Quality Assurance Manager - Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company

Company Overview
Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company delivers affordable, high-performance space systems for exacting customers. At Millennium, you will be part of a close-knit team working on exciting technological problems. We work in an open environment where ideas are shared across all disciplines, and there are ample opportunities for advancement based on excellence. Superstars are welcome.

At Millennium, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us. 

Job Summary
The Quality team is looking for a versatile leader tasked with overseeing the production of our low earth orbit satellites. This position will be a key leadership role in maintaining quality and reliability processes for our products. Personnel safety and product reliability should always be top of mind for this candidate.

The role will serve as the advocate of the team and the technical subject matter expert for the greater manufacturing and integration organizations to ensure that they have the
resources they need to succeed. The candidate will develop and sustain a vision for growth and development of both the members of the team and the capabilities of the quality department. A successful candidate for this role will demonstrate integrity, intellectual curiosity, empathy, technical capability, and a strong motivation to support their team.

This position's internal job code is Quality Infrastructure Manager. Our team is currently hiring for a Level K.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of support for the quality inspection team
• Provide mentorship and guidance to each member of the team via both frequent 1:1s and formal performance review periods
• Establish career development plans and foster individual growth to unlock each member's maximum potential and facilitate their desired career trajectory
• Advocate for the team and cultivate an environment where they can be successful
• Manage communication within the team by providing context/rationale for higher level decisions
• Develop cross-training initiatives, staffing plans, and a robust recruiting pipeline to support the growing needs of the business
• Continually strive to improve inspection methods, tooling, and equipment through statistical sampling
• Leverage cross-functional relationships to help identify improvement opportunities, align on priorities, and execute initiatives to reduce lead time, labor hours, etc.
• Leverage data to establish, monitor, and improve manufacturing metrics enveloping safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• Partner with peer engineering teams to implement design changes in response to
• quality issues, customer challenges, new product introduction, and departmental standardization initiatives
• Other job duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in quality assurance/quality management in an aerospace (or similar) environment
• 1 years of experience leading teams
• Familiarity with inspection processes related to electromechanical, mechanical, harnessing, and integration operations
• Ability to read drawings and interpret specifications
• Intermediate knowledge of AS9100/ISO9001 quality standards
• Experience with quality systems (nonconformance management, MRB, calibration, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with a represented workforce
• Demonstrated ability to aggregate, visualize, and analyze data to make informed decisions (i.e. Excel, PowerBI, etc.)
• Demonstrated track record of leadership and team building within a rapidly changing environment
• Experience with J-STD-001/IPC-A-610
• Demonstrated experience effectively utilizing root cause/corrective action techniques

Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only of what is reasonably expected to be paid for the position. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay-Range

• Level K: $107,100 - $157,500

Benefits and Perks
Millennium Space Systems offers a very competitive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, and 401k plan.

Before applying, please note:
Millennium is DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant Company. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. Additionally, applicants must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance. We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage veterans, disabled veterans and disabled individuals to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified.

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