Quality Director, Columbus Engine Center (Onsite)

RTX•Midland, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Director for the Columbus Engine Center provides strategic leadership for Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and inspection activities. The role promotes a quality-first culture and leads initiatives to improve product safety, compliance, operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement. The Director partners with Operations, Engineering, and Materials teams to strengthen processes, change management, and prevention-based quality measures, while championing product safety and operational discipline on the shop floor. The position oversees compliance programs, including training, records management, internal, regulator, and customer audits, procedures, and major investigations. It monitors and reports quality metrics, develops action plans, and ensures compliance with AS9100, FAA, DCMA, and customer-specific requirements. The Director leads root cause analysis, corrective actions, and CORE-based improvement initiatives; drives process capability, defect reduction, and first-pass yield improvements using data; and manages nonconforming material, Material Review Board processes, and risk assessments for critical aerospace components. This is an onsite, U.S.-based, safety-sensitive position subject to FAA-regulated drug and alcohol testing. U.S. citizenship is required to access program/contract information.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 14 years of experience, or 12 years of experience with an Advanced degree.
Experience in Quality Management within the Aerospace or another highly regulated manufacturing industry.
Senior leadership or people management experience.
Experience in Operations, Quality, or Engineering within the Aerospace manufacturing industry.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience in Operations Leadership.
Experience leading organizations and other leaders.
Aftermarket Aerospace / Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) experience.
Familiarity with FAR-145 / CFR-145 Repair Station operations.
Knowledge of FAA regulatory compliance.
Background in Engineering.
Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certification.
Experience with SAP Quality systems.
Understanding of AS9100 and Quality Management Systems (QMS).

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and inspection activities across the Columbus Engine Center.
Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and Materials teams to ensure robust processes, effective change management, and prevention-based quality measures.
Champion product safety through operational discipline and continuous improvement on the shop floor.
Oversee compliance programs, including training, records management, internal, regulator, and customer audits, procedures, and major investigations.
Monitor and report key quality metrics and develop action plans to achieve organizational goals.
Ensure adherence to AS9100, FAA, DCMA, and customer-specific quality requirements.
Lead root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives using CORE tools.
Drive process capability improvements, defect reduction, and first-pass yield enhancements through data-driven decision-making.
Manage nonconforming material, Material Review Board (MRB) processes, and risk assessments for critical aerospace components.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
401(k) match
Flexible spending accounts
Flexible work schedules
Employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
Parental leave
Paid time off
Holidays
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage.