Quality Assurance Manager - Second Shift - Millennium Space Systems

Quality Assurance Manager - Second Shift - Millennium Space Systems

Company:

Millennium Space Systems

Millennium Space Systems (MSS), a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact to global security, like missile warning and Earth observation.

Our team is curious, bold and innovative. We take risks, innovate and explore new techniques and technologies. We influence change because we challenge the status quo. And when we watch our satellites launch, we know each one of us made it happen.

Millennium Space Systems (MSS) has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Assurance Manager (Level K) to join the MSS team in El Segundo, CA!

The Quality team is seeking a versatile, hands-on leader responsible for overseeing the second shift quality operations in support of the production of our low earth orbit satellites. This position plays key leadership role in maintaining quality and reliability processes across component manufacturing and space vehicle integration activities. Personnel safety, product reliability, and operational discipline must remain top priorities for the candidate.

  

The role will serve as the advocate of the team and the technical subject matter expert for quality activities that ensure compliance, configuration control, and high-reliability workmanship throughout the build. Secondarily, the individual will support peer leaders across quality and manufacturing to ensure resources, coverage and capabilities needed to meet business objectives. The candidate will develop and sustain a vision for growth – both for the team members and for the broader quality function for efficiency and effectiveness. A successful candidate for this role will demonstrate integrity, intellectual curiosity, empathy, technical capability and a strong motivation to support their team. 

Strong communication and organizational skills are critical to success in this position, along with the ability to build strong relationships, collaborate in a cross-functional environment, and utilize problem-solving skills to proactively identify and manage risks and opportunities.

Position Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of support for second shift quality operations 
• Provide continuous mentorship and guidance to each member of the team  
• Know the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and partner with union leadership to drive consistent, win-win outcomes 
• Establish career development plans that foster individual growth and align with business needs 
• Advocate for the team and cultivate an environment where they can be successful by ensuring clarity, tools, and support needs 
• Ensure effective communication by providing context and rationale for higher level decisions 
• Oversee staffing, task prioritization, and daily workflow to maintain safe, efficient, and compliant quality operations 
• Develop cross-training initiatives, staffing plans, and a robust recruiting pipeline to support scaling operations 
• Continuously improve quality methods, inspection practices and supporting infrastructure 
• Ensure accurate execution of quality processes, documentation, and data capture across the shift 
• Identify and resolve gaps in process plans, partnering with manufacturing teams to strengthen clarity, repeatability and first-time quality 
• 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 introductions, and departmental standardization initiatives 
• Other duties as assigned

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 5+ years of experience in Quality / AS9100 / Aerospace Quality Processes (e.g. AS9102 FAI, AS9146 APQP, AS9146 FOD, ACSI/FCT/FC/DC processes)
• 1+ years of experience with leading and developing high performing teams in fast paced environments