Director of Quality

Standard Calibrations Inc•Chesapeake, VA

About The Position

Standard Calibrations, Inc. (SCI) is seeking a dynamic and people-centered Director of Quality to lead and evolve our Quality organization during a period of continued growth and transformation. This role requires a leader who brings equal parts confidence and empathy—someone who can make decisive, strategic decisions while building trust, developing people, and fostering a culture of collaboration across the organization. As SCI continues to expand, the ideal candidate will thrive in a changing environment—remaining steady, grounded, and solutions-oriented while guiding teams through complexity and continuous improvement. This leader will champion the integrity and advancement of our Quality Management Systems while reinforcing a culture that embraces change as an opportunity to improve, innovate, and strengthen our operations. As a high-requirement organization serving customers with rigorous technical and regulatory expectations, SCI requires a leader with strong technical depth and sound judgment. The Director of Quality must not only understand complex standards such as ISO/IEC 17025, but also demonstrate the ability to interpret and translate those requirements into practical application—guiding both internal teams and external customers with clarity, credibility, and confidence. The Director of Quality will play a critical role in extending SCI’s IQS mindset—Innovation, Quality, Safety, and Security—throughout the organization. This includes driving operational excellence, strengthening data integrity, ensuring compliance, and elevating customer satisfaction, all while cultivating a forward-thinking and accountable quality culture. This role is critical to ensuring SCI can scale responsibly while maintaining the technical rigor and customer trust that define our business. It is more than a technical leadership position—it is an opportunity to shape the future of quality at SCI by leading with purpose, clarity, and a deep commitment to continuous improvement and people development.

Requirements

Proven ability to lead people, programs, and cross-functional initiatives in a complex environment.
Strong analytical, organizational, and strategic thinking capabilities.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical requirements into practical application.
Demonstrated ability to lead through change while maintaining stability and focus.
High proficiency with data analysis tools, QMS systems, and process improvement methodologies.
Ability to prioritize, manage complexity, and drive organizational performance.
Bachelor’s degree in a business, engineering, or technical field - OR - 10+ years of relevant government and commercial industry experience, including significant experience with ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 17025.

Nice To Haves

Professional certifications in quality, metrology, auditing, or related fields preferred.

Responsibilities

Quality system governance and integrity
Compliance and audit leadership
Quality department leadership and development
Data quality strategy and oversight
Strategic quality planning and execution
Management review and executive reporting
Budget ownership and resource planning
Own and maintain SCI’s ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025 Quality Management Systems across all functions, product lines, and services.
Drive implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the QMS to meet regulatory, customer, and organizational requirements.
Safeguard the integrity of the QMS through organizational, operational, and technical changes.
Ensure compliance with design and development controls, including product realization activities for the Condec product line (assembly, repair, and calibration).
Ensure distributed and externally provided products are evaluated, approved, and controlled within the QMS in alignment with company capabilities and requirements.
Establish and enforce supplier quality processes, including qualification, monitoring, and control of external providers.
Own final approval authority for QMS departures, major document changes, and quality-impacting decisions.
Lead management review processes, ensuring meaningful analysis of quality performance and alignment with strategic objectives.
Ensure quality documentation is controlled, accurate, and compliant.
Ensure appropriate resources, training, and competencies are in place to maintain QMS effectiveness.
Establish and oversee internal audit programs, ensuring timely and effective corrective and preventive actions.
Ensure readiness for customer, accreditation, and regulatory audits.
Partner with Metrology and Quality Compliance leadership to ensure ISO/IEC 17025 technical audit readiness.
Coordinate with Clean Room leadership to ensure NAVSEA OICR audit readiness.
Oversee SCI’s weld program in collaboration with Production leadership.
Serve as SCI’s primary quality representative for customers and regulatory agencies.
Ensure inspection and supplier quality systems remain effective, compliant, and scalable.
Provide enterprise-wide leadership for data governance, ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and reliability across calibration, inspection, metrology, and quality systems, including AI-enabled initiatives.
Establish SCI as a leader in data-driven quality decision-making.
Define and implement data validation standards and error-proofing mechanisms.
Lead cross-functional efforts to improve traceability, analytics capability, and data visibility.
Partner with functional leaders to analyze trends, identify systemic issues, and drive corrective actions.
Ensure all customer-facing data is accurate, complete, and compliant with technical and regulatory requirements.
Lead initiatives that improve process capability, reduce errors, and enhance customer satisfaction.
Drive standardization of processes to support scalable growth.
Utilized Lean methodologies, corrective action systems, and data analytics to improve performance.
Monitor and communicate quality trends, metrics, and insights to leadership.
Ensure quality is integrated across the full product and service lifecycle—from requirements through delivery and post-delivery support.
Lead, mentor, and develop the Quality team, including Quality Representatives and Quality Managers.
Foster a collaborative, accountable, and growth-oriented environment across departments.
Establish clear goals, KPIs, and performance expectations aligned with SCI’s strategic priorities.
Ensure team capability through training, qualifications, and cross-functional development.
Lead organizational change initiatives related to quality systems, processes, and standards.
Serve as a strategic partner to leadership in aligning quality objectives with business growth and customer expectations.
Collaborate with Operations, Metrology, Sales, Administration, and Program Management to ensure quality requirements are clearly understood and executed.
Support contract reviews and RFQ evaluations to ensure requirements are defined, achievable, and aligned with company capabilities.
Provide guidance on quality considerations for new capabilities, services, and customer requirements.
Partner with leadership to identify and implement process improvement opportunities.
Represent SCI in industry organizations such as VSRA and ASQ.
Strengthen SCI’s presence in the industry and support strategic customer relationships.
Promote SCI’s reputation for quality, technical excellence, and reliability.