Highlights
Note: Candidates with extensive aerospace quality systems experience, multiple successful AS9100 audit engagements, and a strong track record of certification readiness leadership may be considered above the posted pay range. This is a highly visible position working closely with leadership, process owners, and cross-functional teams to identify compliance gaps, implement corrective actions, and ensure overall audit readiness.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Monticello, IN |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $100–$130 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
Description
AS9100 Lead Auditor / Quality Systems Consultant
Location: Monticello, IN (Hybrid)
Duration: Contract | Through December 2026
Pay Rate: $100-$130/hr (Flexibility for exceptional candidates)
Travel: Travel, hotel, airfare, mileage, and business expenses reimbursed
Duration: Contract | Through December 2026
Pay Rate: $100-$130/hr (Flexibility for exceptional candidates)
Travel: Travel, hotel, airfare, mileage, and business expenses reimbursed
Overview
Sterling Engineering is seeking an AS9100 Certified Lead Auditor to support a leading aerospace manufacturer through a critical audit readiness initiative. This consultant will play a key role in evaluating, strengthening, and preparing the organization's Quality Management System (QMS) for a successful AS9100 certification/surveillance audit.
This is a highly visible position working closely with leadership, process owners, and cross-functional teams to identify compliance gaps, implement corrective actions, and ensure overall audit readiness.
Responsibilities
- Conduct AS9100 gap assessments and evaluate the effectiveness of the existing Quality Management System (QMS).
- Identify compliance risks, quality system deficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
- Lead internal audits across manufacturing and supporting business functions.
- Review and improve quality manuals, procedures, work instructions, records, and controlled documentation.
- Develop and drive corrective action plans, ensuring findings are addressed and closed effectively.
- Facilitate root cause analysis activities using structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Support management reviews and quality performance reporting.
- Partner with site leadership to strengthen compliance, operational controls, and audit preparedness.
- Provide audit readiness coaching and training for employees and process owners.
- Prepare personnel for auditor interviews and review of objective evidence.
- Support external certification and surveillance audit activities through successful completion.
Requirements
- AS9100 Certified Lead Auditor (Required)
- 5+ years of experience in Quality Systems, Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, or Quality Auditing.
- Demonstrated experience leading internal audits and preparing organizations for AS9100 certification or surveillance audits.
- Strong knowledge of AS9100 requirements, QMS compliance, CAPA, and root cause analysis.
- Experience working within aerospace, aviation, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven ability to work independently while influencing teams across multiple functions.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Flexible hybrid schedule with significant remote work flexibility.
- Travel, lodging, airfare, mileage, and business expenses fully reimbursed.
- High-impact project with direct exposure to executive and site leadership.
- Opportunity to lead a major aerospace audit-readiness initiative from assessment through certification.
- Competitive hourly rate with flexibility for highly qualified candidates.
Note: Candidates with extensive aerospace quality systems experience, multiple successful AS9100 audit engagements, and a strong track record of certification readiness leadership may be considered above the posted pay range.
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.