Global QA Director: Systems, Strategy & Talent

WNC Corporation; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WNC Corporation in Milpitas, CA, is seeking a Senior Quality & Operations leader to guide global teams in building robust quality systems, optimizing processes, and delivering cross-functional excellence. You will drive annual planning, resource allocation, and cross-regional collaboration, while mentoring the next generation of engineers and leaders.

The role emphasizes problem solving, DOE, FMEA, and advanced quality methods across sites to meet customer requirements and international

Qualifications

• Master degree in Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, Systems Engineering or related field.
• Experience in Quality Management and process improvement.
• Proficiency in English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple professional teams to achieve work results and performance goals; plan cross-functional rotations for global development.
• Build and optimize quality management systems meeting customer requirements and international standards; use VDA6.3 and IATF16949 as benchmarks.
• Plan annual objectives including budget and human resources; allocate cross-functional resources across regions.
• Collaborate with departments, partners, vendors, and customers to ensure smooth task execution and unified quality processes.
• Identify and resolve operational issues; drive innovative solutions and track lessons learned (LL) and DOE topics.
• Provide engineering guidance and promote AI/tools for process innovation and knowledge transfer; organize topic workshops.
• Identify and cultivate talent; develop leadership pipelines and cross-functional CQFT/Mega account teams.

Skills

Problem Solving

Results Oriented

8D Methodology

Engineering Management

FMEA

Failure Reporting Analysis And Correct

ISO 9000

Leadership Training and Development

Requirements Engineering

Technical Documents

Education

Master - Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, Systems Engineering and other related fields

Job description

WNC Corporation in Milpitas, CA, is seeking a Senior Quality & Operations leader to guide global teams in building robust quality systems, optimizing processes, and delivering cross-functional excellence. You will drive annual planning, resource allocation, and cross-regional collaboration, while mentoring the next generation of engineers and leaders.

The role emphasizes problem solving, DOE, FMEA, and advanced quality methods across sites to meet customer requirements and international