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Salary: USD 170,000 - 190,000 / annual
BETA Technologies is revolutionizing electric aviation and seeks a Director of Supplier Quality to lead and elevate the Supply Chain Quality function as a core pillar of the Quality organization. Reporting to the Head of Quality, this Director provides senior leadership to two established teams: Supplier Quality Field Operations (supplier-facing quality coverage across the commodity base) and Supplier Quality Internal Operations (receiving inspection and home-team quality functions). The Director is accountable for the performance, integration, and maturation of both teams, setting quality standards for the supplier base, owning the supplier nonconformance and corrective action lifecycle, and ensuring incoming material meets aerospace quality requirements while scaling toward full rate production and production certification under 14 CFR Part 21.
Key responsibilities include: leading the Supply Chain Quality organization and integrating Field and Internal Operations into a unified program; maintaining and evolving supplier scorecard methodology (OTD, receiving reject rate, NCR rate, SCAR closure, corrective action responsiveness); owning the Supplier Corrective Action (SCAR) program end-to-end, including severity criteria, RCCA evaluation, trend analysis, and closure tracking; governing the receiving inspection function to ensure proper resourcing and integration with production scheduling; managing the supplier nonconformance lifecycle from receiving rejection through SCAR closure; supporting AS9100D compliance for externally provided processes, products, and services; serving as BETA's supplier quality interface to the FAA for CMS, ACO interactions, and certification packages; establishing First Article Inspection (FAI) acceptance standards per AS9102; driving integration of supplier quality data into real-time quality intelligence; maintaining and evolving the Supplier Quality Requirements Handbook; representing Supplier Quality in cross-functional planning including program schedules and production readiness reviews; and developing the Supplier Quality team through career development plans and technical training standards.
The role operates at both strategic and tactical levels, requiring executive presence in difficult supplier conversations, escalation management, and negotiation of corrective action timelines with supplier leadership.
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field
- 12+ years of supplier quality experience in aerospace or high-reliability aviation manufacturing, with at least 3–5 years in a management role leading a multi-person supplier quality team
- Demonstrated experience leading and maturing a supplier quality program—optimizing team structure, improving supplier performance metrics, and elevating technical capability of a supplier-facing quality organization
- Deep working knowledge of AS9100D with specific expertise in supplier quality obligations and FAA supply chain quality requirements under 14 CFR Part 21
- AS9102 First Article Inspection expertise—has reviewed, accepted, and set standards for FAI execution across a multi-commodity supplier base
- Strong SCAR program experience—has evaluated supplier RCCA submissions for technical adequacy, driven corrective action closure, and used supplier failure trend data to inform performance management decisions
- People management experience at a multi-level organizational structure—has managed managers and developed senior-level direct reports, with demonstrated ability to align two distinct teams to a shared strategy while preserving functional accountability
- Supplier-facing executive presence—has led difficult supplier conversations at the Quality Director level and is comfortable managing escalations, issuing improvement mandates, and negotiating corrective action timelines with supplier leadership
- Operates at both strategic and tactical levels—has set Supplier Quality direction for the organization and has evaluated technical adequacy of specific SCAR responses or NCR dispositions
Above and Beyond Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field
- Experience with battery systems, electric propulsion, composite structures, or novel eVTOL commodity supply chains
- AS9100 Lead Auditor certification
- Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt with supplier improvement project experience demonstrating measurable, sustained gains in supplier quality metrics
- AS9101G Process Effectiveness Assessment (PEAR) methodology experience
- DCMA or DoD supply chain quality oversight background
- Experience with supplier quality digital systems—NCR management platforms (e.g., Net-Inspect, Plex), supplier scorecard tools, or quality data infrastructure
- ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) or Certified Supplier Quality Professional (CSQP)
- Experience at a scaling aerospace OEM or company transitioning from prototype to rate production
