Quality Manager – Weapons

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a First Line Quality Manager to support the Strategic Defense Systems (SDS) team in Ogden, Hill AFB, or Layton, UT!

Position Responsibilities:

• Performs management activities across multiple Quality Management Job Families
• Develops and executes business plans, policies and procedures and develops organizational and technical strategies. Communicates policies and directives to enhance employee awareness and clarify expectations
• Develops workgroup, project or operational goals, objectives and related metrics to ensure alignment with Company vision/strategy
• Provides education and coaching on the Quality System
• Acquires and manages resources and leads process improvements
• Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners, suppliers and direct reports
• Coaches, counsels, mentors and provides developmental opportunities and job assignments to enhance employee performance and expand capabilities. Provides on-going developmental feedback
• Recognizes contributions of individuals and teams to improve employee satisfaction and retain a skilled and motivated workforce
• Keeps others informed by communicating program or project status, conducting and participating in team meetings, providing presentations and listening to employee concerns and suggestions
• Implements strategies to improve open and honest communication within the department
• Identifies opportunities to improve work-related products and processes within own workgroup, project or process
• Ensures workgroup products or processes meet customer, company, quality, industry and regulatory requirements
• Engages and empowers employees to make process improvements
• Achieves goals for productivity, quality and customer satisfaction
• Measures progress, making adjustments as needed
• Holds direct reports accountable for achieving goals
• Creates a culture of continuous improvement by communicating/deploying enterprise best practices and employee engagement to improve cost, quality, delivery, employee job satisfaction and customer satisfaction

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher (Engineering or STEM, preferred)
• 5+ years’ experience within a Quality organization
• 3+ years’ experience performing in a leadership role
• 1+ year of experience working with Quality Systems (e.g., Boeing Quality Management System (BQMS), International Organization for Standardization (ISO9001), Aerospace Standard (AS91001))
• Experience developing and maintaining close customer relationships

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 5+ years’ experience with leadership either formally or informally
• 3+ years of experience developing root cause corrective actions
• 3+ years of experience in leading and/or managing complex projects
• 3+ years’ experience with APQP and Lean
• Communications and interpersonal skills, as well as experience building positive relationships inside and outside of an organization
• Experience leading a Quality organization/group
• Experience providing input on the development of departmental business and technical strategies, goals, objectives and related metrics to ensure alignment with company vision/strategy

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies. 

Additional Information:

• This position requires travel up to 25% of the time

Shift:

• This role will be on 1st shift

Total Rewards:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $108,800 – $147,200

Applications for this position will be accepted until Aug. 15, 2025

Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

Language Requirements

English Preferred

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Experience Level
Manager
Contingent Upon Program Award
No, this position is not contingent upon program award

Schedule
Full time

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.