Quality Assurance Manager - PMO - Naval Test Wing Pacific - China Lake, CA or Point Mugu, CA

V2X Inc•Ridgecrest, CA

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Manager will work closely with and under the direction of the Naval Test Wing Pacific (NTWP) Program Director and functionally align with the Aerospace & Defense Services (A&D) Headquarters Operational Excellence team. This position will primarily have oversight of both NTWP locations (Pt. Mugu, VX-30 and China Lake, VX-31) Quality Management System. The role involves managing through guidance, direction, and leadership to experienced professionals who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments. The manager ensures adherence to and compliance with established company quality policies, practices, standard operating procedures (SOP), and government regulations. They are responsible for ensuring the quality of services purchased, processed, tendered, and/or distributed by the company. This includes interpreting technical direction from aviation maintenance manuals and directives and administering policies, processes, and procedures that affect Company Functional Departments and Programs. The role also advises operating units on quality control standards and opportunities for improvement related to raw materials, chemicals, packaging, shipping, materials handling, procedures, processes, and finished products. The manager is capable of conducting Quality Management System Audits, writing detailed quality reports, and entering data tracking information into spreadsheets. They will interpret collected data, implement and monitor data tracking and trending, and understand information provided through analysis of trended data, ensuring prompt initiation and oversight of any suspected negative trends and conducting investigations. The position requires exceptional guidance and collaboration skills, with the ability to positively influence internal and external teams to ensure quality standards are in place and complied with. This includes implementing methods and procedures for inspecting and evaluating products, documentation, and certifications for supplier-provided parts, material, and equipment. The manager will analyze inspection processes, mechanisms, conduct quality assurance reviews, and perform statistical analysis to assess products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications, ensuring corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and documentation is compliant. The role requires adapting quickly to a rapidly changing environment to meet customer needs. The manager provides oversight for the development and maintenance of quality programs, processes, and procedures that ensure compliance with policies and that the performance and quality of services conform to established standards and agency guidelines. They provide expertise and guidance in interpreting policies, regulatory, and/or governmental regulations, and agency guidelines to assure compliance, working directly with operating entities to provide process analyses oversight on a continuing basis. Assistance is provided as required to ensure the Quality Management System, programs, policies, and procedures are maintained and reviewed and updated as required.

Requirements

Shall possess an extensive background in the field of aircraft maintenance and quality assurance with a minimum of 10 years of experience direct aircraft maintenance repair and inspection.
Of the ten years of experience in aircraft maintenance and quality assurance, six years shall be in a supervisory position that included responsibility for assigning quality assurance program workloads as well as performing quality assurance monitoring functions.
Must have experience supervising quality assurance personnel supporting scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
Must have 4790 experience.
BA/BS from an accredited college or university in one of the following disciplines: engineering, business, logistics, management, math, sciences, and professional aeronautics.
Shall have sufficient knowledge and experience to effectively assume responsibility for the overall quality of the Contractor maintenance effort in accordance with the CNAFINST 4790.2 (series).
Must have experience implementing and working with Quality Management System requirements in Government contracting such as ISO 9120, 8210
Subject Matter Expert level experience and knowledge of NAVAIR 4790 & DCMA 8210 (NAVAIR 3710) series instruction
Excellent communication and interpersonal and teamwork skills
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Excellent decision-making and methodical problem solving skills
Must have active passport with at least 18 months remaining to expiration
Ability to challenge ideas and decisions and implement with commitment the selected decision, once made (disagree in private/agree in public)
High level of comfort with briefing/training/talking with senior leaders, peers, and first-line employees
Ability to coordinate directive guidance and accommodate an audience that does not report to you
Ability to span differences between various customers
Be proactive in planning and reactive in adjusting to demands
Must be able to pass a detailed background investigation.
Must be able to be granted access to military installations.
Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to sit.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

9120 and 8210 preferred.
Technical proficiency as an aircraft mechanic (preferred)
Technical proficiency as an aircraft quality inspector (preferred)

Responsibilities

Manages through guidance, direction, and leadership to experienced professionals who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments.
Ensures adherence to and compliance with established company quality policies, practices, standard operating procedures (SOP) and government regulations.
Ensures quality of services purchased, processed, tendered and/or distributed by the company.
Interprets technical direction from aviation maintenance manuals and directives and administers policies, processes, and procedures that affect Company Functional Departments and Programs.
Advises operating units on quality control standards, and opportunities for improvement dealing with raw materials, chemicals, packaging, shipping, materials handling, procedures, processes, and finished products.
Conducts Quality Management System Audits, writing detailed quality reports relating to quality requirement compliance, findings, and defect reports.
Enters data tracking information into excel spreadsheets, interprets collected data, implements and monitors data tracking and trending, and has an understanding of information provided through analysis of trended data.
Ensures prompt initiation and oversight of any suspected negative trends and conduct investigations and collect/trend the associated systemic data.
Implements methods and procedures for inspecting, and evaluating products, documentation, certifications, for supplier provided parts, material, and equipment.
Analyzes inspection processes, mechanisms and conducts quality assurance reviews, performs statistical analysis to assess products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
Adapts quickly to a rapidly changing environment to meet customer needs.
Provides oversight for the development and maintenance of quality programs, processes and procedures that ensure compliance with policies and that the performance and quality of services conform to established standards and agency guidelines.
Provides expertise and guidance in interpreting policies, regulatory and/or governmental regulations, and agency guidelines to assure compliance.
Works directly with operating entities to provide process analyses oversight on a continuing basis to meet guidelines.
Provides assistance as required to ensure the Quality Management System, programs, policies, and procedures are maintained and reviewed and updated as required.
Must be able to travel to off-site locations and conduct audits or quality reviews of processes, procedures, operating conditions, compliance to quality and regulatory standards.