Senior Manager, Quality Assurance - Strivector

Strivector Corp is a National Staffing and Recruiting agency established in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. We are a preferred partner for several Fortune 500 companies nationwide. Strivector has been consistently rated a rare 4.6/5 on Google, Indeed and Glassdoor by our candidates, customers, employees and contractors.

Elevate your professional journey with us. Strivector s premier client (a well-known market leader in their space) is hiring for the following full-time direct hire position.

As a Senior Quality Assurance Manager, your roles and responsibilities will include:

1. Quality Engineering Oversight: Responsible for the Quality Engineering and Inspection functions, focusing on quality planning, compliance monitoring, and validation across programs, hardware, software, and inspection.
2. Strategic Vision Development: Create and implement a strategic vision for the Quality department while addressing technical challenges and ensuring tactical execution.
3. Initiating Quality Programs: Develop and implement strategic Quality initiatives within the Electronic Warfare Division, aligning with company procedures, government standards, and proven methodologies.
4. Culture of Quality Promotion: Foster a strong culture of quality that engages every employee and enhances the customer experience through meticulous attention to detail and defect prevention.
5. Collaboration Across Product Life Cycle: Work collaboratively with program teams and functional organizations to ensure all phases of the product life cycle meet mission success requirements and facilitate smooth transitions to production.
6. Maintaining Compliance & Reporting: Maintain quality records, ensure compliance with internal and external standards (including AS9100 and CMMI), and report on business performance to senior leadership with action plans for improvement.

The ideal Senior Quality Assurance Manager would be someone with deep experience in many (if not all) of the following:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace/Electrical/Mechanical/Software Engineering or technical equivalent with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience or Graduate degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• 5+ years of Quality management or operations leadership experience.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills including communications, facilitation, consulting, coaching, and influencing

Preferred Additional Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of quality and reliability methods and procedures for hardware and software systems as they apply to the aerospace or electronic industry.
• Greenbelt or Black Belt certification and/or proven education or work history in leading and implementing projects.
• Experience with Configuration Control management practices.
• Experience with Agile Oracle, Windchill, Cincom, and/or Doors software suites
• Experience with J-STD and IPC standard implementation.
• ASQ certification preferred; Experience managing AS9100 certified business.
• Willingness to travel up to 20 percent.
• Active TS security clearance or ability to obtain a DoD TS security clearance.

We understand that even if you are a seasoned Senior Quality Assurance Manager you may not have all the skills listed here.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Compensation: Based on Experience. One of the best in the industry
Minimum Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace/Electrical/Mechanical/Software Engineering.
Minimum Experience: 12 years of prior related experience

Type of position: Full-time Permanent position with benefits
Location: Clifton, NJ

Remote / Hybrid: No
Relocation accepted: Yes, relocation and benefits are provided