Senior Manager, Quality Assurance

We are seeking a Senior Manager of Quality Assurance to drive world-class quality processes across the full product lifecycle—from initial concept to end-of-life. This role is pivotal in ensuring our products meet internal standards for manufacturability, cost-efficiency, quality, and on-time delivery. The successful candidate will bring deep experience in sheet metal systems and electronics/PCBA manufacturing and play a critical leadership role in improving our quality systems and achieving ISO certification. Classical Training in Lean/Six Sigma as a Black Belt or Green Belt preferred for this role, accepting local candidates at this time without need for employment authorization assistance i.e. VISA transfers. If this driven quality leader looking to join a fun and rewarding company sounds like you, apply to this posting today to be reached!

Key Responsibilities of Sr. Quality Assurance Manager

Manufacturing Quality Assurance

• Verify accurate specification, inspection, and compliance of components and finished goods.
• Ensure manufacturing processes are robust, analyzed, validated, and aligned with quality expectations.

Supplier Quality Management

• Evaluate suppliers and subcontractors to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory standards.
• Lead supplier audits and develop supplier quality metrics.

Quality & Process Planning

• Collaborate with the Plant Manager to develop and maintain Process Flows, Control Plans, MSAs, and Quality Plans.

Inspection & Testing

• Establish comprehensive inspection and testing protocols, including sampling plans, to ensure conformance to product specs.

Technical Leadership

• Lead PFMEA efforts with suppliers and support process validation activities.
• Provide guidance on Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and reliability enhancements.

Supplier Change Control

• Manage and document supplier change requests and ensure proper review and approval.

Root Cause Analysis & Continuous Improvement

• Drive structured problem-solving for quality issues, using methodologies such as 5 Whys and Fishbone.
• Lead implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Support failure analysis and coordinate resolutions with internal teams and suppliers.

Product Reliability & Metrics

• Monitor and improve product MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures).
• Track and report on quality performance metrics, driving initiatives for continuous improvement.

Design & New Product Introduction (NPI) Support

• Partner with mechanical design teams to ensure seamless NPI and vendor readiness.
• Oversee First Article Inspection (FAI) and First-Off Tool (FOT) approvals.

ISO Certification & Compliance

• Lead ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 internal audits and maintain compliance.
• Identify and implement process improvements aligned with ISO standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline.
• 7+ years as a Quality Manager with experience implementing and managing quality systems.
• 10+ years in QA/QE roles within manufacturing, with strong expertise in assembly operations.
• Experience with electromechanical and electronics assembly; sheet metal system background is essential.
• Strong grasp of FMEA, SPC, DOE, GR&R, and other quality engineering methodologies.
• Familiarity with IPC-A-610, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 standards.
• Experience in transitioning designs to manufacturing environments.
• Proficient in quality analysis tools (e.g., Minitab), documentation systems, and CAD/drawing interpretation.
• Strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and supplier management skills.
• Willing to travel 15–30%, both domestically and internationally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Tier 1/Tier 2 EMS or contract manufacturers.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.

Why Join Us?

We’re a small, fast-growing company offering a highly collaborative and empowering work environment. This is a hands-on leadership role with significant opportunity to shape and scale our quality systems and engineering operations.