Quality Manager

METECS • Houston, TX

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About The Position

METECS is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to provide quality leadership across its engineering programs, with particular emphasis on spaceflight hardware. The role applies quality experience throughout product development, from design and build through test and acceptance. The Quality Manager will lead the Quality Management System and its application to engineering programs, collaborating with engineers, technicians, suppliers, test organizations, customers, and company leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent applicable experience.
• Significant aerospace or spaceflight hardware quality background, including leadership responsibility for quality activities involving flight or mission-critical hardware.
• Sound technical judgment and a practical approach to quality.
• Experience applying an AS9100-based aerospace Quality Management System.
• Demonstrated knowledge of configuration and traceability, inspection, nonconformance and corrective action, and acceptance documentation.
• Background in supplier quality and outsourced manufacturing or test activities.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Citizenship or lawful permanent residency required.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to conduct or lead internal, supplier, or third-party quality audits.
• Quality experience spanning multiple engineering disciplines or product types.
• Relevant professional quality or auditing credentials.
• Familiarity with aerospace workmanship requirements and controlled assembly processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the quality function and establish consistent, practical quality expectations across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, integration, test, and delivery.
• Develop, implement, and maintain quality processes consistent with AS9100 and applicable customer and contractual requirements.
• Partner with engineering teams to incorporate appropriate quality considerations into each stage of the project lifecycle.
• Oversee quality controls and associated records for manufacturing, test, acceptance, and delivery activities.
• Lead supplier quality activities and coordinate quality requirements with suppliers, manufacturers, and test organizations.
• Participate in key engineering, manufacturing, test, qualification, and acceptance reviews, as applicable to each project.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring in aerospace quality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager