Sr. Manager Quality Assurance

FRONTGRADE TECHNOLOGIES•Colorado Springs, CO

41d

About The Position

For more than six decades, the skilled thinkers, makers, and doers at Frontgrade have embraced our mission to solve complex technology challenges across the U.S. and around the globe. We’re the leading provider of high reliability and radiation assured solutions for defense, space, intelligence, commercial, and civil applications, and our products are designed to perform in the harshest of environments. From human spaceflight and space exploration to missile defense, electronic warfare, and healthcare tech advancements, our talented team stays in lockstep with our customers to ensure the success of their missions. Do you want to help shape the future? In an environment where innovation and ideas go hand-in-hand? Then come join the Frontgrade Team! The Senior Manager Quality Assurance is responsible for Quality Control and Quality Assurance, assessing quality trends and driving the continuous improvement of processes and product quality performance by establishing quality metrics. They also provide oversight to confirm risk analysis, control plans, inspection, supplier quality, and metrology methodology activities are completed. Ensuring customer requirements are defined and all project deliverables meet customer, internal and regulatory requirements including all applicable standards.

Requirements

Business (Bachelor's degree) or Natural Sciences (Bachelor's degree)
Minimum six (6) years of experience in people management.
Minimum eight (8) years of experience in Quality.
OR with a Masters Degree: Minimum four (4) years of experience in people management. Minimum eight (8) years of experience in field.
This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by either ITAR or EAR U.S. export laws. As a condition to this job offer, in order to be employed in this position, you must be able to obtain an U.S. Government export license(s), as required by law.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AS9100 and ISO9001 is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Establish key performance metrics to monitor and improve process performance
Manage hiring, retention, and performance management for the Quality Assurance team
Assess quality trends and drive continuous improvement for processes and product quality performance, including root cause corrective actions
Participate in new product development
Review and prepare test plans and test cases to ensure compliance with standards and guidelines
Maintain high standards of quality activities within your team by establishing best practices and habits
Accountability for quality control and quality assurance activities at the site