Quality Assurance Manager | Aerospace Cabin Interiors

Job Description

Job Description

Quality Assurance Manager | Aerospace Cabin Interiors

Join a premier leader in aerospace cabin interiors as a Quality Assurance Manager. In this high-impact leadership role at our Huntington Beach, CA facility, you will spearhead quality strategies, manage a diverse QA team, and ensure our products meet the highest standards for global aviation leaders.

The Opportunity

• Compensation: $129,000 – $145,000 / year.
  
• Leadership: Manage quality engineers, inspectors, and administrators while driving continuous improvement.
  
• Impact: Develop QA programs for complex aircraft cabin assemblies and oversee QMS compliance with AS9100 and FAA regulations.
  

Core Responsibilities

• Implement APQP and PFMEA to create fail-safe manufacturing processes.
  
• Manage internal and external audit readiness (customer and third-party).
  
• Monitor Cost of Quality KPIs and identify contractual risks.
  
• Lead corrective/preventive action processes and statistical product acceptance.
  
• Interface directly with Supply Chain, Engineering, and customers on quality issues.
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Education: Master’s + 2 years OR Bachelor’s + 5 years of progressive experience in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering or related field.
  
• Experience: 5+ years in Quality Assurance, including 3 years in aircraft cabin interior assembly.
  
• Technical Mastery: * 2+ years with APQP, PFMEA, and MRP/ERP systems (SysPro/UniPoint preferred).
  
• Expertise in Boeing BAC/D6 procedures and AS9138 statistical requirements.
  
• Proficiency in FaroArm/Verisurf metrology and technical writing for FAA Part 21/145.
  
• Strong grasp of Lean Six-Sigma, TQM, and statistics.
  

Domestic/International travel up to 10%.