Hands-On Quality Engineering Manager – EMS/PCBA Leader

Essenti Talent; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Essenti Talent is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineering Manager in the Fremont area, CA. This full-time, onsite role requires leading a quality engineering team and owning customer quality across EMS programs.

You will drive root cause analysis, CAPA, and 8D processes, support SMT and PCBA/box build operations, and ensure ISO/IATF compliance while reducing defects and scrap. California onsite opportunity with competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of quality experience in an EMS environment.
• Minimum 3 years of quality leadership or management experience.
• Hands-on PCBA and Box Build manufacturing experience.
• Customer-facing quality management including escalations, audits, and resolutions.
• Strong RCA, 8D, CAPA and corrective action program expertise.
• Experience supporting SMT, Through-Hole, Functional Test, Final Inspection and NPI.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 13485, AS9100 and IATF 16949.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a quality engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the quality engineering team to meet program quality goals.
• Own customer quality for EMS programs, including audits and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement, defect reduction, yield gains, and scrap reduction.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, design, and suppliers to ensure quality compliance.
• Implement and maintain quality systems and APQP/PPAP processes.

Skills

Quality experience (EMS)

Quality leadership

PCBA & Box Build

Customer-facing quality

Root cause analysis

8D, CAPA processes

SMT/Through-Hole/NTI processes

Quality systems & ISO/IATF

Team leadership

Lean Six Sigma (preferred)

ASQ CQE/CQM (preferred)

Job description

Essenti Talent is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineering Manager in the Fremont area, CA. This full-time, onsite role requires leading a quality engineering team and owning customer quality across EMS programs.

You will drive root cause analysis, CAPA, and 8D processes, support SMT and PCBA/box build operations, and ensure ISO/IATF compliance while reducing defects and scrap. California onsite opportunity with competitive salary.