Job Description

About the job

This position provides leadership and direction to the activities of the Skyroot Aerospace Quality department to support the design, manufacture, and testing of components, assemblies, and systems in compliance with Aerospace & Defense quality requirements. The candidate will lead a team of intermediate to experienced Quality professionals, and build Quality management systems to ensure ZERO defects on products manufactured & assembled at vendor locations and in-house.   

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Manage and provide guidance to the quality team responsible for establishing quality acceptance procedures for aerospace grade metallic/composite parts and assemblies starting from the base raw material to the final component clearance for flight 
• Work closely with the design and manufacturing teams to understand raw material requirements, in-process quality requirements, product test plans and requirements 
• Review and clearance of Quality documents including QAPs, Dimensional inspection reports, Process log sheets and in-process check lists, NDT reports, test reports etc 
• Raise, Maintain and follow up for closure of Non-conformance reports at the stages of raw material, Manufacturing, Assembly and testing. 
• Manage vendors and approve QA matrices for the outsourced products 
• Establish and assume complete responsibility of the configuration control and management system. 
• Establish the procedures and metrics that impact quality to ensure compliance with internal standards. 
• Good knowledge and capabilities in establishing robust QMS 
• Continuous improvement by quality audits to ensure compliance with internal procedures and implement process reengineering  
• Manages external audit process to achieve aerospace standard certifications like AS9100, NADCAP etc 
• Assist in building a world class quality team by identifying the gaps within the team, providing appropriate on-the-job training and hiring right candidates at the right time 

Minimum Requirements: 

• At least 10 years of experience with a minimum 5 years of Aerospace or Defense experience in a quality management role  
• At least 3 years of experience in qualifying and accepting aerospace products made of Composite materials and composite to metal joints including raw materials 
• At least 3 years of experience in managing quality assurance from the supply chain and contract manufacturing vendors 
• Minimum 1 year experience in in-process quality for integration of large assemblies in Aerospace or Defense  
• Certified NDT level III for at least one among UT, RT, CR and experience in interpreting Radiography films 
• Knowledge on raw material testing standards such as ASTM/ISO for metallics and composites 
• Experience on building a quality management system for aerospace companies 
• Familiarity with quality acceptance standards for aerospace grade fasteners & seals 

Desired Requirements: 

• History of building quality teams, improving quality and reliability of processes/products in a challenging and fast paced environment will be highly valued 
• At least 2-3 years’ hands-on experience with Filament winding, Pre-Preg handling, Sandwich composites manufacturing,  
• Familiarity with various metallics machining techniques and additive manufacturing desirable 
• Hand-on experience with one or more of test procedures like joint leak checks, pressure vessel testing, water calibration tests, structural tests, hot fire tests, vibration tests etc.
• Familiarity with acceptance standards for weld procedures and personnel certification 
• Hands-on experience in the interpretation of flaws in Composites, Honeycomb structures, metal forgings, DP, castings, welds and braze joints strongly desired 

Skills Required

• Quality Assurance
• Assembly
• Composite Materials
• Filament Winding
• Sandwich Composites