Mission Assurance Director 2

Mission Assurance Director 2

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of related experience as defined below, OR a Master’s degree and 8 years of related experience as defined below; Related experience includes professional and/or military experience to include a background in aircraft, aerospace, manufacturing, quality, program management, engineering, and/or business management related functions
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance or Mission Assurance specific roles
• A minimum of 5 years of experience as a leader, manager, or other team lead roles
• Must have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

Responsibilities

• Define and monitor mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure mission success of programs.
• Perform or assure quality, risk management, safety, reliability and maintainability of program achievements, subcontractors, and suppliers in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Assess program performance and risks and determine resources to ensure mission assurance.
• Drive the continuous improvement of people (to include training & development), products, processes, systems, and services through the application of world class manufacturing to include innovative technologies, lean principles, six-sigma projects, and common best practices.
• Develop, maintain, and ensure compliance with mission assurance programs, policies, processes, procedures and that the performance and quality of products/processes conform to established standards, specifications, and agency guidelines.
• Provide expertise and guidance in interpreting policies, regulatory and/or governmental regulations, and agency guidelines to assure compliance.
• Provide leadership that fosters an inclusive, motivated, and engaged work culture.
• Support the development phase of programs by assuring engineering products and processes conform to internal and customer requirements.
• Work directly with operating entities such as engineering and manufacturing to ensure that inspections, process control analyses, and audits are conducted on a continuing basis to enforce requirements and compliance.
• Ensure the Quality/Mission Assurance, Manufacturing, and Engineering processes are consistent with industry capability maturity models and QMS standards (ISO 9001).
• Provide direct oversight in all efforts related to factory accountability and foreign object elimination practices.
• Review trend metrics and analyze misses in order to implement the appropriate improvements to improve performance.
• Standardize and facilitate root cause / corrective action efforts to resolve quality issues.
• Oversee supplier quality management collaborating closely with multiple sites’ Quality & Mission Assurance and Global Supply Chain (GSC) leaders to provide strategic thought leadership and preventive solutions to ensure the quality of procured material and services.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or MBA degree
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in Quality Assurance or Mission Assurance specific roles
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in metric development for process health and performance monitoring large programs/projects
• Extensive Leadership experience, preferably within the Aerospace and Defense industry
• Leadership experience in both EMD and Production programs
• Demonstrated experience developing, communicating, and instituting new processes for an organization
• NG QMS familiarity
• ISO 9001 familiarity
• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance
• Current Special Program Access (PAR)