Quality Leader, eBOS Manufacturing | San Jose

Nextpower; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Dental and vision

401(K) with company match

Paid holidays with unlimited paid time

Job summary

Nextpower is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the quality management system and manufacturing quality for its San Jose eBOS operations. You will prevent defects, oversee inspection and release, and drive containment, nonconformance, and corrective actions on the production floor.

You will partner with Operations, Engineering, Supplier Quality, NPI, and Supply Chain to ensure production readiness and timely resolution of quality issues, while maintaining audit readiness and ISO 9001 compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 10+ years of progressive quality experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Leadership experience directing cross‑functional quality programs.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and maintaining a quality system.
• Hands‑on experience with process controls, nonconformance management, root‑cause analysis, and data‑driven problem solving.
• Experience partnering with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Quality, NPI, and Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality on the production floor and collaborate with Operations to resolve issues at the point of occurrence.
• Define acceptance criteria and controls for materials, in‑process, testing, and product release.
• Develop and maintain FMEAs, control plans, inspection methods, and test requirements.
• Lead containment, disposition of nonconforming material, and ensure proper approvals.
• Ensure reliable measurement methods and calibration; drive corrective actions and training.
• Lead customer complaints responses, product escapes, and internal quality events with 5‑Why and 8D methods.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality, NPI, and Supply Chain to ensure production readiness.
• Plan and lead internal and supplier audits and verify effective corrective actions.
• Define and report KPIs such as first‑pass yield, defects, scrap, and audit closure.

Skills

Quality management

ISO 9001

PFMEA

APQP

8D / 5-Why

Root cause analysis

Audit readiness

Process control

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Oracle Fusion

NetSuite

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Nextpower is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the quality management system and manufacturing quality for its San Jose eBOS operations. You will prevent defects, oversee inspection and release, and drive containment, nonconformance, and corrective actions on the production floor.

You will partner with Operations, Engineering, Supplier Quality, NPI, and Supply Chain to ensure production readiness and timely resolution of quality issues, while maintaining audit readiness and ISO 9001 compliance.