Director, Build Quality Engineering
Location
Long Beach, CA
Level
Manager / Director
Department
Aerospace & Space
Type
Salary
$209,000 - $268,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2026-02-06
Responsibilities
- Define the overarching reliability vision and strategy.
- Design the organizational structure and talent pipeline for Build Reliability.
- Manage complex failure analysis for manufacturing and field failures.
- Integrate FMEA and predictive modeling into early-stage designs.
- Partner with NPI, Supply Chain, and Operations to resolve reliability issues.
- Define and own the reliability KPI framework for actionable insights.
- Oversee rigorous qualification testing for product lifespan and reliability targets.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, or related field).
- 10+ years of experience in Supplier Industrialization or Manufacturing Engineering.
- 5+ years of direct people management experience.
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and peers across functions.
- Expert knowledge of quality systems (AS9100/ISO 9001) and core quality tools.
- Demonstrated capability to build processes from the ground up.
- Willingness to travel up to 50% of the work week when needed.
