Group Quality Director

Amphenol Corporation; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol High Speed Products Group seeks a Quality Director to oversee the global quality strategy for the Backplane OverPass BU. Based in Valley Green, PA, the role leads cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain to ensure customer and regulatory quality requirements are met.

You will drive quality governance, implement real-time dashboards, manage supplier quality, and advance continuous improvement initiatives using 8D and DMAIC methodologies.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or related field is required.
• 10–12 years in quality management with global scope preferred.
• Experience with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100 is essential.
• Strong problem solving (8D, DMAIC) and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee global quality strategy for Backplane OverPass BU.
• Lead customer quality management with key accounts and audits.
• Define quality metrics and lead reviews with senior leadership.
• Drive supplier quality and cross-functional teams to improve COPQ.

Skills

Quality management

ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 / AS9100

APQP / PPAP

8D / DMAIC problem solving

Global / multi-site leadership

Education

B.S. in Engineering or related technical field

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world's largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Amphenol is one of the largest manufacturers of interconnect products in the world. The Company designs, manufactures and markets electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, coaxial and flat-ribbon cable, and interconnect systems. The primary end markets for the Company's products are communications and information processing markets, including cable television, cellular telephone and data communication and information processing systems; aerospace and military electronics; and automotive, rail and other transportation and industrial applications.

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our main focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Position: Quality Director

Location: Valley Green, PA

POSITION SUMMARY:

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally. We have design, sales, and manufacturing locations globally and are currently seeking a Quality Director to join our Backplane OverPass business unit.

The Backplane OverPass Solutions Business Unit develops high-speed, high-bandwidth interconnect solutions for AI, cloud, networking, server, storage, and data-center platforms. Its portfolio includes advanced connectors, and flyover cable assemblies that move signals off traditional PCB traces to improve signal integrity, reduce loss and heat, and support next-generation system architectures. The business partners globally across engineering, manufacturing, sales, and customers to deliver scalable connectivity solutions for leading technology companies.

The Director of Quality is responsible for overseeing the global quality strategy for the Backplane OverPass Business Unit. This role ensures that all customer, product, and operational quality requirements are met or exceeded. The Director will serve as the voice of the customer in all matters related to quality, while fostering global quality standards and compliance across sites.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Customer Quality Management

• Serve as the primary quality interface for key customers globally, ensuring alignment on expectations, reporting, and audits.
• Manage customer quality requirements through documentation review, process capability/control, and development engineering phase gate management.
• Manage customer complaint resolution, including root cause analysis, corrective action, and long-term improvement plans.
• Monitor customer satisfaction KPIs and lead initiatives to improve product reliability, service responsiveness and performance.
• Prepare and present customer-facing quality performance summaries and improvement roadmaps.
• Responsible for quality planning of customer programs by leading cross functional teams in a global capacity.

Quality Strategy & Governance

• Define and implement the global quality vision, objectives, and roadmap.
• Establish, maintain, and evolve quality performance metrics.
• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual quality reviews with senior leadership, identifying trends, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Ensure compliance with international quality standards (e.g., ISO 9001) and customer-specific requirements.

Product & Process Quality Leadership

• Manage product and process quality, with a primary focus on new product introduction, to meet customer satisfaction and business unit metrics.
• Perform initial and ongoing assessment of quality events at OEM / CM facilities as required

• Guide quality teams in addressing systemic issues and driving process capability improvements.
• Implement real-time quality dashboards to enhance traceability and process control.
• Lead resolution of complex internal and external quality issues with structured problem-solving tools (8D, DMAIC).

Supplier Quality

• Collaborate with Global Sourcing and Engineering to qualify and develop suppliers capable of meeting HSIO standards.
• Drive reduction in supplier-related non-conformances through proactive monitoring and engagement.
• Enforce supplier quality management systems, including audits, scorecards, and corrective action protocols.

Team Leadership

• Cultivate a culture of quality and accountability through training and coaching.
• Identify and develop future quality leaders
• Lead Lean Six Sigma projects focused on yield, scrap, rework , and cost of poor quality (COPQ) reduction

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 10-12 years of progressive experience in quality management and manufacturing operations, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role overseeing multi-site or global quality systems.
• Deep understanding of quality management systems (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), PPAP, FMEA, and root cause analysis methodologies (8D, DMAIC).
• Experience managing strategic relationships with customers and suppliers in complex manufacturing environments; ability to navigate audits, escalations, and long-term improvement plans.
• Experience working in a global organization with sensitivity to cultural and regulatory differences;
• Ability to travel internationally, as required.

Work Environment:

In office

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/