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FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC Quality Assurance Manager in Bertram, Texas
About the Role
Quality Assurance owns the processes and tools by which Firefly identifies, contains, eliminates, and prevents non-conformances. Quality is charged with defining and maintaining the processes and tools which prove product capabilities meet requirements and result in a predictably economical and reliable product.
The Firefly Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for the development and maintenance of processes, equipment, and plans for inspection and acceptance of qualification and flight hardware and software products. They are responsible for implementing the Quality Management System, Quality Metrics, Analysis and Improvement Plans, and Non-conformance Management. They drive containment, root cause analysis, and corrective actions - in addition to periodic auditing - to ensure products are reliable and economical. Verifying that all key performance and design characteristics are met prior to launch, Quality Assurance Managers play a critical role in ensuring mission success.
This position is located at our Production and Test facility north of Cedar Park in Briggs, TX.
What Youll Do
Establish and lead a team of Quality Engineers, Specialists, and Inspectors in developing and implementing reliability strategies across the entire product lifecycle, from design to manufacturing, assembly, and deployment for launch vehicle/spacecraft components and sub-assemblies (mechanical, electrical, electro-mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic).
Manage the implementation of the AS9100 certified Quality Management System processes across multiple work centers.
Establish quality assurance standards for launch vehicles and spacecraft systems, making change to ensure compliance with standards and requirements for mission success.
Identify and monitor key metrics which drive the quality of products and processes, make data-driven decisions to continually improve reliability.
Manage partnerships with design engineering and manufacturing teams through product development and production to oversee the creation of quality plans for flight products, including: identification of key characteristics, development testing for functionality and manufacturability, first article and detailed inspection planning, and consideration of criticality, risk, past failures, and lessons learned.
Oversee the implementation of quality control inspection and testing equipment, training, and standard work instructions which assure adherence to design, specification, and testing requirements.
Engage with multiple work centers to improve the effectiveness of the Quality Management System.
Demonstrate a first principles approach to quality challenges, focusing on simplification and optimization to increase process and product reliability.
Pursue automation efforts to reduce inspection and test variability.
Lead Quality Inspectors in workflow priority, inspection process efficiency, and best practice inspection methodologies.
Identify and investigate systemic root causes leading to non-conformances affecting product reliability and production efficiency across multiple work centers.
Lead with cross-functional teams to contain, mitigate and resolve complex non-conformance or quality issues, including development and implementation of robust corrective actions to prevent reoccurrences.
Oversee tool control and calibration processes across the company - including validation of metrology systems.
Plan and perform periodic product and process audits to ensure compliance with Firefly Quality Management System.
Review designs and procedures, providing feedback to identify potential issues early to mitigate manufacturability, inspection, and validation challenges.
Oversee research and interpretation of regulations and requirements to ensure compliance with external standards.
Establish goals with progression plans and conduct training sessions to improve skills within the team, providing positive an constructive feedback.
Manage the performance, schedules, and timecards of individual contributors.
Initiate and oversee execution plans to systematically standardize and improve product quality, reliability, and inspection efficiency.
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