
Military Fellowship Program: Quality Manager
Sierra Nevada Corporation · Dayton, OH
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 6+ years
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management quality role at Sierra Nevada Corporation (aerospace & defense) in Dayton, OH.
- They ask for
- 6+ years · degree required · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Six Sigma, Black Belt, ISO 9001, AS9100
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Ohio: typical posted base $90k–$130k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 46 quality engineer openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 45 other live quality postings in Ohio.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (6+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 70%
- ✓ ISO 9001 54%
- Supplier quality 50%
- PPAP 50%
- FMEA 39%
- APQP 37%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Black Belt, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
Pulled from the posting text. If it's not listed here, the posting didn't say.
How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Sierra Nevada Corporation
We found 3 people at this company and state: 2 in this kind of role, 1 leaders. Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. See them ↓
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Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
Write to Dan → (free) - 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- The posting mentions a Black Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Sierra Nevada Corporation in Dayton
5 other open roles at this site · 3 people we found in quality roles at Sierra Nevada Corporation.
- Engineering Technician IV - Instrumentation · Reliability · Senior
- Program Quality Engineer III · Quality · Senior
- Program Quality Engineer II · Quality
- Engineering Manager II · Manufacturing · Manager
- Quality Engineer II · Quality
Full description from Sierra Nevada CorporationAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
responsibilities
will include developing, applying, and maintaining our quality systems and protocols necessary to ensure efficient conformance and compliance.
The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule
requirements
and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.
You Must Have
- ✓Currently serving as active duty military and be eligible to participate in the DoD SkillBridge program
- ✓Bachelor's degree in a related field of study
- ✓Relevant work experience may substitute for required education
- ✓Typically, 6+ years of progressive quality assurance experience, which includes 0-2+ years of management experience.
- ✓Direct Aviation/Aerospace operations experience
- ✓In-depth knowledge of ISO 9001/AS9100 and CMMI standards
- ✓Experience in an electronic/mechanical systems environment
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SNC's Military Fellowship Program partners with programs such as SkillBridge and Hiring Our Heroes to provide fellowship opportunities to service members transitioning to the civilian workforce. These fellowships include up to six months of on-the-job industry training for eligible service members. During this time, participants gain valuable work experience in the civilian sector and build professional networks as they prepare for their transition to full-time civilian work.
NOTE: You must be currently serving on active duty to be eligible for this fellowship program. This program is not for veterans who have already separated from the military.
As a Quality Manager, you'll develop, modify, apply and maintain quality evaluation, control systems, and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product while ensuring efficient conformance to industry standards and compliance to regulatory requirements. You'll be using your skills and expertise to devise and implement methods and procedures for auditing and evaluating the accuracy of our processes, products and systems. You'll ensure that corrective measures and deviation meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements. Your
We Prefer
- •Experience in a manufacturing environment
- •Attainment of Six Sigma Black Belt
- •Certified Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence
- •Certified Quality Improvement Associate
- •Certified Quality Auditor
At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America’s fastest-growing companies. Learn more about SNC.
SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more .
Important notice
To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.
Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.
SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!
