Responsibilities

The Quality Systems Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and continuously improving Shield AI's enterprise Quality Management System (QMS). This role ensures the QMS meets AS9100, applicable AQAP/NATO, customer, contractual, and regulatory requirements while supporting rapid growth across development, production, and fielded products.
This leader will drive the integration of AQAP 2110 requirements into Shield AI's existing QMS, establishing a scalable system that supports international defense customers without creating duplicative quality processes. The role partners closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Program Management, Configuration Management, and Field Operations.
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.

Manager, Quality Systems (R5960) at Shield · LumiJobs

Manager, Quality Systems (R5960)

Responsibilities

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Shield

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