Senior Compliance Quality Manager

Boeing•Auburn, WA

About The Position

Senior Compliance Quality Manager Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Commercial Airlines (BCA) has exciting opportunities for a Senior Compliance Quality Manager to join our BCA Fabrication Quality team located in Auburn, WA. The ideal candidate will be a reliable and competent professional who possesses the ability to work well across groups and effectively collaborate across organizational and business unit boundaries. The candidate will be a strategic problem solver who relies heavily on data and analysis to drive decisions and a leader who can effectively implement solutions in an ever-evolving environment. Transformational leadership skills will be necessary to build team engagement and lead quality team members in implementing key compliance initiatives to ensure Boeing maintains the highest level controls and oversight of our Quality Management System. The ideal candidate will exhibit resilience and tenacity in implementing improvements in a regulated production environment and across Boeing quality management systems. We are committed to providing our team equal opportunity for growth in a stable work environment. We encourage every teammate to feel empowered to bring their best through creativity, innovation, and diversity, as this drives a positive culture through transparency, safety, quality, and respect. Above all, employees will be provided the opportunity to seek, speak, and listen within the organization, and they are encouraged to collaborate externally with Boeing regulators and customers to earn stakeholder trust based on active demonstration of Boeing Values.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in Aerospace, Manufacturing, Quality, or experience in a regulated industry.
5+ years of experience with Quality Management Systems (QMS).
5+ years of experience leading systematic problem solving.
2+ years of experience interfacing with the FAA and/or other certification regulatory agencies.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree
Experience with quality investigations and the MRB process.
Experience with Quality Standards such as AS9100

Responsibilities

Management and oversight of employees and managers performing activities across multiple job families and locations.
Acquires and manages resources and leads process improvements.
Develops and motivates employees and first-level managers, both direct-report and dotted-line.
Develops and executes business plans, policies and procedures and develops organizational and technical strategies.
Design and lead the Fabrication Compliance Audit Program for domestic and international sites, including development of advanced and agile audit techniques and layered audit strategies in partnership with Operations.
Establish and maintain governance and communication cadences with senior leadership, FAA, and MBUs to share best practices, review KPIs, and drive continuous improvement.
Provides education and coaching on the BCA Quality Management System (QMS), FAA regulatory requirements, PC700 compliance and Safety Management System (SMS) integration.
Leads organization with primary responsibility for Quality System oversight activities, including FAA inquiries, audits, case management, voluntary disclosures, and investigations.
Support the Fabrication DQMR’s as the primary consultant/spokesperson on high‑level QMS, NCCPA, SMS, and regulatory policy, advising executive leadership across all functions on audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
Act as the principal liaison with FAA, ODA, RQSO and other regulatory authorities; interpret regulations and provide clear, actionable recommendations to executive leadership.
Coach and guide cross‑functional teams on problem solving for systemic and unusually complex issues, developing creative, precedent‑setting solutions and overseeing corrective action verification and BPSM guidance.
Ensure high‑quality completion of scheduled audits to maintain customer and regulator trust, provide evidence for BCA QMS Self‑Governance, and support ongoing compliance performance monitoring.