Quality Engineering Manager

SoloPoint Solutions; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SoloPoint Solutions is seeking a senior Quality Manager to lead and advance the ISO 9001 Quality Management System across semiconductor equipment and high-technology manufacturing. You will own CAPA, audits, supplier quality initiatives, and continuous improvement programs.

The role requires 7+ years of progressive quality management experience in related industries, with hands-on expertise in NCARs, containment, and data-driven KPI tracking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a technical field such as engineering or quality management.
• 7+ years of progressive quality management experience in high-technology manufacturing environments.
• Experience managing and maintaining an ISO 9001-certified QMS, including audits and certification activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, maintain, and continually improve the QMS to meet ISO 9001 requirements.
• Lead internal, external, customer, and certification audits and ensure compliance with procedures.
• Own CAPA execution and closure, with root-cause analysis and continuous improvement to reduce defects.
• Lead supplier quality activities with Supply Chain, including supplier qualification, audits, scorecards, and corrective actions.
• Oversee manufacturing and customer quality activities, including NPI readiness, nonconformances, and quality reporting; build and develop the quality team.

Skills

Quality management

ISO 9001 QMS

CAPA

FMEA

SPC

8D

Supplier quality

Data-driven metrics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline

Tools

ERP systems

QMS software

Job description

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of progressive quality management experience in semiconductor equipment, electronics manufacturing, industrial equipment, or a related high-technology manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing and maintaining an ISO 9001-certified Quality Management System (QMS), including ISO 9001 audit processes and certification activities.
• Proficiency with quality tools and methodologies (CAPA, SPC, FMEA, Control Plans, 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, Pareto) and data-driven quality metrics/KPIs.
• Hands-on experience with electromechanical equipment and complex PCB assemblies/PCBAs, including supplier quality in contract manufacturing and global supplier environments.
• Experience establishing manufacturing inspection and quality control processes, including NPI quality support, NCMR review, yield improvement, and COPQ reduction.
• ASQ Certified Quality Manager (CQM), Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), or equivalent certification preferred.
• Experience with ERP and quality management systems.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve the Quality Management System to meet ISO 9001 requirements, including management representative responsibilities, document control, records, and change management.
• Lead internal, external, customer, and certification audits; ensure compliance with documented procedures, work instructions, and quality policies.
• Own CAPA execution and closure, including root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects, improve process capability, and improve customer satisfaction.
• Lead supplier quality in partnership with Supply Chain, including supplier qualification, audits, scorecards, incoming inspection support, and corrective actions for critical components and assemblies.
• Lead manufacturing and customer quality activities including NPI quality readiness, nonconformance disposition, customer complaint investigations, field quality issue resolution, and quality performance reporting; manage and develop the quality team.