Quality Manager – Aerospace & Defence (EWIS)
ConfidentialQUALITY MANAGER – AEROSPACE WIRING / EWIS Company: SASMOS NA Inc. Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States Reports to: Plant Head / Site Leader Experience Required: 8–12 Years Compensation / Pay Scale: As per market Standards ROLE PURPOSE Establish and lead the Quality Management System (QMS) for SASMOS NA Inc.’s new US manufacturing facility for Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS), aerospace wiring harnesses and defense-related electrical interconnect products. Drive quality system implementation, applicable certifications, process qualification, operator competency, New Product Introduction (NPI), project transfers and customer approvals to ensure production readiness and sustained compliance. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES A. QMS AND CERTIFICATIONS Build the site QMS from the ground up: quality policies, manuals, procedures, work instructions, document control, traceability, configuration management, internal audits, management reviews and CAPA. Lead AS9100D implementation and certification readiness, including gap assessment, certification planning, audit coordination and closure of findings. Establish a compliance roadmap covering applicable ISO 9001, IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship requirements, AS9102 First Article Inspection (FAI), customer-specific standards and contractual requirements. Assess applicability of additional aerospace/defence requirements, including NADCAP special-process accreditation, DFARS clauses and other relevant customer or government requirements. Maintain effective non-conformance management, risk assessment, root cause analysis, counterfeit parts prevention and continuous improvement. B. MANUFACTURING QUALITY AND PROCESS QUALIFICATION Establish quality and inspection systems for wire cutting/stripping, crimping, soldering where applicable, connector and harness assembly, continuity testing and electrical inspection. Develop inspection plans, control plans and acceptance criteria; qualify applicable processes, tooling, test equipment and inspection methods before production release. Control calibration, material certification, product identification, configuration conformity and end-to-end traceability. Drive defect prevention, first-pass yield improvement, scrap/rework reduction and timely resolution of customer complaints and quality escapes. C. NPI AND PROJECT TRANSFERS Lead the quality workstream for NPI, industrialization, program launches and transfer of EWIS products/processes from SASMOS India or other group facilities to the US plant. Coordinate with Engineering, Program Management, Operations, Supply Chain and the sending facility to ensure readiness of product documentation, BOMs, tooling, equipment, test programs, process controls and inspection systems. Conduct transfer gap assessments and risk reviews; establish PFMEA, control plans, quality plans and process qualification requirements, as applicable. Coordinate pilot builds, process validation, FAI, customer approvals and closure of critical readiness gaps before production release. Ensure configuration control and engineering-change approvals; establish stage-gate reviews and formal quality sign-off for transfer readiness, ramp-up and handover to serial manufacturing. D. OPERATOR TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION Develop a competency framework, role-wise matrices, training plans, practical assessments and qualification/requalification criteria for operators, inspectors, technicians and team leaders. Ensure training in applicable IPC/WHMA-A-620 requirements, crimping, wire preparation, harness assembly, inspection, electrical testing, ESD/FOD controls and quality documentation. Maintain auditable training records and authorization matrices so personnel are qualified before independently performing controlled operations. E. SUPPLIER AND CUSTOMER QUALITY Establish supplier qualification, incoming inspection, supplier audits and supplier corrective-action processes; control material traceability, certificates of conformit…