Quality Manager

At Aerosphere Power and Navigation, we're committed to attracting and nurturing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about their work. Our employees share a common purpose-supporting our customers' missions while pursuing their own professional growth. We foster an inclusive and engaging workplace culture where innovation, collaboration, and work-life balance thrive. Core to our values is a steadfast commitment to excellence, community engagement, and integrity in everything we do.

About Aerosphere Power and Navigation

Aerosphere Power and Navigation Corporation is a leading independent provider of advanced inertial navigation and power solutions for the aerospace, defense, commercial, and industrial sectors. As pioneers in fiber optic gyros, and ring laser gyros, we drive innovation across a wide range of navigation applications and powerconversion applications.

Manager of Quality

Location: Budd Lake, NJ Job Type: Full Time-On Site

We are seeking a Quality Manager to oversee the Quality Function at our Budd Lake, NJ facility. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and evaluating quality process and system standards to ensure compliance with company standards and governmental regulatory requirements.

Establishes department policies, control processes, and quality programs within overall direction set by senior management.

Exercises judgment in dealing with unusual cases or those involving significant cost. Manages Quality, provides support for Production and Development Programs, ensuring compliance to Customer Quality Requirements and adherence to the AP&N Quality System. Ensures protection of the customer regarding product quality and ensuring contract requirements are met. This includes ensuring/verifying the quality of product inputs and the quality of product outputs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the organization's Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards.
• Develop, implement, and monitor quality strategies, policies, and objectives aligned with business goals.
• Oversee internal, external, supplier, and regulatory audits, ensuring successful outcomes and timely corrective actions.
• Direct CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action) processes, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Establish and monitor quality metrics and KPIs to identify trends and drive performance improvements.
• Lead quality risk management activities to minimize operational and compliance risks.
• Manage document control, change control, deviations, nonconformance investigations, and complaint handling processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve product quality, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Oversee supplier qualification, audits, and performance management to ensure supply chain quality

Qualifications:

• Experience working in aerospace, defense, or other highreliability industries.
• Nonconformance Management (NCR/MRB )
• Quality Management Systems (QMS) Leadership
• Export Control Awareness (ITAR/EAR)
• AS9100 Rev D & ISO 9001 Standards
• Quality Metrics & KPI Development
• Government Contract Compliance
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Supplier Quality Management & Development
• Develop, implement, and monitor quality strategies, policies, and objectives aligned with business goals.
• Oversee internal, external, supplier, and regulatory audits, ensuring successful outcomes and timely corrective actions.
• Direct CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action) processes, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Establish and monitor quality metrics and KPIs to identify trends and drive performance improvements.
• Lead quality risk management activities to minimize operational and compliance risks.
• Manage document control, change control, deviations, nonconformance investigations, and complaint handling processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve product quality, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Oversee supplier qualification, audits, and performance management to ensure supply chain quality

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience Requirements

• BS degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Manufacturing, Electrical)
• 7-10 years' experience in quality management/leadership role
• Knowledge of industry standards for PCBA and mechanical components (e.g., IPC, MIL, and
• J-STD)
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and BOMs
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain a high level of accuracy
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with suppliers, team
• members, and management
• Highly proficient in planning, managing, and overseeing quality audits to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and quality standards.

Aerosphere Power & Navigation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation

The salary range for this position is $135,00- $150,000. Aerosphere Power & Navigation also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays.

*This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time. Aerosphere Power & Navigation reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Employment with Aerosphere Power & Navigation may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, as permitted by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

*ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

Separate from employment eligibility (Form I-9), U.S. export license requirements may apply before the Company can provide certain non- "U.S. persons" with access to specific technology, software and hardware that may be necessary for a position. As such, this position may require ITAR or EAR clearance.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation