Quality Engineering Manager

Accounting Search; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Accounting Search is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineering Manager for the Fremont area, CA. This 100% onsite, full-time role offers a salary range of $130,000–$150,000 per year.

The ideal candidate has extensive EMS/PCBA quality leadership experience, strong root-cause analysis skills, and a proven ability to drive continuous improvement and customer satisfaction while leading a quality engineering team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of quality experience in an EMS environment.
• 3+ years of quality leadership or management.
• Hands-on PCBA and box build manufacturing experience.
• Experience with customer escalations, audits and complaint resolution.
• Strong root cause analysis, 8D, CAPA and corrective action programs.
• Experience supporting SMT, Through-Hole, Functional Test, Final Inspection and NPI.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 13485, AS9100 and IATF 16949.
• A track record of continuous improvement, defect reduction and scrap/rework reduction.
• Ability to lead and develop quality engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the quality engineering team to ensure product quality and process capability.
• Manage customer quality interactions, escalations, audits and complaint resolution.
• Drive measurable improvements in manufacturing quality, yield and defect reduction.

Skills

Quality leadership

EMS/PCBA

Customer quality management

Root cause analysis

QA standards ISO

Job description

Quality Engineering Manager

FREMONT AREA, CA — 100% onsite
Salary Range:$130,000–$150,000
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Requirements:

1. Minimum 8 years of quality experience in an Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) environment.
2. Minimum 3 years of quality leadership or management experience.
3. Strong hands-on experience with **PCBA and Box Build manufacturing
4. Proven customer-facing quality management experience, including customer escalations, audits, and complaint resolution.
5. Strong expertise in root cause analysis, 8D, CAPA, and corrective action programs
6. Experience supporting SMT, Through-Hole, Functional Test, Final Inspection, and NPI processes
7. Knowledge of quality systems and compliance, including ISO 9001, ISO 13485, AS9100, and IATF 16949.
8. Experience driving continuous improvement, defect reduction, yield improvement, and reducing scrap/rework
9. Demonstrated ability to lead and develop quality engineering teams

Preferred:

ASQ CQE/CQM certification, Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, and working knowledge of IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, and IPC-7711/7721.

Ideal Candidate:

A hands-on quality leader from an EMS/PCBA manufacturing environment who can manage customer quality, lead a quality engineering team, and drive measurable improvements in manufacturing quality and customer satisfaction.