Director, Quality
Location: Langley, BC, Canada
Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of
At StandardAero, we solve complex aviation challenges every day through precision, teamwork, and continuous improvement. As a global leader in maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), we are committed to safety, quality, and operational excellence across everything we do.
General Accountability
Reporting to the General Manager with functional alignment to the Vice President, Engineering & Quality, this role provides strategic and operational leadership for the Business Unit Quality function. The Director, Quality and Person Responsible for Maintenance (PRM) ensures compliance with regulatory, customer, and corporate requirements while driving continuous improvement in safety, quality systems, and operational performance.
This leader is a key member of the Strategic Leadership Team for the AMO and is responsible for advancing product integrity, regulatory compliance, and quality and safety system effectiveness across all operational processes.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the Quality function for the AMO (573) and manufacturing (561) organizations in BC, including QA, audit, technical records, training, and quality management systems functions
- Serve as the TCCA-authorized Person Responsible for Maintenance (PRM) for the AMO covering StandardAero’s BC sites
- Facilitate continuous improvement (CI) initiatives as a process leader and facilitator, and promote CI culture throughout the organization
- Develop, implement, and maintain the Quality Management System in compliance with internal and external standards (including ISO9001 and AS9110), and customer requirements (civil and military)
- Ensure compliance with applicable aviation regulatory frameworks, including those of TCCA, FAA, EASA, and other applicable NAAs
- Lead internal and external audits, ensuring timely closure of findings and corrective actions
- Serve as the primary quality interface with customers, regulators, and internal leadership teams
- Drive safety culture, tracking, and reporting, including identification and escalation of flight/product safety concerns to the Flight Safety Review Board
- Lead root cause and corrective action investigations, including containment and customer communications
- Oversee performance management, talent development, and organizational capability within the quality function
- Partner cross-functionally to improve processes, reduce risk, and enhance product integrity
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Aerospace, or related), Commerce, or a related technical or business discipline; OR a valid Transport Canada AME license (M1, M2, E, or S); OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant quality, manufacturing, or aerospace experience
- 10+ years of progressive experience in the aviation industry (e.g., MRO, manufacturing, or flight operations)
- 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in quality, engineering, safety, or process improvement roles, including leading cross-functional teams in a technical environment
- Experience developing, implementing, or managing a Quality Management System (QMS) in a regulated environment
- 2+ years of experience working with aviation regulatory requirements (e.g., TCCA, FAA, EASA, or equivalent regulatory authorities)
- 2+ years of experience leading or managing audits and corrective action processes, including investigation and resolution of findings
- Experience using data and quality metrics to analyze performance and support operational or business decision-making
- Experience communicating with and presenting to cross-functional stakeholders at multiple levels of an organization
- Must be legally authorized to work in Canada
Desired Skills & Experience
- Experience in aviation MRO environments, particularly those operating under TCCA Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs)
- Experience in AS9110, ISO 9001, or equivalent quality systems
- Experience as or eligibility to challenge exam for TCCA Person Responsible for Maintenance (PRM)
- Experience leading continuous improvement (CI) or lean initiatives
- Experience in complex, multi-site, or global operations and ability to influence across a matrixed, global organization
- Experience with Health & Safety and Environmental functions, including regulatory compliance, risk assessments, incident investigations, and implementation of safety and environmental management systems
Benefits that make life better:
Comprehensive Healthcare
Company Pension with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
Paid Time Off starting on day one
Bonus opportunities
Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short- & Long-Term Disability
Life & AD&D Insurance
Learning & Training opportunities
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Commerce, or related technical discipline
- 10+ years of progressive experience in aviation
- 5+ years of leadership experience in quality or engineering
- Experience developing a Quality Management System in a regulated environment
- 2+ years of experience with aviation regulatory requirements
- 2+ years of experience leading audits and corrective actions
- Experience using data and quality metrics for performance analysis
- Must be legally authorized to work in Canada
StandardAero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about StandardAero and has not been reviewed or approved by StandardAero.
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Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.
StandardAero Insights
What We Do
StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.
