Director of Quality

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Position Purpose: The Director of Quality is responsible for developing and refining quality strategies in alignment with the company's strategic goals and customer requirements.  They will oversee all quality activities in Blue Canyon, including those related to hardware quality, supplier quality, calibration, receiving inspection and in-process inspection. The Director of Quality will build relationships across departments and establish trust to collaborate effectively across all functional areas of business.

Title: Director of Quality

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $150,000 - $281,000

(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Location: Boulder, CO

Benefits:

• 100% company paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your dependents effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave.

Job Responsibilities:

• Define, document and maintain the Quality Management System requirements at the BCT company level.
• Ensure continued ISO9001 Certification, including owning the Internal Audit program, leading Management Review activities, acting as Management Representative per the AS9100 standard, and assisting Leadership team with maintaining compliance.
• Promote a Quality mindset across the company and help drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
• Represent BCT Quality interests externally, including interfacing with customers, suppliers, regulatory agencies and the larger aerospace environment.
• Collaborate with senior leadership for planning, execution, and management of critical business performance, process improvements, and other strategic initiatives.
• Guide Hardware Quality Engineers and Inspectors in identifying and assessing risks, root cause analysis and corrective action for non-conformances, facilitating improvements and supporting production.
• Oversee supplier quality performance with focus on risk assessment and mitigation, including qualifying new suppliers and tracking performance of existing suppliers.
• Lead, participate, and/or facilitate investigations into root causes and corrective actions for any quality or process issues.
• Manage the calibration system to remain in compliance with ISO9001 while supporting production needs.
• Manage Quality team personnel – goal setting, employee performance/feedback, career development, program assignments, staffing needs/hiring, etc. - with a focus on strategic goal setting and execution. Forecast and maintain department budget.
• Lead business level risk and opportunity board.
• Champion CORE training, principles, and implementation.
• Support and advocate for a consistent focus on continuous improvement with a system wide view.
• Other duties as

 

Required Qualifications/Education:

• BS/BA in a technical Preference given to an Engineering or Science degree. At least 15 years related experience with 5+ years in a leadership role. Master’s degree or advanced certification is a plus (i.e., CMQ/OE, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, CQE).
• Demonstrated proficiency in electronics and mechanical hardware quality assurance methods (inspection, test, analysis).
• Proven leadership in successful certifications to ISO 9001 and AS 9100 Quality Standards.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a detail-oriented mindset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working collaboratively across all levels of an organization and with external partners.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and implement company-wide initiatives effectively.
• Experience in managing employees in a diverse functional
• Experience in implementation of a multi-layered and highly effective Corrective Action Board
• Proven experience increasing company efficiencies and
• Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines.  BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents:  In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation.  You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.  Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at HR@bluecanyontech.com.