Ndt Quality Manager

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · Ridley Park, PA

Boeing Defense, Space & Security is seeking an NDT Quality Manager to lead a team of NDT technicians and specialists. The role involves managing resources, collaborating across departments, ensuring compliance with QMS, and driving continuous improvement in Non-Destructive Testing execution. Requires experience in NDI/NDT and leadership, with a preference for Bachelor's degree and NDT certifications.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage a team of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) technicians and specialists, fostering a culture that prioritizes safety, quality, and continuous improvement to drive high performance and operational excellence.
  2. Acquire and manage resources effectively to ensure inspections meet all customer and technical requirements while supporting and adhering to committed delivery dates.
  3. Collaborates across organizational and functional boundaries with management partners to execute programs, drive improvements and corrective actions, identify and mitigate risks, and proactively enhance first-time quality.
  4. Ensures effective communication across teams and leadership levels regarding strategies, project execution, risks, and mitigation plans.
  5. Leads and supports continuous improvement efforts that encourage innovative solutions to advance Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) execution and address constraints with effective solution paths.

Skills

Required

  • More than 3 years of experience in NDI (non-destructive inspection) or NDT (non-destructive test)
  • More than 3 years of experience developing and maintaining relationships and partnerships with stakeholders
  • At least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross-functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership”

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Current or previous NDT Level II / III certification in one or more NDT methods (ASNT Preferred)
  • More than 3 years of experience managing / supervising in Quality, Engineering or Manufacturing supporting AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS) or industry / regulatory compliance
  • More than 5 years of experience with NDT (non-destructive test) or (NDI (non-destructive inspection)
  • Familiarity with National Aerospace Standard, NAS410
  • More than 1 year of quality auditing experience
  • Experience in project leadership that led to innovations, performance improvement, or risk mitigations
  • Knowledge of Quality and Lean processes and tools
  • Experience managing collective bargaining unit (CBU) employees

What the JD emphasized

  • Experience managing collective bargaining unit (CBU) employees is highly desired.
  • Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role
  • Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration.