Senior Manager, Quality Assurance

Chromalloy•Oldsmar, FL

About The Position

Senior Manager, Quality Assurance Leads and scales the Quality Assurance organization in a fast-paced, growth-oriented aerospace environment, ensuring products and processes meet FAA regulatory requirements and customer expectations. Directs QA/QC systems for FAA-approved and PMA parts, with strong focus on aircraft airfoils and coatings manufacturing/repair processes, driving compliance, process capability, and continuous improvement through teams of supervisors and technical specialists. Key Responsibilities: Leads a multi-discipline Quality organization (inspection, NDT, QA engineering, documentation/records, and compliance). Establishes and maintains quality objectives aligned to business growth goals, customer requirements, and Chromalloy quality strategy. Leads and communicates quality expectations across operations, engineering, supply chain, and customers to drive a culture of compliance and right-first-time execution. Develops and deploys inspection, test, and evaluation methods appropriate for aircraft airfoils and coatings, including dimensional, metallurgical, and NDT requirements; ensures control plans and acceptance criteria are robust and auditable. Conducts quality engineering reviews of manufacturing and repair documentation to ensure compliance to internal standards, customer specifications, and applicable FAA requirements; maintains configuration control, records integrity, and objective evidence for FAA/PMA products. Applies statistical methods (SPC, capability, trend analysis) to improve process stability, throughput, and yield across airfoil and coatings processes; champions data-driven decision making. Drives continuous improvement and problem prevention initiatives within QA and across the site, supporting scale-up, new work introduction, and productivity improvements without sacrificing compliance. Plans and executes QA staffing and technical training (e.g., NDT, coatings/special processes, inspection, FAA conformity and documentation), ensuring competency, certification, and coverage to meet production and customer commitments. Leads Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA/8D) for internal nonconformances, customer complaints, and escapes; implements systemic corrective actions and verifies effectiveness. Maintains working knowledge of applicable quality standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., FAA, AS9100/ISO, Nadcap/special processes, and customer/OEM requirements) and ensures site procedures and records support compliance. Serves as a key leader in site quality management, partnering with operations and engineering and interfacing with customers, auditors, and regulatory representatives to support growth, compliance, and delivery.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Metallurgy/Materials Science, or related field
Minimum 10+ years of aerospace manufacturing and/or MRO quality experience, including leadership roles in high-growth or changing environments.
Strong experience with FAA-regulated products and documentation, including FAA conformity and PMA parts (preferred).
Demonstrated knowledge of aircraft airfoils and coatings/special processes (e.g., process control, inspection, and acceptance).
Experience leveraging quality data systems and analytics to drive improved capability and reduced escapes.

Responsibilities

Leads a multi-discipline Quality organization (inspection, NDT, QA engineering, documentation/records, and compliance).
Establishes and maintains quality objectives aligned to business growth goals, customer requirements, and Chromalloy quality strategy.
Leads and communicates quality expectations across operations, engineering, supply chain, and customers to drive a culture of compliance and right-first-time execution.
Develops and deploys inspection, test, and evaluation methods appropriate for aircraft airfoils and coatings, including dimensional, metallurgical, and NDT requirements; ensures control plans and acceptance criteria are robust and auditable.
Conducts quality engineering reviews of manufacturing and repair documentation to ensure compliance to internal standards, customer specifications, and applicable FAA requirements; maintains configuration control, records integrity, and objective evidence for FAA/PMA products.
Applies statistical methods (SPC, capability, trend analysis) to improve process stability, throughput, and yield across airfoil and coatings processes; champions data-driven decision making.
Drives continuous improvement and problem prevention initiatives within QA and across the site, supporting scale-up, new work introduction, and productivity improvements without sacrificing compliance.
Plans and executes QA staffing and technical training (e.g., NDT, coatings/special processes, inspection, FAA conformity and documentation), ensuring competency, certification, and coverage to meet production and customer commitments.
Leads Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA/8D) for internal nonconformances, customer complaints, and escapes; implements systemic corrective actions and verifies effectiveness.
Maintains working knowledge of applicable quality standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., FAA, AS9100/ISO, Nadcap/special processes, and customer/OEM requirements) and ensures site procedures and records support compliance.
Serves as a key leader in site quality management, partnering with operations and engineering and interfacing with customers, auditors, and regulatory representatives to support growth, compliance, and delivery.