Associate Director, Quality Assurance - Aerostructures (Foley, AL)

Date Posted:

2025-11-18

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HAL02: Aerostructures-Foley 1300 West Fern Ave, Foley, AL, 36535 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The company will offer immigration sponsorship for this position, if needed. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

We are recruiting an Associate Director, Quality Assurance to lead the quality team at our Aerostructures Foley Site (inclusive of assembly / paint / electrical / nacelle podding / engine build up). The person will lead and drive a quality culture at the Foley site through data driven initiatives and projects.

The Associate Director reports to the Aerostructures Director of Quality – Operations with strong linkage to the Foley site General Manager and is part of the Foley site leadership team. The role ensures the quality of our products and processes is compliant with internal and regulatory standards while driving continuous improvements.

This position will be located in Foley, AL. Relocation assistance available.

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What You Will Do

• Ensures delivered quality to both internal and external customers for the Foley site.
• Directs collection and analysis of quality information from multiple sources to develop long-term quality strategies and programs.
• Develop plans to ensure achievement of quality performance targets and goals.
• Ability to effectively communicate and report site quality performance to stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Ability to effectively lead and motivate high performing teams while supporting career development and growth for direct and indirect employees to ensure proper succession within the site and aerostructures organization.
• The Foley site quality leader is accountable for:
• Overall quality performance at the Foley site (i.e. COPQ / SRR / Defect reduction / escapes / etc.).
• Making continuous improvement of inspection processes, systems, and methods to enhance the performance of quality.
• Site quality compliance to quality procedures, standards, customer requirements, and regulatory requirements.
• Special process performance (i.e. Nadcap conformance)
• Tool and gauge calibration and metrology
• The Foley site quality leader responsibilities also include:
• Ensuring product configuration management, issuance of CoC, and final customer buyoff.
• Managing staffing to budget remaining aligned with site and program goals.
• Collaborate and partner with cross-functionals team to solve complex, technical problems requiring investigation & analysis (i.e. RCCA / 8D).
• Support site EH&S goals, initiatives, and product safety.
• Represent Foley site supporting cross site and centrally driven initiatives.
  

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience
• Experience leading a large team interfacing with direct and indirect team members driving quality culture through data driven initiatives and projects.
• Experience in quality assurance with knowledge of shop assembly practices and supporting day-to-day operations.
  
  

Qualifications We Prefer

• Demonstrate familiarity and usage of APQP / PPAP tools at the shop level across multiple products / programs.
• Experience with lean manufacturing and/or Six Sigma (certified in Six Sigma or Shainin RedX problem solving preferred).
• Knowledge of FAA / EASA Part 21 regulatory requirements, and industry quality standards (AS9100)
• Aerospace experience preferred
  
  

Benefits

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance         
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
•  And more! 
  
  

Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us! 

• Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.
  
  

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 147,000 USD - 295,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX 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 RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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