Experience: Mid Level
Salary: $115,000 - $140,000 per year
Job Details
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You'll provide quality oversight for engineers and inspectors embedded within Program Management teams, keeping quality objectives aligned across multiple aerospace and defense programs.
Manage and coordinate quality activities across multiple dedicated program teams to ensure alignment of objectives
Provide staff-level Quality Engineering oversight for Quality Engineers carrying technical and programmatic responsibilities
Mentor and train Quality Engineers and Inspectors, guiding their professional and career development
Champion a Continual Improvement Culture (CIC) and drive processes that reduce cycle time and cost
Advise and support the Director of Quality Assurance on performance activities, recruiting, budgeting, and third-party audits
Looking for:
Experience in Quality or Manufacturing environment, with prior supervisory or management experience strongly preferred
Bachelor's degree in a technical field preferred
Aerospace industry experience preferred; other regulated industries considered
Strong Microsoft Office skills; database management a plus
Manager level; strong senior or lead quality candidates ready to step up considered
Experience in any of the following areas welcomed:
Aerospace or defense manufacturing quality
AS9100 or equivalent quality management systems
Continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, root cause / corrective action)
Supplier and third-party audits
Mentoring or leading Quality Engineers and Inspectors
A bit about us:
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Founded more than 60 years ago and based in Stockton, California, we are a mid-tier aerospace and defense manufacturer building flight-critical structures, assemblies, and precision hardware for launch vehicles, satellites, and defense platforms. Much of the hardware we produce has flown on our customers' platforms for decades, making us one of the more capable independent suppliers in the region. Our Quality organization sits at the center of every program we deliver.
Why join us?
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Base salary $120k–$140k+
Medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k)
Generous PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays
Fully onsite in Stockton — the role is embedded with program teams and hands-on by nature
Program-level ownership of quality: you lead across multiple programs, not one narrow slice
Long-standing customer platforms and a stable, multi-decade program base
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