Head of Quality — Marine Electrification & Production

Arc; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Parental leave

Generous time off

Income protection

Retirement savings

Water fund

Professional development

Safety Support-

Captain training

Office perks

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Arc is seeking a Manager, Quality to own quality across products, factory, and supply base. You will lead our quality team, develop the Quality Management System, and partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Service to improve product quality from design through delivery.

This is a full-time, on-site role at our Los Angeles headquarters. You thrive when moving fast, owning outcomes, and paying attention to details, while upholding Arc's safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 6+ years in quality within a hardware manufacturing environment, including 2+ years directly managing a team.
• Experience building or substantially rebuilding a Quality Management System, not only operating inside one someone else created.
• Working command of core quality methodology — root cause analysis, CAPA, PFMEA, control plans, SPC, or MSA.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, including GD&T.
• Track record of driving cross-functional change in a production environment where quality competes with schedule.
• Ability to work extended hours, weekends, and offsite as production demands.
• Bonus: ISO 9001 certification or AS9100/IATF 16949 experience.
• Background in composites or high-voltage electrical systems.
• Experience in marine, automotive, aerospace, or regulated hardware industries.
• Supplier quality experience, including on-site supplier development and audits.
• Familiarity with quality management software and PLM/ERP systems.
• ASQ certification (CQE, CQM/OE, or CQA).
• Comfortable pushing at a fast but sustainable pace.
• Enthusiasm for boating and the water.

Responsibilities

• Building and owning Arc's Quality Management System, including document control, non-conformance, corrective actions, audits
• Leading and developing Arc's team of quality engineers and inspectors, setting clear standards and scaling the organization alongside production
• Defining and improving key quality metrics, including first-pass yield, defect escapes, rework, cost of poor quality, and supplier performance
• Driving root-cause investigations and corrective actions across Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, suppliers, and field issues
• Establishing inspection and acceptance strategies across incoming material, production processes, and completed vessels
• Building Arc's supplier-quality system, including qualification, first-article inspection, supplier scorecards, audits, and corrective actions
• Embedding quality upstream through PFMEAs, control plans, design reviews, production-readiness reviews, and new-product introduction
• Preparing Arc for the customer, regulatory, commercial, and defense quality requirements associated with future programs

Skills

Quality leadership

QMS development

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation control

GD&T reading

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Quality management software

PLM/ERP systems

CAPA tools

Job description

Arc is seeking a Manager, Quality to own quality across products, factory, and supply base. You will lead our quality team, develop the Quality Management System, and partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Service to improve product quality from design through delivery.

This is a full-time, on-site role at our Los Angeles headquarters. You thrive when moving fast, owning outcomes, and paying attention to details, while upholding Arc's safety and quality standards.