Karman Space & Defense · 12 hours ago
Quality Manager
Cedar City, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expKarman Space & Defense is a defense contractor that designs and manufactures mission-critical systems. The Quality Manager will lead all quality assurance, quality engineering, and compliance activities, ensuring adherence to AS9100 standards while collaborating with various departments to maintain product quality and customer satisfaction.
Defense & Space
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Own, maintain, and continuously improve the AS9100-certified Quality Management System
Ensure compliance with customer quality requirements
Lead internal audits, management reviews, corrective actions, and document control
Serve as the primary interface for third-party, customer, and government audits
Ensure quality is embedded across the full product lifecycle: design, development, manufacturing, test, delivery, and sustainment
Partner with Engineering on design reviews, risk management, configuration control, and change management
Oversee First Article Inspection (AS9102), nonconformance management, MRB activity, and root cause corrective actions
Work with manufacturing to ensure process control, inspection effectiveness, and production readiness
Manage supplier quality activities, including flow down, supplier qualification, performance monitoring, and corrective actions
Mitigate supplier risk to ensure purchased material meets all technical and quality requirements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical field
8–12+ years of quality experience in aerospace or defense manufacturing
Demonstrated ownership of an AS9100-certified QMS, including audit leadership
Experience supporting both design and manufacturing in a defense environment
Ability and willingness to be hands-on in a small-company setting
Clear communicator with executives, engineers, and technicians
Must be a U.S. Person
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, certain positions may require applicants to be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision
Company Paid Life Insurance
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement
Company
Karman Space & Defense
Karman Space & Defense is a concept-to-production solutions provider for the most complex missions in the space and defense industry.
Founded in 2021Huntington Beach, California, US
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Tony Koblinski
Chief Executive Officer
Stephanie Sawhill
Chief Business Development Officer
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