Quality Engineering Manager

Your Talent Team; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Talent Team is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineering Manager in the Fremont area, CA, for 100% onsite work. The role leads a quality engineering team and drives measurable improvements in manufacturing quality and customer satisfaction.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive EMS/PCBA experience, strong leadership, and expertise in ISO quality systems, 8D/CAPA, and AS9100/IATF16949, to manage customer quality, supplier quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of quality experience in an EMS environment.
• Minimum 3 years of quality leadership or management experience.
• Hands-on PCBA and Box Build manufacturing experience.
• Customer-facing quality management including escalations, audits, and complaint resolution.
• Expertise in root cause analysis, 8D, CAPA and corrective actions.
• Experience supporting SMT, Through-Hole, Functional Test, Final Inspection, and NPI.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 13485, AS9100, and IATF 16949.
• Experience driving continuous improvement, defect reduction, yield improvement, and reducing scrap/rework.
• Ability to lead and develop quality engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the quality engineering team and define quality objectives.
• Manage customer quality, including escalation handling and audits.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects and scrap.
• Support IPC and NPI processes with robust quality plans.

Skills

Quality leadership

PCBA & Box Build

Customer quality mgmt

Root cause analysis

EMS/PCBA manufacturing

Quality systems ISO

Yield improvement

Team development

NPI processes

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.