Quality Manager - Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing

Location: Tipp City, OH
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Salary: $95,000-$125,000, based on experience
Employment Type: Direct Hire

Position Overview

Prolink is partnered with an established aerospace and defense electronics manufacturer in Tipp City, Ohio seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead its Quality Management System and overall quality function.

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for quality assurance, quality control, supplier quality, audits, corrective actions, and continued compliance with AS9100 and ISO 9001 requirements. The Quality Manager will work closely with Operations, Engineering, Production Control, and Supply Chain while serving as a key quality contact for customers, suppliers, and third-party auditors.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the AS9100 and ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems

• Plan and conduct internal audits and manage customer and registrar audits

• Lead root cause investigations and corrective/preventive action efforts

• Manage Quality Assurance, inspection, testing, and receiving inspection activities

• Serve as a primary quality contact for customers, suppliers, and auditors

• Monitor quality metrics and communicate performance and corrective actions to leadership

• Maintain quality procedures, work instructions, inspection plans, document control, calibration, quality records, and nonconforming material processes

• Support supplier qualification, supplier corrective actions, and supplier performance

• Ensure compliance with customer, contractual, and applicable industry requirements

• Partner with Operations and Engineering on continuous improvement efforts

• Reduce defects, scrap, rework, and customer returns

• Lead quality training and development of quality personnel

• Support new product introduction, process validation, and workmanship standards

Required Qualifications

• Quality leadership experience within the aerospace and/or Department of Defense manufacturing industry

• Minimum 5 years of quality leadership experience in a manufacturing environment

• Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems

• Direct experience conducting internal audits and managing external customer and registrar audits

• Demonstrated leadership of root cause analysis and corrective action processes

• Ability to read engineering drawings and technical documentation

• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related field preferred; significant directly relevant experience may be considered in place of a degree

Preferred Experience

• Electronics or electromechanical manufacturing

• IPC-A-610 and/or J-STD-001 certification

• CQE, CQM, or Lead Auditor certification

• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma

• ERP and electronic quality management systems

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off

• Paid holidays

• 401(k)

• Tuition reimbursement

• Bonus incentive program

This is a high-visibility position with the opportunity to directly influence quality systems, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement within a highly regulated aerospace and defense manufacturing environment.