Hiring: Quality Manager Company: AMETEK Location: Goleta, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 12:57:51 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Oracle ERP, Program Management, Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Visio About the job Experience: •Minimum 8 years of quality experience in aerospace, defense, medical device, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments. •Minimum 3 years of leadership or management experience, including experience leading and developing personnel. •Position is subject to ITAR restrictions •Required to work with hazardous chemicals •May be exposed to environment with loud noise and extreme temperatures. Required Skills: •Lead and maintain compliance to the AS9100-certified Quality Management System, ensuring continuous improvement of quality policies, procedures, process controls, document control, CAPA, risk management, training, audits, and nonconformance management. •Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve quality, efficiency, cost, delivery, risk reduction, and customer satisfaction. •Oversee incoming, in-process, and outgoing quality inspections, final verification, validation, product release activities, Certificates of Conformance, and calibration systems to ensure product conformity and compliance. •Conduct and approve First Article Inspections in accordance with AS9102 and product qualification requirements. •Review and approve quality-related ECOs and support engineering changes, new product introductions (NPI), production readiness reviews, and manufacturing process controls to ensure quality requirements are effectively implemented. •Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs. •Personnel Management •Lead, coach, and develop Quality Assurance and Quality Control personnel to achieve quality objectives and support business needs. Qualifications: •Serve as the site Management Representative and lead certification, customer, regulatory, and internal audits while ensuring compliance with customer, contractual, aerospace, regulatory, and company quality requirements. •Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or related field. Compensation: •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Comprehensive health benefits and 401(k) plans Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!