Vice President of Quality - JAX

Tactical Air Support, Inc.

Vice President of Quality

Jacksonville, FL

Salary range: $175,000 - $195,000, DOE

Tactical Air Support (TAS) is seeking a Vice President of Quality to serve as the enterprise leader responsible for quality, airworthiness, and assurance across all company operations. This executive will establish, govern, and continuously strengthen TAS's Quality Management System (QMS) while ensuring regulatory compliance, operational discipline, and customer confidence across aviation services, maintenance, manufacturing, and program execution.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice President of Quality is a key member of the senior leadership team and operates with the independence and authority necessary to halt work, elevate issues, and safeguard safety, compliance, and contractual integrity. This role provides strategic oversight of quality assurance, quality control, and program quality while partnering closely with Operations, Engineering, Safety, Supply Chain, and the Program Management Office.

This role exists to ensure Tactical Air Support never compromises safety, compliance, or customer trust in pursuit of schedule, cost, or growth.

• Define and execute TAS's enterprise quality and assurance strategy aligned with business objectives, customer commitments, and long-term growth.
• Serve as the executive authority for quality, airworthiness, and compliance across all operations, with final decision-making responsibility in matters impacting safety, regulatory compliance, or certification.
• Establish clear accountability and governance for quality outcomes at all organizational levels.

• Own and lead the TAS Quality Management System, including compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, and applicable aerospace and defense regulations.
• Ensure QMS integration across operations, maintenance, manufacturing, engineering, and program management.
• Drive continuous improvement using risk-based thinking, data analytics, and corrective/preventive action systems.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate quality, safety, and operational risks before they impact airworthiness, customers, or contracts.
• Serve as the executive authority for change management.
• Serve as the executive authority for configuration control and change management, ensuring changes to aircraft, maintenance, engineering, or operations are properly evaluated, approved, documented, communicated, and implemented.
• Integrate human factors, configuration control, and operational discipline into all quality and change processes.

• Ensure quality performance across aviation operations, maintenance, manufacturing, and program execution.
• Provide independent oversight and verification of quality performance across aviation operations, maintenance, manufacturing, and program execution.
• Partner with operational leaders to improve manufacturability, reliability, and process discipline without compromising safety or compliance.
• Support the Program Management Office by ensuring quality requirements are embedded in program planning and execution.

• Lead, develop, and mentor high-performing quality teams across multiple locations.
• Establish clear expectations, performance metrics, and professional development pathways for quality professionals.
• Act as a visible, trusted leader who models accountability, integrity, and disciplined execution.

• Serve as the senior quality interface with customers, auditors, and regulatory authorities.
• Serve as TAS's senior authority in customer and regulatory engagements related to quality, investigations, audit findings, and corrective actions, protecting customer confidence and contractual standing.
• Lead quality investigations, root cause analyses, and customer corrective actions.
• Maintain audit readiness and certification status across all applicable standards.

• Establish and monitor enterprise quality KPIs, trends, and risk indicators.
• Provide clear, executive-level reporting to the CEO and senior leadership on quality performance, risks, and improvement initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in Quality Management, Engineering, Operations Management or related technical field; MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma, ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/QE), Lead Auditor certifications preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in military/defense aviation, aerospace, aviation maintenance or manufacturing.
• At least 10 years of senior leadership experience leading quality organizations in complex, regulated aviation environments.
• Deep expertise in AS9100 and aerospace quality and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong business acumen aligning quality strategies with overall business objectives.
• Proven track record of leadership in…