Quality Control Manager
About The Position
At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team. We are looking to add a Quality Control Manager to our team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing leading-edge electronics for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems, we would like to hear from you.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in quality control or quality assurance within a manufacturing environment, with a minimum of 3 years in a leadership or management role.
- Deep understanding and experience in establishing and maintaining AS9100 Quality Management Systems for production environments.
- Expertise in root cause analysis methodologies and corrective action implementation.
- Proficiency in reviewing and interpreting engineering documentation, including drawings and schematics.
- Experience with aerospace and defense manufacturing.
- Demonstrated leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
- Establish and implement core production quality processes for new and scaling operations for assembly, integration, and test
- Grow and lead a team of quality engineers and inspectors to ensure operational execution and excellence.
- Determine assignments, responsibilities, and priorities for quality control personnel and ensure personnel training, certification, and qualification.
- Manage all aspects of production quality control, ensuring adherence to industry standards, company procedures, customer requirements, and AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS) requirements.
- Author, implement, and maintain quality documentation including written processes, procedures, inspection criteria, work instructions, production routings, etc.
- Define the required quality infrastructure, including layout and qualification of inspection areas, labs, nonconformance quarantine areas, and tool control.
- Support implementation of operations infrastructure including equipment preventive maintenance, calibration, and environmental controls.
- Drive root cause analysis and failure review for nonconformances and implement effective corrective actions to eliminate recurrence.
- Develop, drive, and assess quality objectives, measurable metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure business systems (PLM, ERP, and MES) and tools are effective and available to support quality and production needs.
- Perform and support internal and external audits.
- Establish and maintain a training and certification program.
- Support continued compliance with all QMS requirements.
Benefits
- Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Industry
Publishing Industries
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
