Senior Director Quality

Job Summary: The Senior Director of Quality provides strategic leadership for all Quality, Continuous Improvement, and Lean initiatives across the Electronic Systems Division.

This role partners with site leadership, business units, and functional teams to shape long ‑ range quality strategies that strengthen operational performance, enhance product reliability, and align with divisional business objectives.

A key responsibility is driving the deployment of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) as core elements of the division's new product introduction framework.

The Senior Director ensures a disciplined, strategic approach to quality planning, risk mitigation, and product lifecycle management.

This role leads multi-site quality operations across the division, ensuring consistent performance, standardized processes, and alignment with divisional and enterprise-wide quality expectations.

The Senior Director drives cross ‑ site harmonization within Elbit Systems of America to maintain a cohesive and scalable Quality Management System.

This includes establishing, deploying, and governing standard work, common procedures, and unified methodologies for measuring and improving customer satisfaction.

Through strong leadership in continuous improvement and Lean principles, the Senior Director cultivates a culture of operational excellence that supports the division's strategic goals.

Additionally, the Senior Director is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving the division's Management System, ensuring compliance with applicable standards and achieving/maintaining all required third ‑ party certifications.

Responsibilities and Tasks:


* Management System: Establish, implement, and maintain a Management System that meets the standards of ISO 9001, AS 9100 and CMMI:
+ Working with the Vice President of Quality establishes Quality Policy.
+ Working with the Vice President of Quality establishes Quality Objectives.
+ Define and implement the site Management Review process.
+ Establish other implementing processes, ensuring that they meet the requirements of CMMI, Level 3 where appropriate.
+ Provide resources and expertise in process documentation, measurement, and improvement.
+ Report on the effectiveness of the Management System to senior leadership.
+ Maintain registration to ISO 9001 and AS 9100.
+ Assist other managers with identifying and mapping the interactions of key business processes.
+ Define and implement processes for continual improvement.
+ Provide information to site leadership on the effectiveness of the Management System.


* Continuous Improvement: Establish, implement, & maintain a systematic approach to process management and improvement.

Promote continual improvement in all key business and site processes.
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