Director- Manufacturing Quality Assurance Verified today
About the role
You will lead the Cape Canaveral, Florida quality team as Director of Quality Assurance. You will set the vision, drive continuous improvement, and partner with cross-functional leaders across Cape Canaveral manufacturing sites and the broader Blue Origin team. You will implement innovative quality management system solutions supporting accelerated manufacturing production and efficient, predictable production for sub-orbital and orbital manufacturing and launch operations.
This role reports to the Senior Director of Quality Assurance and is part of Blue Origin Operations, which encompasses Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance.
Your responsibilities
- Lead and mentor Quality Assurance staff at the Cape Canaveral, Florida Blue Origin sites
- Drive quality products throughout the organization by maintaining a culture that emphasizes accountability, structure, and attention to detail at all levels
- Deliver business and program Quality commitments across manufacturing operations
- Work with leadership to identify, lead, and develop the quality actions vital to ensuring program success and meeting contractual promises
- Identify and mitigate quality risks, demonstrating ownership and teamwork to develop operable solutions and maintain an elite quality system
- Collaborate with external customers on quality-related concerns and participate in customer quality investigations to resolve preventable actions
- Evaluate customer requirements, perform initial program planning, and identify approaches for niche requirements
- Implement engineering design reviews and make recommendations to improve the quality and manufacturability of new designs
- Lead all aspects of the Blue Origin Quality Management System compliance, integration and improvements including interface and coordination with third-party certification bodies
- Execute health assessment process methodologies and perform periodic audits of the application of the quality system, maintaining compliance with company and identified industry standards
- Lead Quality Assurance business objectives: prepare budgets, analyze variances, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and lead teams through root cause and corrective action analysis when required
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree minimum
- 10+ years of experience in quality, manufacturing, test, or operations
- Past experience leading or working in quality management systems; familiarity with AS9100 or ISO9000 or related quality systems and programs
- Quality Assurance or Manufacturing experience in development, production, and maintenance environments
- Strong experience in leadership, planning, and project management
Desired qualifications
- 15+ years total work experience
- MBA
- Experience in aerospace, space launch, military or commercial aviation
- Blend of small/midsized firm and large firm experience, with ability to maximize success using limited resources
- Knowledge of design for inspection or testability
- Knowledge of metrology equipment
- Experience with matrix-led organizations
Additional information
- Occasional travel (less than 10%) between other Blue Origin sites
- Relocation provided
- U.S. citizenship or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum required