Director of Quality

DIRECTOR OF QUALITY About Prometheus Energetics Prometheus Energetics is an independent U.S.-based merchant supplier of solid rocket motors and warheads. A joint venture between Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Prometheus combines U.S. industrial speed and credibility with decades of combat-proven designs, manufacturing know-how, and technical training to deliver field-ready products at scale. Position Summary The Director of Quality is the senior quality leader for Prometheus Energetics and is responsible for building, certifying, and sustaining the company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as the business moves from facility startup and product industrialization into production. This leader establishes an independent quality function with the authority, systems, people, and discipline required to ensure that products and processes meet contractual, technical, regulatory, safety, and customer requirements. Working across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Programs, Safety, Security, and the parent-company knowledge-transfer teams, the Director converts product and process requirements into practical controls throughout the product lifecycle. The role owns enterprise quality strategy, AS9100 certification readiness, customer and regulatory quality interfaces, supplier quality, inspection and metrology, nonconformance and corrective action, and the use of performance data to prevent defects and improve cost, schedule, and mission assurance. Key Responsibilities Quality Strategy, Governance & Leadership Develop and execute the quality strategy, certification roadmap, annual objectives, budget, staffing plan, and operating rhythm aligned with company growth and production ramp plans. Build, lead, and develop a high-performing organization that may include quality engineering, supplier quality, inspection, metrology, document control, and quality systems personnel. Serve as the company’s independent quality authority; stop work, withhold product acceptance or shipment, and escalate risks when requirements are not met or product integrity could be compromised. Establish a culture grounded in quality, accountability, prevention, ethical decision-making, and the expectation that every employee owns product quality. Advise the COO and leadership team on quality risk, customer performance, resource needs, certification status, and systemic improvement priorities. Quality Management System & Certification Design, implement, document, and maintain an AS9100D/ISO 9001-compliant QMS suitable for a greenfield aerospace and defense manufacturing operation; lead initial certification, surveillance, and recertification activities. Own QMS processes including document and record control, internal audit, management review, risk and opportunity management, change control, training effectiveness, calibration, nonconformance, corrective action, and continual improvement. Ensure requirements from customer contracts, drawings, specifications, statements of work, FAR/DFARS clauses, Defense Contract Management Agency oversight, and applicable military or industry standards are identified, flowed down, implemented, and objectively verified. Establish audit schedules, train internal auditors, manage external and customer audits, and ensure findings are contained, corrected, and closed with effective systemic action. Evaluate and implement applicable standards and special-process controls, including AS9102 first article inspection, AS9145/APQP and production part approval, AS9103 key characteristics, and Nadcap requirements where contractually or operationally applicable. Product, Process, & Manufacturing Quality Embed quality planning in product development, technology transfer, design reviews, process development, qualification, first article, production readiness, and rate ramp activities. Approve manufacturing plans, travelers, work instructions, inspection plans, acceptance criteria, control pla…

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