Shield AI
Senior Manager, Quality – Development Programs (R5315)
Dallas, Texas · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in a specified industry and 5+ years leading technical quality organizations.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical discipline.
About the job
Leads quality for the XBAT aerospace development program, overseeing product quality from prototype through production readiness and building the systems and team needed to support that transition.
What you'll do
- Set quality strategy and integrate quality practices into design, verification, validation, testing, and risk management.
- Lead nonconformance, root-cause, corrective-action, reliability, and production-readiness activities.
- Build and mentor the quality organization and implement scalable quality processes, including AS9100 compliance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, aviation, space, or other highly regulated industries.
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing technical quality organizations.
- Experience supporting complex product development through production transition; leading root-cause and corrective-action programs; and working with quality systems, risk management, reliability engineering, and failure analysis.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting UAV, aerospace, defense, aviation, autonomous systems, or advanced technology programs; flight test or qualification testing.
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE), or equivalent certification.
Tools
AS9100, FRACAS
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