Quality & Mission Assurance Manager

Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

Forge the Future: Join Voyager Technologies

The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we’re building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers and prepare us for what’s next. And we’re doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart. 

You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality.

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person, forge the future with Voyager.

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Job Summary:

The Quality & Mission Assurance Manager provides enterprise-level leadership to ensure defense contracting programs consistently meet Department of Defense, DCMA, and AS9100 quality and mission assurance expectations. This role establishes and sustains a disciplined quality culture that supports compliance, product integrity, and mission readiness across the full program lifecycle, including internal operations and the extended supplier base. Acting as a primary interface with government quality representatives, suppliers, and internal leadership, the manager ensures quality management systems, assurance practices, supplier performance controls, and program metrics align with contractual, regulatory, and industry standards. The position is central to safeguarding mission success by managing risk across the supply chain and ensuring deliverables meet the reliability, safety, and conformity requirements essential to national defense missions.

Responsibilities:

• Quality Management System (QMS): Maintain and evolve the QMS to ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and AS9100 standards, specifically tailored for energetic manufacturing environments.

• Responsible for the deployment of uniform Quality & Mission Assurance policies, standards and best practices that ensure all products and services are delivered to the client on schedule, cost, and fully compliant to all contractual requirements.

• Serve as a key member of program Configuration Control Boards (CCB).

• Regulatory Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact for Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) auditors and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) inspectors.

• Failure Analysis: Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Action (CAPA) investigations for any product failures, ballistic test deviations, or "near-miss" safety incidents.

• Program Quality: Oversee the auditing and qualification of our product to ensure compliance with customer requirements.

• Supplier Quality: Oversee the auditing and qualification of suppliers to ensure compliance with all customer and internal requirements.

• Inspection Protocols: Manage the deployment of Non-Destructive Inspection and Test methods: including x-ray, direct measurement, proof and burst testing, etc.

• Continuous Improvement: Create and drive measurable initiatives that improve Quality, either through training, tooling and equipment or process improvements.

• Drive Lean Six Sigma initiatives to reduce scrap rates and improve the precision of high-speed assembly lines.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) field, or equivalent experience

• 15 years, minimum, of directly related experience

• Possess demonstrated management and leadership skills.

• Have the ability and desire to develop and maintain an effective working relationship with senior management, subordinate staff members, clients, program management, engineering and suppliers/subcontractors.

• Must be assertive and comfortable in a fast-paced environment.

• Proven exceptional communication skills, both written, verbal and presentation, to effectively communicate with clients, staff, suppliers, as well as program and executive management, with an ability to persuade and motivate action.

• Must be able to understand and interpret process procedures, drawings, and other documentation that pertains to the design and development of products.

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ASQ Certified Manager of Quality / Organization Excellence

• Master’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) field, or equivalent experience

• Experience in gaining and maintaining ISO9001/AS9100 Quality Management System certification.

• Current or prior aerospace industry experience.

• Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

• Active DoD Secret clearance.

Please click “Apply” to submit your application.

The salary range represents the base salary range for this position. Actual compensation will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors. Those include but are not limited to location, experience, and performance.

Voyager offers a comprehensive, total compensation package, which includes competitive salary, a discretionary annual bonus plan, paid time off (PTO), a comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings, wellness program, and various other benefits. When you join our team, you’re not just an employee; you become part of a dynamic community dedicated to innovation and excellence.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

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The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.

Nevada pay range
$135,000—$180,000 USD