Quality Manager, Senior

Senior Quality Manager

Location: San Antonio, Texas 

Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of

At StandardAero, we use our ingenuity and know-how to find solutions for the simple to the most complex challenges in aviation. Together, we get the job done and done well. Our stability, resources, and respectful culture supports you in building a solid career with a great team you can count on day in and day out for the long term.

As a Senior Quality Manager, you will manage the business unit quality function through development, implementation and monitoring of policies and procedures consistent with organizational requirements and corporate standards.

What You'll do

• Provide strategic leadership for the site's Quality Management System (QMS) 
• Ensure regulatory compliance with FAA Part 145, AS9110, customer and corporate requirements 
• Lead management review activities
• Manage the audit program (develop and execute the annual internal audit schedule) 
• Oversee supplier and external audits
• Monitor audit effectiveness and recurring issues 
• Drive operational quality with Operations, Engineering, Programs and Supply Chain
• Lead corrective actin and continuous improvement 
• Champion Lean, Six Sigma and structured problem solving methodologies 
• Develop, Coach, Mentor the quality team and establish performance expectations and accountability 
• Manage quality performance through develop and monitor KPI's
• Identify trends and drive improvement initiatives and use data to prioritize organizational improvements 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of experience leading and developing quality teams, managing audit programs, and driving enterprise-level quality initiatives across complex operational environments.
• 5+ years of experience in Quality Management Systems (QMS), including implementation, maintenance, continuous improvement, and compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Experience leading internal, external, customer, and regulatory audits and managing corrective and preventive action (CAPA) programs. 
• Experience applying FAA airworthiness certification requirements, regulatory compliance standards, and industry-specific regulatory requirements. 

Desired Skills

• 10 years minimum work experience in Aviation and/or Aerospace
• Previous Quality Manager, Chief Inspector, or Quality Engineering
• As9100/9110 Lead Auditor certification
• Experience leading and preparing organizations for certifications (AS/ISO) or regulatory audits
• Experience service as the primary interface with FAA, DCMA, DOW, or major aerospace customers
• American Society for Quality Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Manager of Quality/Organization Excellence  (CMQ/QE, or Six Sigma Black Belt

Benefits that make life better:

• Comprehensive Healthcare
• 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
• Paid Time Off starting on day one
• Bonus opportunities
• Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Learning & Training opportunities