Lead Quality. Drive Excellence. Shape the Future of Aerospace.

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leader in the aerospace industry to hire an experienced Project Management professional to serve as a strategic Quality Assurance leader at a highly advanced manufacturing site in Mountain Home, PA. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a driven professional ready to influence product integrity, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence at every stage of production.

If you are passionate about building high-performing teams, strengthening quality systems, and driving continuous improvement in a complex aerospace environment, this role offers the platform to make a lasting impact.

Position Details
Job Title: Project Management
Job Type: Full-Time Consultant (18 Months)
Location: Mountain Home, PA
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Pay Rate: $87.84 per hour

Your Impact

As the site Quality Assurance leader, you will shape the direction of product quality, compliance, and performance. You will lead a dedicated quality team, maintain AS9100 certification, and serve as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders, customers, and regulatory agencies. Your leadership will directly influence safety, reliability, customer satisfaction, and cost-of-quality performance.

What You’ll Do

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, coach, and develop the quality organization to foster accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence

• Provide input on hiring, performance management, promotions, and rewards

• Guide teams through change while driving performance improvements

• Conduct performance reviews, facilitate toolbox meetings, and ensure consistent communication of organizational goals

• Promote safe, environmentally responsible operations

Quality Management System (QMS) & Compliance

• Maintain and enhance QMS documentation, including work instructions, inspection procedures, and quality plans

• Monitor QMS effectiveness through audits, risk assessments, and performance metrics

• Serve as primary contact for customer and regulatory audits

• Ensure timely resolution of audit findings and maintain AS9100 certification

Product Quality Assurance

• Own delivered product quality, customer satisfaction, and quality risk management

• Oversee customer escape management processes

• Prepare and present quality metrics, corrective action plans, and recovery strategies

• Ensure program estimates and proposals reflect quality requirements

Corrective & Preventative Action

• Lead root cause analysis using CORE methodologies and Lean principles

• Implement corrective and preventative actions to reduce escapes and improve throughput

• Drive measurable reductions in Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)

Continuous Improvement

• Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives

• Develop and execute quality improvement plans

• Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and systematic problem-solving tools to enhance performance and delivery integrity

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• University degree with 8+ years of relevant experience
  OR
  Advanced degree with 5+ years of relevant experience

• Strong leadership experience within a manufacturing or aerospace environment

• Proven ability to manage complex quality systems and regulatory requirements

• Demonstrated expertise in root cause analysis and corrective action implementation
  
  This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.                                               
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior AS9100 Quality Management experience

• Experience with AS9102 First Article Inspection reporting

• Blueprint reading and GD&T proficiency

• NADCAP accreditation experience (brazing, heat treat, paint)

• Experience reviewing Statements of Work (SOW), SCARs, Purchase Order Quality Requirements (Q-Notes, STAMP)

• Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma facilitation experience

• Experience leading work transfers

• Strong collaboration and communication skills across multiple stakeholder levels

Why Join Us?

At PDS Tech Commercial, we connect top talent with industry-leading aerospace innovators. In this role, you’ll gain:

• Competitive compensation at $87.84 per hour

• A stable 18-month engagement in a technically advanced aerospace facility

• The opportunity to lead at a strategic level and influence mission-critical quality outcomes

• Exposure to cutting-edge aerospace manufacturing processes

• A culture that values accountability, integrity, safety, and continuous improvement

This is more than a project role — it’s an opportunity to shape quality performance where precision and excellence are non-negotiable.

Take the Lead

If you are ready to drive quality excellence, influence organizational performance, and lead high-impact initiatives in aerospace manufacturing, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and help define the future of quality in aerospace.

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