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Manager, Quality Systems (R5960)

Shield AI· Aircraft Operations Division – Quality
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Dallas, TX$150k - $230kFull Time EmployeePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Quality Systems Manager responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and continuously improving Shield AI's enterprise Quality Management System (QMS) to meet AS9100, AQAP/NATO, customer, contractual, and regulatory requirements, while supporting rapid growth across development, production, and fielded products. Leads integration of AQAP 2110 into the QMS and partners with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Program Management, Configuration Management, and Field Operations.

Responsibilities

  • Own and continuously improve the enterprise QMS, ensuring compliance with AS9100 and applicable AQAP, customer, contractual, and regulatory requirements.
  • Lead the assessment, gap closure, implementation, and certification readiness activities required to support AQAP 2110.
  • Develop and maintain a single integrated QMS that supports multiple programs, customers, and applicable international defense requirements.
  • Own the internal audit program, including audit planning, auditor qualification, findings, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.
  • Lead preparation for AS9100, AQAP, customer, government, and third-party audits and assessments.
  • Own enterprise corrective action and continuous improvement processes, ensuring systemic issues are effectively identified, corrected, and prevented from recurring.
  • Establish and maintain processes for document control, quality records, objective evidence, and retention.
  • Partner with Engineering and Configuration Management to ensure appropriate configuration control, traceability, and as-built product records.
  • Establish processes for identifying and implementing contractual and customer-specific quality requirements, including quality planning and appropriate flow-down to suppliers.
  • Support Government Quality Assurance activities and serve as a key interface with customers, government representatives, and authorized quality representatives.
  • Establish enterprise quality metrics and provide leadership with visibility into QMS health, compliance risks, audit performance, and systemic quality issues.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives to simplify, standardize, digitize, and improve quality processes.
  • Build, develop, and lead the Quality Systems & Compliance team.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, or related technical discipline; equivalent combinations of education and significant relevant experience may be considered.
  • 8+ years of progressive experience in Quality, Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, Compliance, or Product Assurance.
  • 3+ years of leadership experience in Quality Systems, Quality Assurance, Compliance, or related function.
  • Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, or maintaining an AS9100 Quality Management System.

Skills

Required:Quality Management System (QMS)Auditing

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Salary compensation is influenced by skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location.
  • All offers contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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