Vice President Quality and Safety

Sierra Nevada Corporation•Englewood, CO

7h•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Vice President of Quality and Safety, you will provide visionary leadership for both organizations, ensuring the highest standards of quality across all products and processes globally. As leaders of SNC, we commit to embodying the spirit of OneSNC by working as a unified, collaborative team to drive innovation and growth. Guided by our core values, we will break down silos, foster cross-functional partnerships, and lead with a shared vision. As an executive of SNC, we will leverage our collective strengths to deliver on our customers most critical missions, building a stronger, more integrated organization. By embracing this mindset together, we will drive SNC toward sustained success, transformative growth, and a lasting legacy of excellence. The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in related field (Quality, Safety, Engineering, etc.)
18+ yrs exp. in Quality and/or Safety (10+ yrs in leadership)
Relevant exp. may substitute for degree; w/o degree, 22+ yrs Quality/Safety exp. req.
Higher degree may substitute for exp.
Leadership acumen; strategic partner to execs; collaborate with leaders; contribute to leadership committees.
Successful candidate will engage frequency, clearly and consistently with the workforce across multiple sites.
Executive leadership experience in manufacturing, operations, and/or sustainment.
Skilled at KPI creation & analysis, data synthesis, reporting/presenting
Direct aviation/aerospace operations & product manufacturing experience (Quality & Safety focus)
Expert in ISO 9001/AS9100, CMMI, & Safety standards/regulations
Experience with QMS & SMS (ISO, Six Sigma, Safety Mgmt, etc.)
Experience with governance frameworks for Quality & Safety
Experience leading Quality/Safety guidelines, protocols, audits, controls, compliance
Experience representing Quality/Safety conformance to regulatory standards (FAA/ASTM/OSHA/DCMA etc.)
Proven leadership in change management, mentoring, dev., training, succession, accountability, reviews (Quality & Safety teams)
Proven team building, time management, conflict resolution, comms, briefing, presentations, strategy (Quality/Safety)
Strong written/verbal comm. skills (Quality & Safety issues)
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance.
U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification
CMQ/OE, CQIA, CQA certification
Experience in supply chain quality oversight
Ability to manage change, ambiguity, and own decisions
Mastery: innovation, team leadership, collaboration, challenging status quo, complex mgmt, delegation, adaptability
Passion for ideation, curiosity, innovation; motivate with vision
Background: aerospace/defense, DoD (civilian), US military; knowledge of defense, intelligence, adjacent markets (Quality/Safety)

Responsibilities

Set strategic direction for global Quality & Safety organizations
Lead and develop global Quality & Safety teams
Ensure org-wide compliance with Quality & Safety regulations/standards
Drive culture of Quality, Safety, and continuous improvement (CI)
Represent company with customers, regulators, and industry groups on Quality & Safety matters