Quality Compliance Manager – Quality Systems (Aerospace Manufacturing)

Location: Hollister, California, United States; multi-site responsibility across California, Ohio, and future locations; travel up to 25%.

Salary: $125,160–$232,440 per year, plus eligibility for a bonus.

Company

PacSci EMC, a hirify.globalt operating company, develops energetic materials, devices, and subsystems for military and commercial applications.

What you will do

• Lead the Compliance Engineering organization and provide day-to-day leadership for Quality Compliance activities.
• Own and continuously improve the site Quality Management System to meet AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015, customer, and government requirements.
• Lead internal, customer, certification, and government audits, including DCMA, AS9100D surveillance, ISO certification, and PPB assessments.
• Manage GCAR, CCAR, and ICAR responses while driving root cause investigations, CAPA effectiveness, and structured problem-solving.
• Coach and mentor Compliance Quality Engineers, build technical capability, and develop succession and career growth plans.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Supplier Quality, Inspection, and Program Management to improve quality KPIs, audit readiness, and operational performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive Quality leadership experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, including 5+ years leading Quality, Compliance, or Quality Systems engineering teams.
• Demonstrated ownership of a manufacturing QMS and expert knowledge of AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015, CAPA, root cause analysis, management review, and quality systems.
• Experience leading customer, certification, and government audits, with strong cross-functional leadership, communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to U.S. Government contractual and export-control requirements.

Nice to have

• Aerospace or defense manufacturing experience.
• Experience with DCMA, government audits, GCARs, CCARs, and ICARs.
• Multi-site Quality Systems leadership experience.
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• AS9100 or ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification, or experience implementing digital Quality Systems, automation, or AI-enabled quality solutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to support aerospace, defense, and national security products.
• Leadership scope spanning multiple manufacturing sites and future locations.
• Bonus eligibility as part of the total compensation package.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to inclusion and reasonable accommodations.