Director of Mission Assurance (Aerospace)

TL;DR

Director of Mission Assurance (Aerospace): Lead mission assurance across supplier quality, hardware quality, and configuration management with an accent on establishing independent assurance authority and scalable systems for production scale. Focus on driving CAPA, root-cause investigations, quality improvements, and compliance in high-reliability environments.

Location: Onsite in Hawthorne, California, United States

Salary: $175,000 - $220,000

Company

Redefining modern defense with Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection. Founded in 2022, raised $1B funding, 250 employees across global offices.

What you will do

• Lead supplier quality, manufacturing quality, inspection, and configuration management.
• Drive CAPA, root-cause investigations, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Own configuration integrity including ECO/ECN governance and serialized tracking.
• Maintain readiness for AS9100, FAR/DFARS, and audit/compliance requirements.
• Partner cross-functionally on production readiness and supplier quality.

Requirements

• 12+ years in quality, mission assurance, supplier quality, or configuration management leadership.
• 5+ years managing multi-functional quality organizations.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, RF, electronics, or high-reliability manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of configuration-controlled and serialized hardware environments.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting radar, RF, or advanced electronics manufacturing.
• Familiarity with DCMA/DCAA engagement and traceability-controlled production.
• ASQ, CQE, CMII, or equivalent certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Health benefits: medical, dental, vision 100% paid by company.
• 401k with 50% company match up to 6% of pay, FSA, HSA, life insurance.
• Free daily lunch, no meeting Fridays, unlimited PTO, casual dress code.
• Competitive base, pre-IPO stock options, relocation assistance, annual bonuses.