Quality Manager

Bring your passion for space!

Redwire is accelerating humanity’s expansion into space by delivering reliable, economical and sustainable infrastructure for future generations. 

Redwire (via our subsidiary, Roccor, LLC), is accelerating humanity's expansion into space through specializing in manufacturer high-reliability satellite technologies, solutions, and products. These cutting-edge capabilities address cost and performance limitations that are helping to revolutionize spaceflight and are currently being utilized on missions with NASA, the Department of Defense, and several commercial space companies. 

Summary

Roccor, a Redwire business unit is the leading developer and provider of satellite mechanisms, deployable structures, solar array systems and space antennas to the global space market. The company's key products include deployable solar array systems, antenna systems, deployable structural and mechanical systems and supporting subsystems.

We have a current opportunity for a Quality Manager located at our facility in Longmont, CO. This team member will plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee quality activities for the site. Working under the strategic direction of the Sr. Operations Manager, the Quality Manager will ensure that the Quality Management System is compliant to AS9100 / ISO 9001 and will identify areas for improvement. The Quality Manager will oversee the continuous improvement program and identify and plan Kaizen Events in conjunction with area representatives.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates the Quality Management System and identifies improvements.
• Leads quarterly management review meetings with upper-level management.
• Communicates quality standards and parameters to the QA team, engineering team, and other appropriate staff.
• Maintains compliance to AS9100 / ISO 9001, customer contractual requirements, and federal, state, and local regulations, guidelines, and policies.
• Oversees internal audits, and coordinates compliance audits with registration bodies and customers.
• Manages non-conformances and corrective actions arising from audit activities.
• Reviews proposals and contracts for quality requirements.
• Collaborates with executive leadership and other departments to develop and meet company goals while supplying expertise and guidance on operations projects and systems.
• Oversees Quality Assurance and Quality Control, ensuring each area reaches goals set by departmental and company leadership.
• Identifies, recommends, and implements new processes, procedures, technologies, and systems to improve and streamline organizational processes and use of resources and materials.
• Other duties as assigned.

Ideal Experience

• Bachelor's Degree with minimum of 8 years of progressive experience within a quality role.
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisor experience.
• Experience with Quality Management Systems: ISO 9001, AS9100 OR ISO 13485.
• Experience with managing quality requirements during new product development life cycle.
• Experience setting department goals with Quality Assurance and Quality Controls.
• US Citizen, (Green Card holder and Visa sponsorship not accepted).

Desired Skills

• Proven track record of identifying initiatives and driving to completion
• Lean Six Sigma certifications
• Leading a Safety team
• Certified Quality Engineer
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience reviewing proposals and contracts for quality requirements
• Experience working with solar and antenna arrays in an aerospace field.
• Proficiency with Visio and MS Project.
• Able to work in a rapidly growing, low-volume/high-mix manufacturing environment

Pay Range
$113,000 - $150,000

Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration!  We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence. 

How We Determine What We Pay (Compensation Philosophy)

Redwire determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data, for our locations throughout the US. We will evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index, in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company. For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicant’s level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and internal equity within the company for the same position. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will be considered for higher pay.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.  

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US.  Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR Click Here