Quality Assurance Manager: Drive Standards & Continuous Improvement

Nidec Motor Corporation; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nidec Motor Corporation is seeking a Manager, Quality Assurance to lead quality systems, governance, and supplier quality across multiple locations, ensuring robust prevention-focused quality practices.

You will direct quality engineers, inspectors, and technicians, implement PPAP and corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement toward zero defects in products and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field.
• Master’s degree or professional certification (CQE, CQA, Six Sigma Black Belt) preferred.
• Typically 7+ years of progressive experience in quality assurance, quality systems, or regulated environments.
• Prior people management or QA leadership experience required.
• 3–6+ years of experience in quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, or related technical roles.
• Advanced knowledge of quality engineering principles and tools.
• Strong structured problem-solving and analytical capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, implementation, and maintenance of quality assurance systems and procedures
• Ensure effective document control, change management, and quality governance practices
• Maintain alignment with internal quality policies and external regulatory standards
• Provide quality engineering direction to component design and project engineers in multiple locations developing and testing new products
• Support Supplier Quality to qualify and develop electronic contract manufacturers and other electronic component suppliers ensuring robust quality processes to manufacture, assemble and test products
• Provide technical direction to Inspectors, Technicians, Quality Engineers, and other Quality resources
• Support continuous quality improvement activities to pursue zero defects including electronics dashboards and scorecards
• Support introduction of new models and changes with suppliers
• Ensure use of the PPAP process
• Coordinate corrective and preventive action activities and quality metrics
• Implement, improve and maintain document electronic quality processes

Skills

Quality systems

Leadership

Quality engineering

Document control

Regulatory compliance

PPAP process

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field

Master’s degree or professional certification (CQE, CQA, Six Sigma Black Belt) preferred

Job description

The Nidec Motor Corporation is seeking a Manager, Quality Assurance to lead quality systems, governance, and supplier quality across multiple locations, ensuring robust prevention-focused quality practices.

You will direct quality engineers, inspectors, and technicians, implement PPAP and corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement toward zero defects in products and processes.