EMS Quality Engineering Manager: PCBA & Process Excellence

CareerNerds, LLC; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CareerNerds, LLC in Fremont, CA is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineering Manager for an on-site role. You will lead a quality team, ensure product performance, and drive customer satisfaction across EMS PCBA manufacturing.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in quality with 3+ years in leadership, deep ISO/IATF expertise, and a proven track record of reducing defects, improving yield, and guiding continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of quality experience in EMS environments.
• 3+ years of quality leadership or management.
• Hands-on PCBA and box-build manufacturing experience.
• Customer-facing quality management including audits and escalations.
• Root cause analysis, 8D, CAPA, and corrective actions.
• Experience with ISO 9001, ISO 13485, AS9100 and IATF 16949.
• Ability to lead continuous improvement and reduce scrap/rework.
• Lead and develop quality engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Quality Engineering team to meet quality objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement, defect reduction, and yield improvement initiatives.
• Manage customer quality activities, escalations, audits, and corrective actions.
• Oversee CAPA, 8D problem solving, and robustness of corrective actions.
• Support SMT, Through-Hole, Functional Test, Final Inspection, and NPI processes.
• Ensure compliance with ISO/IATF quality standards and customer requirements.

Skills

Quality leadership

Customer-facing quality management

Root cause analysis

PCBA and Box Build manufacturing

ISO/Quality systems knowledge

Education

ASQ CQE / CQM certification

Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

Job description

CareerNerds, LLC in Fremont, CA is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineering Manager for an on-site role. You will lead a quality team, ensure product performance, and drive customer satisfaction across EMS PCBA manufacturing.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in quality with 3+ years in leadership, deep ISO/IATF expertise, and a proven track record of reducing defects, improving yield, and guiding continuous improvement initiatives.