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Director of Mission Assurance
Hawthorne, CA
$175k-$220k / year
full-timeleadcybersecurity
๐ผ About This Role
You'll lead mission assurance across supplier quality, hardware quality, and configuration management at CHAOS Industries, a defense tech company with a multi-product portfolio giving warfighters domain dominance. You'll establish independent assurance authority across manufacturing and supplier environments, ensuring products and processes meet compliance and mission-readiness requirements. Build scalable systems supporting a rapidly growing production scale.
๐ฏ What You'll Do
- Lead supplier quality, manufacturing quality, inspection, and configuration management
- Drive CAPA, root-cause investigations, and quality improvement initiatives
- Own configuration integrity including ECO/ECN governance and serialized tracking
- Maintain readiness for AS9100, FAR/DFARS, and audit/compliance requirements
๐ Requirements
- 12+ years in quality, mission assurance, supplier quality, or configuration management leadership
- 5+ years managing multi-functional quality organizations
- Experience in aerospace, defense, RF, electronics, or high-reliability manufacturing
- Strong understanding of configuration-controlled and serialized hardware environments
โจ Nice to Have
- Experience supporting radar, RF, or advanced electronics manufacturing
- Familiarity with DCMA/DCAA engagement and traceability-controlled production
- ASQ, CQE, CMII, or equivalent certification
๐ Benefits & Perks
- ๐ฅ 100% paid health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- ๐ฐ 401k with 50% match up to 6%
- ๐ฝ๏ธ Free daily lunch
- ๐๏ธ Unlimited PTO
- ๐ข Pre-IPO stock option grants and relocation assistance
๐จ Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate
- 1Phone Screenยท 30 min
- 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
- 3On-site Interviewยท 120 min
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