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of equipment and testing.
Ensure the development of standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation.
Drive improvements for quality standards and supplier certification and supplier quality monitoring.
Maintain successful
AS9100 & NADCAP
certifications through effective Internal Audits.
Support Business Development with pre-qualification quality audits by customers.
Supports contract reviews for new contract awards, customer and supplier LTA.
Know and enforce compliance with government regulations such as FAA and ITAR.
Co-ordinate and engage with customer/supplier technical teams to resolve MRB matters.
Review quality trends and provide management with long-term strategic initiatives.
Provide resources to track root cause of problems and oversee the performance of corrective actions.
Establish effective metrics to improve first pass yield, scrap, rework and risk management.
Establish and implement continuous improvement systems and methods such as cost savings measures.
Develop, and manage to, departmental budget.
Education
BA/BS Degree required and Advanced Degree is desired and/or years of industry experience can substitute for education
Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Expert knowledge of
AS9100, NADCAP
(Heat Treat, NDT
•Penetrant, Mag, UT) requirements and implementation.
Knowledge of OEM Quality Processes such as Boeing (Commercial; Military), Pratt Whitney, MHI, Aerojet Rocketdyne and Airbus.
Demonstrated development, leadership, presentation and interpersonal skills.
Exposure to AI-enabled environment would be a plus.
Experience in a metal-forming manufacturing environment would be a plus.
General Requirements
ITAR verifiable.