Engineering Director — Lean, Six Sigma & Quality

Vanguard EMS, Inc.; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401K with employer match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Vanguard EMS, Inc. is a service-focused provider with state-of-the-art technology and manufacturing capability.

This role leads Lean/Six Sigma initiatives, engineering support for manufacturing, and continuous improvement across quality, process and product areas in a regulated electronics environment. The position emphasizes leadership, project management, and strong communication to drive strategic improvements and ROI in Beaverton, OR.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service orientation.
• Direct, hands-on engineering background with LEAN and/or Six Sigma experience.
• Proven leadership to drive strategy, develop process and people and improve results.
• Proven project management skills to drive to successful completion and eliminate waste.
• Experience in Test Engineering is a plus.
• Good verbal and written communication skills (English).
• BS or BA degree.
• Experience managing in an Electronic Manufacturing environment.
• Strong PCBA experience.
• Experience in regulated environments (ISO, Aerospace or medical devices).

Responsibilities

• Provide employees with the equipment, resources and training needed to implement changes effectively and efficiently to ensure quality.
• Engage employees in problem solving by actively listening to improvement ideas and developing solutions.
• Proactively address new ideas, technologies, standards and processes to meet evolving customer requirements.
• Guide expenditures to stay within budgets while meeting growth objectives.
• Monitor, measure and report on operational, engineering, quality, process and product issues and opportunities.
• Keep current on new technology to maximize results and ROI.
• Lead the Engineering team's support of Manufacturing, tools and processes to meet quality and productivity goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service orientation

Engineering background

LEAN / Six Sigma

Leadership

Project management

Test engineering (nice to have)

Communication skills

Education

BS/BA degree

Job description

Vanguard EMS, Inc. is a service-focused provider with state-of-the-art technology and manufacturing capability.

This role leads Lean/Six Sigma initiatives, engineering support for manufacturing, and continuous improvement across quality, process and product areas in a regulated electronics environment. The position emphasizes leadership, project management, and strong communication to drive strategic improvements and ROI in Beaverton, OR.