Director, Global Quality Engineering & Control

Director, Global Quality Engineering And Control

The Director, Global Quality Engineering and Control is responsible for defining, standardizing, and governing the practices, tools, and metrics used across the organization's Quality Engineering and Quality Control functions. In a non-centralized structure, Quality Engineers and Inspectors are embedded within individual business units and do not report directly to this role. However, this leader is accountable for ensuring consistent approaches, effective training, and measurable performance across those distributed teams. The role partners closely with Business Unit Quality leaders, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to drive a harmonized approach to product quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Governance & Standards

• Develop, deploy, and maintain company-wide processes and best practices for Quality Engineering, Quality Control, and Continuous Improvement.
• Establish standard approaches for DFMEA, PFMEA, control plans, inspections, verification / validation, nonconformance handling, and root cause analysis.
• Ensure alignment of business unit practices with corporate BMS and regulatory / industry standards.

Training & Capability Development

Metrics & Performance Management

Collaboration & Influence

Compliance & Continuous Improvement

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience) :

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies :

Physical Demands

Environmental Conditions Critical to Performance :

The salary range for this role is : $153,308 - $217,140. AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education / training, and key skills.

ITAR Requirement : This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations ("ITAR") and / or the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR"). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and / or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment's determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment's business requirements. A "U.S. person" according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.