Member of Technical Staff, Principal Quality
About The Position
Ironstead Industrial Inc. is seeking a Member of Technical Staff, Principal Quality to build the quality operating system for its growing portfolio of precision manufacturing businesses. The role is the senior technical authority for Quality Management Systems and product quality, establishing standards that support growth while meeting aerospace, defense, and commercial customer expectations. The position works directly with manufacturing and inspection teams at portfolio facilities, combining enterprise-level QMS development with hands-on quality work on the shop floor. The role includes defining and deploying portfolio-wide quality practices, upgrading quality infrastructure at newly acquired facilities, integrating automated quality workflows and inspection data into IronsteadOS, and improving network-wide quality visibility. It also leads complex product-quality escalations, first article inspections, production readiness reviews, material review board dispositions, root cause analysis, metrology improvements, and process-control initiatives. Extensive travel (60–80%) and extended on-site assignments at Ironstead portfolio facilities are required. The position may require extended hours, including nights and weekends during active deployment or critical transition windows. U.S. citizenship is required due to ITAR/export-control considerations, and the candidate must be able to pass any background or export-compliance screening required for defense-related client sites.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, industrial engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Significant experience leading quality in precision manufacturing or another high-complexity production environment.
- Deep working knowledge of AS9100, ISO 9001, or comparable regulated QMS frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience with first article inspection, NCR/MRB, CAPA, root cause analysis, internal auditing, and customer quality.
- Strong knowledge of engineering drawings, GD&T, metrology, measurement systems, and manufacturing process capability.
- Willingness to travel extensively (60–80%) and embed on-site at portfolio facilities for extended periods, including some nights and weekends during critical transition windows.
- Ability to work extended hours, including nights and weekends, during active deployment windows.
- Ability to pass any background/export-compliance screening required for defense-related client sites.
- U.S. citizenship required due to ITAR/export-control considerations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with AS9102 first article requirements, NADCAP-controlled processes, or PPAP quality requirements.
- Strong CNC machining and precision manufacturing knowledge.
- Experience integrating or rebuilding the QMS of an acquired manufacturing business.
- CQE, CQA, Six Sigma, or related quality credentials.
- Experience with digital QMS, MES, ERP, PLM, or manufacturing data systems.
Responsibilities
- Author and deploy a unified portfolio Quality Management System framework covering AS9100/ISO 9001 governance, AS9102 first article inspection protocols, and multi-site audit standards.
- Upgrade quality infrastructure at newly acquired facilities by identifying systemic operational gaps and executing prioritized corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).
- Establish enterprise-wide standards for document control, configuration management, instrument calibration, supplier quality, and internal audits.
- Embed automated quality workflows and closed-loop inspection data into IronsteadOS, including nonconformance tracking, MRB dispositions, and audit-trail generation.
- Establish real-time network-wide tracking for customer escapes, first-pass yield, scrap/rework ratios, CAPA resolution velocity, and recurring failure modes.
- Serve as the senior technical authority for high-stakes quality escalations involving engineering design intent, shop-floor process capability, and customer specifications.
- Lead First Article Inspections (AS9102), Production Readiness Reviews (PRR), and Material Review Board (MRB) dispositions.
- Conduct disciplined root cause analysis and 8D corrective actions.
- Evaluate GD&T schemes, datum structures, and measurement uncertainty for high-precision features and critical-to-quality component requirements.
- Modernize network metrology strategies, including advanced CMM programming, automated in-process probing, closed-loop gaging, and sampling protocols.
- Deploy statistical process control (SPC), process capability analysis, and PFMEAs across key product lines to reduce defects and eliminate yield loss.
- Travel extensively and embed on-site at portfolio facilities for extended periods, including during critical transition windows.
- Work extended hours, including nights and weekends, during active deployment windows.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
