Quality Inspection Manager

Mariner - Californiafull time

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Castelioncorporation Quality Inspection Manager to lead inspection organization across receiving, in-process, and final inspection activities for mechanical, dimensional, avionics, and electrical hardware. Build and maintain inspection operations and develop inspectors.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership and Inspection Operations
Lead, develop, and support a team of quality inspectors and specialists across multiple inspection disciplines, technical disciplines, and product resource areas.
Set daily and longer-term priorities for inspection activities, balancing receiving, in-process, final, and first article inspection needs.
Provide coaching, performance feedback, training, and day-to-day direction to inspection personnel.
Partner with manufacturing, planning, and quality leadership to align inspection coverage with production priorities and critical hardware flow.
Establish clear ownership, escalation paths, and communication routines for inspection-related issues and constraints.
Inspection and Process Development
Support development and implementation of inspection processes, standards, and documentation aligned with product requirements and quality system expectations.
Ensure inspection methods align with engineering intent, manufacturability, and rate-ready production needs.
Drive standardization of inspection practices across mechanical, dimensional, and avionics/electrical work areas where appropriate.
Support introduction and effective use of inspection tools, fixtures, gages, and software systems.
Oversee receiving, in-process, and final inspection of machined parts, mechanical assemblies, avionics hardware, harnessing, cable assemblies, and electro-mechanical components.

Qualification

Experience leading inspectorsExperience with CMM programmingKnowledge of supplier quality processes

Required

5+ years of experience in quality inspection, manufacturing quality, or a related role within aerospace, defense, or high-precision manufacturing.
Experience leading inspectors, quality specialists, or technical teams in a production environment.
Experience with nonconformance reporting, corrective actions, and inspection documentation.
Ability to collaborate with a wide variety of stakeholders in a startup environment to develop efficient and effective inspection processes.
Ability to instill risk based critical thinking into the culture of the inspection organization.

Preferred

Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality systems.
Experience supporting both mechanical and avionics/electrical inspection operations.
Familiarity with IPC-A-610 and IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards.
Experience supporting first article inspections in accordance with AS9102 requirements.
Experience with CMM programming, dimensional inspection planning, or coordination of advanced metrology resources.
Knowledge of supplier quality processes, source inspection, and audit support.
Experience supporting Measurement System Analysis and inspection method validation.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, manufacturing, and quality organizations.