• Quality Program Manager

    Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Bridgeport, WV)


    Quality Program Manager

     

    Job Code 3989

     

    Assigned Aurora Location Bridgeport, WV

     

    Quality Program Manager

    Position Overview

    At Aurora Flight Sciences, we design, build, and fly advanced aircraft and enabling technologies from concept to reality. We are searching for a talented and self-motivated Quality Program Manager to help us create the future of flight. Responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

    Responsibilities

    Aurora Flight Sciences is seeking an experienced Quality Program Manager (QPM), to join our growing team in our Bridgeport, WV facility. This position requires an action and results oriented individual who can effectively achieve demanding development and production goals. This individual must also be able to interact and communicate at all levels of the organization.

     

    The role of the QPM is to act as the primary point of contact for all customer/program specific quality management activities within the assigned program office. The QPM proactively manages actions required to ensure Quality while maintaining on-time delivery performance on behalf of the program.

     

    - Ensure customer contractual requirements: Monitor the compliance (perform audits) to contractual specifications & requirements, designs, and documented procedures. Ensure compliance of deliverable end items to the customer requirements.

     

    - Ensure Quality Management System (QMS) Compliance: Develop, document, and manage the Customer and/or program-specific Quality Assurance Plans. Ensure the QMS is robust and complies with all AS9100 criteria. Ensure compliance with procedures and Standard Work throughout the implementation of the contracts.

     

    - Develop, deploy, monitor, update and deliver customer and/or program-specific proactive, forward-looking quality performance metrics to include, but not limited to, delivered quality, Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ), responsiveness to customer requests and customer satisfaction. Support MRB activities.

     

    - Apply QE principles whenever required, including statistical and predictive analysis, FMEA, and DoE to conduct failure and/or preemptive analysis.

     

    - Lead teams to develop and provide effective RCCA and CAPA.

     

    - Establish, maintain, and enhance positive customer relationships to build a cooperative environment influential to both existing contract performance and new contract negotiations.

    Minimum Requirements

    - Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 6 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master+4 years' related work experience, 10 years' related work experience, etc.).

     

    - Must be a US Person.

    Preferred Requirements

    - BS degree in a technical or engineering field is preferred.

     

    - Minitab or equivalent statistical data analysis experience.

     

    - ASQ certifications in Quality Management, Quality Engineering, Continuous Improvement, or Auditing.

    Physical Requirements

    - Ability to work in a manufacturing environment and wear proper PPE.

     

    - Ability to transport objects up to 35 pounds as well as consistently stoop, crawl, bend, crouch, climb and kneel when required.

     

    - Must be able to work alternate shifts and/or extended hours if required.

     

    - Work onsite in Bridgeport, WV.

    Salary Range (Annualized USD)

    + Minimum Range: $62,000.00 to $110,000.00

    + Maximum Range: $77,000.00 to $138,000.00

     

    Aurora Company Overview Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, is a leader in the development and manufacturing of advanced unmanned systems and aerospace vehicles. Our mission is to apply autonomy and robotics to the development, production, and operation of advanced aircraft. During the last three decades, Aurora has designed, rapid-prototyped, and flown an average of one new vehicle a year for both government and commercial customers. Now, as an independent subsidiary of Boeing, Aurora’s innovation is combined with Boeing’s size and strength, creating an unprecedented opportunity to shape the future of aerospace systems.

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer Aurora Flight Sciences, A Boeing Company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

     

    Aurora Total Rewards At Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. Aurora Flight Sciences provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location and date of hire. Please note that the salary information shown is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.