Principal Quality Systems & Compliance - MRO (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-09-25

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HKS34: Wichita, KS 2051 Airport Rd , Wichita, KS, 67226 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

This role is responsible for leading the repair station’s Quality organization in an individual contributor role while partnering with the Service Center Team and the Avionics Quality organization. This role is accountable for ensuring continued compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) requirements.  This individual will work to achieve objectives that have a major impact on the organization's compliance goals. This position uses expertise to provide input on processes, standards and plans to improve compliance with internal and external standards.

What You Will Do:

• Analyzes and makes recommendations for the implementation of procedures and metrics that support compliance with industry, military, and regulatory standards.
• Provides research and guidance on policies, government regulations, and agency guidelines to ensure compliance with external standards.
• Manages processes, standards, and plans for the implementation of minimum standards, tools, and methods to ensure the effectiveness of existing quality processes and sustain quality performance improvements.
• Manages quality compliance audit processes, providing guidance and input to auditors at all stages.
• Manages organization projects and processes to ensure the achievement of day-to-day and longer-term quality targets.
• Reviews procedures and metrics that impact quality and makes recommendations to improve compliance with internal standards.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for regulatory agencies including FAA, EASA, UK CAA, and CAAC.
• Supports Safety Management System (SMS) implementation and compliance.
• Manages and oversees the Quality Management System (QMS) compliance to AS9100.
• Maintains the Repair Station Manual (RSM) and Repair Station Training Manual (RSTM).
• Manages Operation Specifications and Maintenance Capability Lists.
• Guides Customer quality concerns.
• Support and oversight of internal and external repair station audits.
• Ensures appropriate containment and root cause corrective actions occur for product investigations and/or process improvements.
• Up to 10% travel may be required.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Ability to understand, interpret, and apply Quality requirements/MRO regulations.
• FAA Part 145 Repairman.
• Part 145 repair station experience.
• Experience in the Aerospace/aviation industry.
• Previous Leadership/Mentorship experience.
• Understanding of CASE 1A, AS9100, or AS9110 regulations.
• Customer interaction experience.

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Employee Scholar Program, tuition reimbursement program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy: Pet Insurance, Home and Auto, additional life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal
• Ovia Health, fertility and family planning
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 5 free counseling sessions
• Incentives for a Healthy You
• Bright Horizons, back-up child / elder care and college coach resources
• Autism Benefit
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Adoption Assistance
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

May be eligible for relocation.

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