Quality Manager

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense•Moorpark, CA

20d•Onsite

About The Position

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) is seeking a Quality Manager for its Moorpark, California facility. The role has site-level responsibility for quality performance, quality systems, customer compliance, and team leadership in a complex aerospace and defense manufacturing environment. The Quality Manager will lead site quality functions, balancing hands-on manufacturing issue resolution with strategic quality-system improvement and site priorities. The position partners with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and Program Management to build quality into daily execution, production readiness, customer commitments, and long-term operating discipline. The role supports mission-critical aerospace, missile, defense, and space programs, and will help scale the site’s quality capability as production demand and program complexity grow. EBAD describes the role as an opportunity to strengthen quality systems and execution in a regulated environment, improve customer confidence through data-driven leadership, and develop a high-performing quality organization. The anticipated wage range is $160,000–$200,000 per year. EBAD offers medical, dental, and vision insurance; retirement benefits; paid time off and holidays; life and disability insurance; employee assistance and wellness resources; and incentive compensation eligibility, subject to applicable plan terms and conditions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Significant quality leadership experience in manufacturing.
Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and customer quality requirements.
Demonstrated experience with manufacturing quality, root-cause analysis, corrective action, containment, and quality-system improvement.
Experience leading, coaching, and developing quality professionals.
Ability to operate effectively at both the strategic and hands-on execution levels.
Strong customer-facing communication skills and credibility.
Proven ability to influence cross-functionally across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and Program Management.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Engineering, Quality, Operations, or a related technical field.
Aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing experience.
Experience in a rapidly scaling or complex production environment.

Responsibilities

Lead the site quality organization and own site quality performance, compliance, and execution.
Establish expectations, priorities, accountability, and operating rhythms across the quality team.
Partner with Operations leadership to support Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost objectives.
Maintain and strengthen the site quality management system in alignment with AS9100, customer requirements, and applicable aerospace and defense standards.
Ensure adherence to internal procedures, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
Support audits, customer reviews, compliance activities, and quality-system improvement initiatives.
Identify systemic risks and lead actions to improve process capability, discipline, and predictability.
Lead containment, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and preventive action for manufacturing quality issues.
Drive structured, data-based problem solving and collaborate across functions to resolve quality issues.
Improve first-pass yield, reduce escapes, strengthen defect prevention, and support production readiness.
Represent the site in customer-facing quality matters and lead communication and resolution of customer concerns, nonconformances, corrective actions, and quality-performance issues.
Build working relationships and influence outcomes across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and Program Management.
Coach, develop, and hold the quality team accountable for performance, discipline, and continuous improvement.
Build team capability, succession depth, and engagement, and develop quality leaders and individual contributors.
Create a culture of ownership, urgency, transparency, and continuous learning.