Senior Quality Technical Program Manager (R4957)

Join a high-impact quality engineering team driving reliability, validation, and execution excellence across next-generation autonomous systems. This role partners across engineering, test, manufacturing, and program leadership to ensure quality objectives are embedded throughout the product lifecycle. You will lead cross-functional quality initiatives by managing validation efforts, driving issue resolution, tracking technical risk, and improving engineering execution through data-driven program management.

We are seeking a Quality Engineering Technical Program Manager (TPM) with experience leading complex hardware or aerospace quality programs, including validation planning, root cause analysis, reliability tracking, and cross-functional execution.

Lead cross-functional quality engineering programs spanning validation, integration, manufacturing readiness, and field reliability

Drive issue triage, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and closure tracking for system-level failures

Develop and manage quality plans, schedules, metrics, and risk tracking across engineering teams

Coordinate verification and validation activities across hardware, software, manufacturing, and test organizations

Partner with engineering leadership to improve release readiness, defect reduction, and development processes

Analyze quality and reliability trends to identify systemic issues and improve product performance

3+ years of experience in technical program management, quality engineering, systems engineering, or validation leadership in complex hardware or aerospace environments

Strong understanding of root cause analysis, corrective actions, and reliability tracking

Proven ability to lead cross-functional programs across engineering, manufacturing, and test organizations

Experience managing technical risk, program dependencies, and execution tradeoffs in fast-paced development programs

Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to drive alignment and accountability across teams

Experience supporting aerospace, defense, robotics, or autonomous systems programs

Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, or regulated engineering environments

Experience with reliability testing, systems integration, or manufacturing quality

Experience using data and automation tools such as Python, SQL, Jira, Power BI, or Tableau to improve quality visibility and execution