**Date Posted:** 2025-12-08 **Country:** United States of America **Location:** HIA34: Coralville, IA 2855 Heartland Dr , Coralville, IA, 52241-2733 USA **Position Role Type:** Onsite **U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:** U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract. **Security Clearance:** None/Not Required Collins Aerospace Mission Systems is seeking a Senior Manager, Quality Assurance to lead Quality operations at our Coralville, IA site. This role owns the strategic and tactical planning, execution, and continuous improvement of all Quality functions for the Coralville manufacturing operation. You will lead a high-performing team of Quality Engineers, ensuring product integrity, driving compliance to AS9100 standards, and enabling operational excellence across the site. **What You Will Do:** Quality Leadership & Strategy + Develop, implement, and manage quality plans, policies, standards, and processes to achieve site, business, and program quality targets. + Set the strategic direction for Coralville’s Quality function, ensuring alignment to Mission Systems and enterprise-wide Quality initiatives. + Lead organization-wide projects and continuous improvement efforts to strengthen quality systems and reduce COPQ (Cost of Poor Quality). QMS Ownership & Compliance + Maintain and improve the site’s Quality Management System (QMS) in compliance with AS9100, ensuring readiness for audits, assessments, and regulatory reviews. + Oversee the development and sustainment of program quality plans, inspection procedures, and operational quality controls. + Lead teams interpreting policies, industry standards, customer requirements, and government regulations to ensure ongoing compliance. People Leadership + Direct and mentor a team of Quality Engineers, setting clear expectations and guiding performance management, development, engagement, and succession planning. + Build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration. Quality Execution & Continuous Improvement + Drive Lean Manufacturing, Zero Defects (ZDP), ACE, and/or Continuous Improvement methodologies to optimize quality performance, reduce escapes, and strengthen process capability. + Oversee production process analyses, root-cause investigations, corrective/preventive action (CAPA), and implementation of sustainable improvements. + Lead efforts to collect, analyze, and leverage quality data from multiple operational and program sources to inform long-term strategy. Customer & Stakeholder Engagement + Partner closely with Program Management, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other functional stakeholders to proactively address quality risks and support program execution. + Interface with customers as needed to support audits, resolve quality concerns, and champion improvement initiatives. Documentation & Reporting + Ensure the preparation, accuracy, and maintenance of all Quality documentation, metrics, and governance required for internal and external compliance. + Monitor and manage performance metrics that impact quality throughout the Coralville operation. **Education / Experience Needed:** + Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience + Previous Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement Experience required **Qualifications We Prefer:** + Experience leading multidisciplinary Quality teams in a manufacturing or aerospace environment + Prior responsibility for maintaining AS9100 QMS compliance + Demonstrated success using Lean, Continuous Improvement, ACE, Kaizen, or ZDP methodologies + Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills + Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional partners + Working knowledge of shop floor processes, inspection methodologies, and new product/process introduction + SAP or similar ERP/MRP experience + Proven ability to plan, prioritize, coach, and manage teams in a dynamic environment **What We Offer:** + 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!  **Learn More & Apply Now!** **Mission Systems:** Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today. * Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for 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 124,000 USD - 250,000 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. 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