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Leads product assurance and quality programs, preventing defects across new and existing products. Manages quality and regulatory audits, customer technical issues, supplier quality, quality-system improvements, and cross-functional procedures. Partners with engineering and management on product quality, operational goals, budgets, and solutions. Requires engineering education or equivalent experience, substantial quality-systems and management experience, and aerospace/AS9100 expertise.
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To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Quality Engineer located in Austin, TX
Reporting to the Director of Quality, the Quality Manager, will develop, implement, and coordinate product assurance program to prevent or eliminate defects in new or existing products.
What a typical day looks like:
- Researches, evaluates and presents information concerning factors such as business situations, production capabilities, manufacturing problems, economic trends and design and development of new products for consideration by other members of management team.
- Suggests and debates alternative methods and procedures in solving problems and meeting changing market opportunities.
- Contributes with other top management personnel in formulating and establishing company policies, operating procedures and goals.
- Evaluates contents of reports from product assurance program department heads and confers with top management personnel preparatory to formulating fiscal budget for product assurance program.
- Conducts management meetings with product assurance program department heads to establish, delineate and review program organizational policies, to coordinate functions and operations between departments, and to establish controls and procedures for attaining goals.
- Interface with customers on technical/quality issues and improvement initiatives.
- In charge of managing customer audits and regulatory/compliance agency audits.
- Reviews technical problems and procedures of departments and recommends solutions to problems or changes in procedures.
- Visits and confers with representatives of material and component vendors to obtain information related to supply quality, capacity of vendor to meet orders and vendor quality standards.
- Confers with engineers about quality assurance of new products designed and manufactured products on market to rectify problems.
- Reviews technical publications, articles, and abstracts to stay abreast of technical developments in industry
The experience we’re looking to add to our team
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field or equivalent experience and training.
- 8 years of experience developing, implementing and maintaining quality systems or related areas.
- 5 years of managerial experince
- 2+ years of aerospace experince/ AS9100 Quality
What you'll receive for the great work you provide:
- Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term and Long-term Disability
- Matching 401(k) Contributions
- Vacation and Paid Sick Time
- Tuition Reimbursement
Application Deadline:
Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.
Job Posting Start Date 09-17-2026 Job Posting End Date 11-20-2026 Job CategoryQualityIs Sponsorship Available?
NoFlex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email [email protected] and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).Flex Austin, Texas, USA Office
12455 Research Blvd, Austin, Texas, United States, 78727
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