Quality Program Manager

Russell Tobin; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Russell Tobin in Culver City, CA seeks a quality-focused engineer for a 6-month contract to support new programs in development, establish robust quality systems, and drive process improvements across manufacturing sites.

You will analyze build data, define capability measures, and lead cross-functional teams across time zones to resolve issues via data-driven corrective actions. Strong GD&T, SPC, and JMP/Minitab skills are required.

Qualifications

• Technical degree in mechanical, electrical, materials science, or industrial engineering.
• High-volume manufacturing and detailed quality planning experience.
• Proficiency in GD&T, metrology, and measurement equipment.
• Experience with SPC, sampling AQLs, GR&R, Cp/Cpk.
• Ability to define cosmetic specs with Product Design.
• Strong problem-solving with root-cause analysis under deadlines.
• Experience with JMP or Minitab for statistics and visualization.
• Experience with automated inspection systems.

Responsibilities

• Support new programs by establishing quality systems and measurement methods.
• Analyze build data to confirm process capability and identify areas for Product Design and Process Engineering.
• Lead a cross-functional team across time zones to resolve issues via FACA.
• Establish methods for IQC, OQC, and ORT status reporting.
• Implement best practices across manufacturing sites and products.
• succinctly communicate key updates to senior management and the executive team.

Skills

GD&T

Metrology

Statistical analysis

JMP

Minitab

Root cause analysis

Quality tools

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Technical degree in Mechanical/Electrical/MEMS/IE or equivalent

Tools

JMP

Minitab

SPC software

GR&R

Job description

Duration: 6- months contract with possible extension

Responsibilities:

• Support new programs in development by establishing quality systems, measurement methods, and analyzing build results to ensure products meet the design specifications
• .Analyze build data in order to confirm process capability and identify areas that require attention from Product Design and Process Engineering
• .Lead a cross-functional team across time zones to resolve issues through data driven Failure Analysis and Corrective Action (FACA)
• .Establish new methods for monitoring and reporting status, including Incoming Quality Control (IQC), Outgoing Quality Control (OQC), and Ongoing Reliability Testing (ORT)
• .Implement best practices and learnings across manufacturing sites and products
• .Succinctly communicate key updates to senior management and the executive team

.Requirements:

• Technical degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Materials Science, or Industrial Engineering or equivalent
• .High volume manufacturing experience with a detailed understanding of advanced product quality planning, production processes, testing, kitting, and packaging (e.g., consumer electronics, automotive, medical devices, etc.)
• .Proficiency in GD&T, metrology, and measurement equipment and techniques
• .Experience with statistical techniques including SPC, sampling AQLs, measurement system analysis (GR&R), process capability (Cpk)
• .Ability to discern different degrees of cosmetic defects in order to establish cosmetic specifications with Product Design
• .Problem-solving skills utilizing quality tools and capable of identifying the root cause of challenging problems and implementing corrective actions with stringent deadlines
• .Strong proficiency in JMP and/or Minitab, including statistical analysis, SPC, regression, process capability, and visualization
• .Effective interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to manage and drive issues to closure
• .Knowledge of Quality Systems, Design of Experiments, Reliability Methods/Models
• .Experience with using AI/ML tools to assist in data analysis and building new tools to simplify workflows
• .Experience with automated inspection systems

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendor