Director, Quality Assurance - Engine Component Repair Services

Chromalloy • San Diego, CA

10d • $172,800 - $226,800

About The Position

Chromalloy is seeking a Director, Quality Assurance to provide strategic and day-to-day quality leadership across its Engine Component Repair Services (ECRS) repair locations. This highly visible role leads site Quality Managers and drives consistent quality strategy, regulatory compliance, product integrity, customer performance, and continuous improvement across the segment. The Director partners with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Commercial, and corporate Quality leaders to reduce risk, strengthen operating discipline, and support safe, compliant business growth. The role translates strategy into action, develops strong teams, and communicates from the shop floor to the executive level.

The position is based at a Chromalloy site in the United States and requires regular domestic and international travel to ECRS repair locations, customers, and regulatory activities. Work directly supports aviation safety and reliability by ensuring repair locations deliver compliant, reliable products and services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Quality, Business, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 12 years of progressive aerospace quality, maintenance/repair/overhaul, repair-station, manufacturing, engineering, or operational leadership experience.
• At least 7 years of people-leadership experience, including leadership of site Quality Managers or a comparable multi-site quality organization.
• Demonstrated experience with FAA Part 145 repair-station operations and applicable aviation regulatory requirements.
• Proven success leading quality performance, regulatory compliance, customer recovery, audits, investigations, and corrective-action programs across multiple facilities.
• Strong executive communication and judgment under pressure.
• Willingness to escalate or stop work when compliance, airworthiness, or product integrity may be at risk.
• Must be a U.S. person: U.S. citizen, naturalized U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or holder of U.S.-approved political asylee or refugee status.
• Successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen is required as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• ASQ quality certification, Lead Auditor certification, or Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
• FAA Repairman Certificate experience or prior accountable quality leadership within a repair station.
• Experience leading international aerospace repair locations and working directly with aviation authorities and major aerospace customers.
• Experience deploying an enterprise electronic quality management system, including ComplianceQuest or a comparable platform.

Responsibilities

• Own and deploy the ECRS segment quality strategy, priorities, operating rhythm, and improvement roadmap across repair locations.
• Lead, coach, and hold site Quality Managers accountable while strengthening succession, capability, and organizational depth.
• Serve as the senior Quality partner to segment leadership and communicate performance, risks, resource needs, and recovery plans to executive leaders.
• Ensure compliance with FAA Part 145 and applicable FAA, EASA, CAAC, UK CAA, certification, customer, and internal requirements.
• Drive audit readiness, corrective action, effectiveness reviews, and prevention of repeat findings across the segment.
• Use quality metrics and risk signals to improve performance, reduce quality escapes, and strengthen product and customer outcomes.
• Lead responses to significant customer concerns, product escapes, investigations, containment, risk evaluation, and recovery plans.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve first-pass yield, process capability, documentation discipline, and defect prevention without compromising compliance.
• Drive consistent quality governance, data standards, management reviews, and electronic quality management workflows across ECRS locations.
• Build trusted relationships with customers, regulators, and certification bodies through clear communication and disciplined follow-through.
• Model integrity and accountability, inspire a shared vision, champion continuous improvement, enable inclusive partnerships, and recognize team contributions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, EAP, and wellness incentives, with comprehensive and flexible benefit options starting on day one.
• 401(k) with employer matching.
• Development and progression opportunities, including regular performance conversations, training and development curriculum, and engineering fellowship programs.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays, eligible from the first day of employment.
• Parental leave, eligible from the first day of employment.
• Eligibility for quarterly and annual bonuses, depending on role and site.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director