Quality Assurance Project Manager

About the Company

Plasan is a global leader in survivability and armor solutions, protecting those who protect us across land, air, and sea.

With over 40 years of innovation, our people are driven by purpose, teamwork, and meaningful impact.

About the Role

The Project Quality Manager is a senior, hands-on role responsible for leading industrial and manufacturing quality across complex, multidisciplinary projects.

This position focuses on quality assurance in a production environment - overseeing physical systems, mechanical assemblies, manufacturing processes, and supply chain quality - not software quality or testing.

The role serves as the project’s focal point for quality, ensuring that all engineering, manufacturing, and supplier activities meet internal standards, contractual obligations, and regulatory requirements.

The Project Quality Manager works closely with engineers, production teams, suppliers, and customers, and is expected to “speak the language of mechanical engineering” while leading quality from development through serial production and delivery.

This is a senior-level role requiring strong technical understanding, system-level thinking, and proven leadership in a matrixed, project-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all project quality requirements - organizational, contractual, regulatory, and customer-driven

• Own quality assurance activities from early development through manufacturing, supply chain, and delivery

• Lead MRB and CAB committees and drive resolution of quality issues in production and supply chain

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives related to manufacturing processes, materials, and assemblies

• Conduct and manage internal and external audits (suppliers, processes, projects)

• Identify, assess, and manage project quality risks

• Prepare periodic quality reports and track corrective and preventive actions

• Act as the quality interface toward customers, suppliers, and internal project stakeholders

• Manage quality activities in a matrix organization, including coordination with subcontractors and external partners

Experience Requirements

• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering / Systems Engineering / Reliability Engineering - mandatory

• Senior-level experience in industrial / manufacturing quality management

• Strong technical understanding of mechanical systems, metal processing, manufacturing, and assembly processes

• Proven ability to work closely with mechanical engineers, production teams, and suppliers

• Hands-on, technical mindset with the ability to analyze engineering and manufacturing challenges

• Experience working in matrix-managed, project-based organizations

• Ability to manage quality aspects toward customers and external stakeholders

• High level of English - written and spoken