Senior Quality Engineering Manager

Honeywell Aerospace•Tempe, AZ

17h

About The Position

The Senior Quality Manager for Repair & Overhaul (R&O) leads quality, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement for a high-volume aerospace repair station operation. The role ensures compliance with FAA Part 145 requirements, AS9100 quality management standards, customer requirements, and internal quality procedures while supporting operational excellence, product reliability, customer satisfaction, and business performance. The position partners with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Customer Support, and Regulatory Affairs to maintain an effective quality system, reduce escapes and defects, improve turnaround time, and build a culture of quality accountability. It supports a high-volume FAA-certified repair operation serving commercial, military, space, and industrial aerospace markets, with a focus on quality alongside delivery, turnaround-time, and growth objectives.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive quality leadership experience in aerospace, MRO, manufacturing, or repair environments.
5+ years leading managers and professional quality teams.
Experience with FAA Part 145 and aerospace regulatory requirements.
Experience with AS9100 quality systems.
Must be a U.S. person: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or person with protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
FAA Repair Station experience.
AS9100 Lead Auditor certification.
Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent continuous improvement certification.
Knowledge of NADCAP and EASA requirements.
Experience supporting military and commercial aerospace products.
Experience leading quality transformation initiatives across complex operations.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and operational leadership for all R&O quality functions and develop and execute the site's quality strategy.
Lead and mentor quality managers, supervisors, engineers, auditors, and inspectors, and foster compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Ensure compliance with FAA Part 145, AS9100, NADCAP, EASA, customer-specific requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
Represent site quality during regulatory and customer audits and oversee corrective actions arising from audits, findings, and nonconformances.
Maintain the effectiveness of the Quality Management System and drive CAPA, root cause analysis, risk management, and preventive action processes.
Monitor quality metrics, lead improvement plans, and ensure document control, configuration management, and process compliance.
Partner with Operations leadership to improve repair quality, productivity, and turnaround performance.
Lead containment and resolution of quality escapes and customer issues, and support introduction of new repair capabilities, technologies, and processes.
Establish inspection and verification processes throughout the repair cycle.
Serve as the senior interface for customer quality concerns and escalation management; lead investigations and corrective actions related to field returns and customer complaints.
Lead Lean, Six Sigma, and Quality Operating System initiatives; use statistical methods and data analytics to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
Eliminate systemic causes of defects, rework, scrap, and delays; benchmark best practices and implement sustainable process improvements.
Build organizational capability through coaching, succession planning, employee development, technical expertise development, performance management, and talent assessments.