Quality Engineering Manager: EMS & PCBA Excellence

Everestsearchpartners; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Everestsearchpartners is seeking a Quality Engineering Manager to lead the Quality Engineering organization across PCBA and Box Build manufacturing. You will ensure quality systems compliance, drive continuous improvement, and act as the liaison among customers, operations, engineering, and quality teams to enhance manufacturing performance and customer satisfaction.

The role requires strong leadership, 8+ years in EMS quality, and hands-on experience with CAPA, audits, and Lean Six Sigma

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of quality experience in EMS manufacturing.
• 3+ years of leadership/management in quality.
• Strong experience in PCBA and Box Build operations.
• Customer-facing quality management experience.
• Proven success leading CAPA programs, quality system compliance and CI initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary escalation point for customer quality concerns.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions (8D).
• Manage customer audits, quality reviews, and performance scorecards.
• Drive improvements in DPPM, RMA, and customer satisfaction.
• Lead quality engineering across SMT, Through-Hole, Box Build, Functional Test, and Final Inspection.
• Support NPI quality readiness and process capability initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Customer quality

Quality systems

Lean Six Sigma

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Everestsearchpartners is seeking a Quality Engineering Manager to lead the Quality Engineering organization across PCBA and Box Build manufacturing. You will ensure quality systems compliance, drive continuous improvement, and act as the liaison among customers, operations, engineering, and quality teams to enhance manufacturing performance and customer satisfaction.

The role requires strong leadership, 8+ years in EMS quality, and hands-on experience with CAPA, audits, and Lean Six Sigma