Hands-On Quality Engineering Manager – Manufacturing Floor

IsoTalent; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time

Job summary

IsoTalent seeks a hands-on Quality Engineering Manager to lead site-level quality functions at its manufacturing facility in San Diego. You will balance ISO/AS9100 compliance with practical, no-nonsense process improvement and directly supervise a quality team on the production floor.

You will drive defect reduction, yield improvement, and audit readiness while partnering with Production, Engineering, and Corporate Quality to resolve issues affecting customers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in quality assurance/quality engineering in manufacturing.
• 3+ years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline.
• Experience on production floor investigating defects and root causes.
• Proven track record improving yield, reducing scrap and rework.
• Fluency in Spanish and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead site-level Quality Engineering activities focused on manufacturing improvement, defect reduction, and customer risk reduction.
• Investigate defects directly on the production floor and validate corrective action effectiveness.
• Partner with Production, Engineering, Test Engineering, Reliability, and Corporate Quality to resolve issues impacting yield, delivery, and customer satisfaction.
• Lead structured problem-solving (8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa, PDCA, Pareto) with a focus on sustainable results.
• Drive measurable improvement in yield, scrap/rework reduction, MRB aging, and audit readiness.
• Manage Quality Engineers and develop practical process controls (SPC, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, Cp/Cpk).
• Own high-priority quality investigations and MRB disposition for nonconforming material.
• Oversee Failure Analysis, Reliability/Hi-Rel activities, and qualification reporting (including AS9102 FAIRs).
• Lead customer visits and audits, and ensure timely, technically sound responses to RMAs and corrective actions.
• Support Supplier Quality activities, including supplier evaluation and corrective actions.
• Manage the Quality Management System (ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 14001) and align documentation with shop-floor practice.
• Oversee document control, metrology, and calibration functions.
• Coach and develop Quality team members into strong problem solvers.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Manufacturing Engineering

Leadership

Root Cause Analysis

Process Improvement

Problem Solving

Quality Systems

AS9100

ISO 9001

SPC / MSA

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline

Job description

IsoTalent seeks a hands-on Quality Engineering Manager to lead site-level quality functions at its manufacturing facility in San Diego. You will balance ISO/AS9100 compliance with practical, no-nonsense process improvement and directly supervise a quality team on the production floor.

You will drive defect reduction, yield improvement, and audit readiness while partnering with Production, Engineering, and Corporate Quality to resolve issues affecting customers.