Manufacturing Excellence Leader: Reliability & Quality

Nextpower LLC, USA; Mesa (AZ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Nextpower LLC is seeking a Director of Manufacturing Excellence & Reliability in Mesa, Arizona, with hybrid work as required. The role leads strategy across Manufacturing Excellence, Quality & Supplier Excellence, and Reliability & Product Integrity for utility‑scale power electronics produced via contract manufacturers.

You will drive organizational capability, establish KPIs, and partner with executive leaders to ensure safety, quality, performance, cost, and reliability across the product

Qualifications

• Strong leadership across Manufacturing Excellence, Quality & Supplier Excellence, and Reliability & Product Integrity.
• Experience with contract manufacturers and strategic suppliers, including executive reviews.
• Proven ability to translate business strategies into functional plans, OKRs and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Manufacturing Excellence and Reliability strategy.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and align with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Product and Service.
• Establish KPIs for manufacturing performance, quality, reliability, and supplier performance.
• Drive Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives across internal and contract manufacturing operations.
• Oversee production readiness, process capability, and scalability for new products and ramps.
• Lead customer and executive engagements, audits, and reviews on manufacturing topics.
• Own budgets, resources, and investments for the Manufacturing Excellence & Reliability function.

Skills

Leadership

Contract manufacturing

Quality & reliability

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Nextpower LLC is seeking a Director of Manufacturing Excellence & Reliability in Mesa, Arizona, with hybrid work as required. The role leads strategy across Manufacturing Excellence, Quality & Supplier Excellence, and Reliability & Product Integrity for utility‑scale power electronics produced via contract manufacturers.

You will drive organizational capability, establish KPIs, and partner with executive leaders to ensure safety, quality, performance, cost, and reliability across the product