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Associate Director of Quality and Mission Assurance
Company: ESI Motion
Location: Simi Valley, CA (on-site)
Salary: $160,000 to $175,000 per year
Schedule: 9/80 work schedule
About ESI Motion
ESI is a technology leader in servo motor controller technology for extreme environments. We design and manufacture rugged, high-performance motor control products for space, military, industrial, aviation, robotics, automotive, and agricultural applications.
The Role
The Associate Director of Quality and Mission Assurance leads ESI’s growing Quality and Mission Assurance team in a high-technology aerospace manufacturing environment. This role owns day-to-day quality operations, leads certification activities, and ensures compliance with customer, regulatory, and industry requirements. It reports directly to the Sr. Director of Quality and Supply Chain and works closely with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Program Management to drive continuous improvement across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day operations of the Quality and Mission Assurance organization, including personnel, priorities, performance metrics, and resource planning.
- Mentor, coach, and develop quality personnel to strengthen technical capability and team effectiveness.
- Partner with the Sr. Director of Quality and Supply Chain to set departmental objectives, strategic initiatives, and long-term quality goals.
- Direct implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS) to AS9100 Rev D and applicable customer, regulatory, and statutory requirements. Identify emerging quality technologies and best practices to support growth.
- Manage the internal audit program and quality compliance activities.
- Serve as the primary quality representative for customers; host customer, regulatory, and third-party audits and assessments.
- Support supplier quality surveillance activities.
- Ensure corrective actions and risk mitigations are effectively implemented and verified.
- Lead Material Review Board (MRB) and failure investigations.
- Review customer contract requirements and develop quality compliance matrices to ensure proper flow-down throughout the organization.
- Assign a designated Quality Lead to program, design, manufacturing readiness, test readiness, and production gate reviews; serve in this role when appropriate.
- Develop, monitor, and report quality KPIs. Prepare and present Quality Management Review (QMR) data and recommendations to executive leadership.
- Develop and deliver training on quality systems, procedures, root cause corrective action, and regulatory compliance.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of progressive quality experience in aerospace, defense, space, or high-reliability manufacturing environments.
- 3+ years of formal leadership experience managing quality organizations.
- Strong working knowledge of AS9100 Rev D, corrective action systems, internal auditing, customer quality requirements, and mission assurance principles.
- Experience leading customer and third-party audits.
- Demonstrated experience driving continuous improvement initiatives and quality metrics.
- Strong leadership, communication, team-building, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- U.S. Person required (ITAR).
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Assurance, Quality Management, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Master’s degree preferred.
- ASQ certifications (CQE, CQA, CMQ/OE) preferred.
As part of the ESI Motion's commitment to this overall process as an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer, we will ensure all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, job assignment, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, transfer, layoff, and termination processes remain free of illegal discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and protected veteran status. ESI Motion ensures all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements.
Pay: $160,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Associate Director of Quality and Mission Assurance
Company: ESI Motion
Location: Simi Valley, CA (on-site)
Salary: $160,000 to $175,000 per year
Schedule: 9/80 work schedule
About ESI Motion
ESI is a technology leader in servo motor controller technology for extreme environments. We design and manufacture rugged, high-performance motor control products for space, military, industrial, aviation, robotics, automotive, and agricultural applications.
The Role
The Associate Director of Quality and Mission Assurance leads ESI’s growing Quality and Mission Assurance team in a high-technology aerospace manufacturing environment. This role owns day-to-day quality operations, leads certification activities, and ensures compliance with customer, regulatory, and industry requirements. It reports directly to the Sr. Director of Quality and Supply Chain and works closely with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Program Management to drive continuous improvement across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day operations of the Quality and Mission Assurance organization, including personnel, priorities, performance metrics, and resource planning.
- Mentor, coach, and develop quality personnel to strengthen technical capability and team effectiveness.
- Partner with the Sr. Director of Quality and Supply Chain to set departmental objectives, strategic initiatives, and long-term quality goals.
- Direct implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS) to AS9100 Rev D and applicable customer, regulatory, and statutory requirements. Identify emerging quality technologies and best practices to support growth.
- Manage the internal audit program and quality compliance activities.
- Serve as the primary quality representative for customers; host customer, regulatory, and third-party audits and assessments.
- Support supplier quality surveillance activities.
- Ensure corrective actions and risk mitigations are effectively implemented and verified.
- Lead Material Review Board (MRB) and failure investigations.
- Review customer contract requirements and develop quality compliance matrices to ensure proper flow-down throughout the organization.
- Assign a designated Quality Lead to program, design, manufacturing readiness, test readiness, and production gate reviews; serve in this role when appropriate.
- Develop, monitor, and report quality KPIs. Prepare and present Quality Management Review (QMR) data and recommendations to executive leadership.
- Develop and deliver training on quality systems, procedures, root cause corrective action, and regulatory compliance.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of progressive quality experience in aerospace, defense, space, or high-reliability manufacturing environments.
- 3+ years of formal leadership experience managing quality organizations.
- Strong working knowledge of AS9100 Rev D, corrective action systems, internal auditing, customer quality requirements, and mission assurance principles.
- Experience leading customer and third-party audits.
- Demonstrated experience driving continuous improvement initiatives and quality metrics.
- Strong leadership, communication, team-building, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- U.S. Person required (ITAR).
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Assurance, Quality Management, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Master’s degree preferred.
- ASQ certifications (CQE, CQA, CMQ/OE) preferred.
As part of the ESI Motion's commitment to this overall process as an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer, we will ensure all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, job assignment, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, transfer, layoff, and termination processes remain free of illegal discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and protected veteran status. ESI Motion ensures all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements.
Pay: $160,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
- Healthcare & Medical Services
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in assurance director jobs.
- CPA license required or strongly preferred across the majority of postings
- 7 or more years of progressive audit or assurance experience
- Demonstrated leadership of internal or external audit teams
- Deep knowledge of SOX compliance and COSO internal control frameworks
- Experience presenting to audit committees or C-suite stakeholders
- Proficiency with audit management and GRC software platforms
Tips for Your Assurance Director Job Search
Tailor your resume to audit frameworks
Hiring teams for assurance director roles scan for specific frameworks like SOX, COSO, and PCAOB standards. Name the exact frameworks you've overseen, the scope of teams you've led, and the control environments you've built or improved.
Highlight board and committee reporting experience
Many assurance director postings require presenting findings to audit committees or executive leadership. If you've owned that communication loop, call it out explicitly on your resume with the frequency and audience level to make it concrete.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists assurance director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter openings by industry vertical
Assurance director requirements differ sharply between regulated industries like banking and healthcare versus technology or manufacturing. Targeting postings in your strongest vertical lets you speak the examiner's language and shortcut the credibility gap in interviews.
Prepare a controls-failure case study
Interviewers at the director level routinely ask how you've handled a material weakness or significant deficiency. Prepare a concise example covering what broke, how you identified it, and what remediation you drove, without disclosing confidential client details.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
When an offer arrives, clarify reporting lines, team headcount, and budget authority before accepting. Assurance directors who inherit under-resourced teams often find their KPIs impossible to hit, so scope alignment matters as much as the offer itself.
Assurance Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most assurance directors?
The companies hiring the most assurance directors right now include Revolution Medicines, CliftonLarsonAllen, and Braden Health, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and New Jersey, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is consistent across large public accounting firms, financial institutions, and enterprise healthcare organizations.
How many assurance director jobs are remote?
About 60% of assurance director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting employer preferences for flexible arrangements in certain functions. Risk advisory, internal audit oversight, and policy development roles tend to allow the most remote flexibility, while positions requiring on-site client engagement or hands-on control testing are more likely to be in-person.
How do you become an assurance director?
Most assurance directors start in public accounting or internal audit, earning a CPA license and building expertise in a specific industry or control framework. From there, the path moves through senior associate, manager, and senior manager roles, progressively taking on team leadership and client or executive reporting. Demonstrated ability to manage engagements end-to-end and communicate risk findings to non-technical stakeholders is what typically earns the director promotion.
Can you get an assurance director role without extensive experience?
Getting hired as an assurance director with limited experience is uncommon because the role carries accountability for audit quality and team performance that employers expect candidates to have already demonstrated. That said, strong candidates from internal audit or compliance backgrounds who have led projects and presented to leadership can sometimes make the move earlier if they pursue roles at smaller organizations or in emerging sectors where the director title carries a narrower scope.
What does the assurance director interview process look like?
The process typically runs three to four rounds, starting with a recruiter or HR screen focused on background and compensation expectations. A hiring manager interview follows, emphasizing technical knowledge of audit standards and your approach to managing complex engagements. Final rounds usually involve a panel with senior leaders or audit committee members and may include a presentation on a hypothetical risk scenario or a past engagement you led.
Where can I find and apply to assurance director jobs?
You can find and apply to assurance director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search the listings to find roles that match your background, industry focus, and location preferences, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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