Quality & Test Manager

Pdm Llc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

PTO (paid time off)

Parental leave

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Job summary

Power & Data Management (PDM) is hiring a Quality & Test Manager to build the quality and electrical testing function for our Houston transformer plant. You will lead the plant quality management system, inspection, transformer testing, and independent product release, so that every pad-mounted transformer ships with objective, traceable evidence of conformance.

This is a rare chance to commission a test bay and stand up a quality system from the ground floor.

Qualifications

• Electrical engineer with 8+ years in electrical equipment testing and quality leadership.
• Ability to interpret drawings, test procedures, and quality records.
• Experience with nonconformance, corrective action, and root-cause analysis (8D).
• Knowledge of high-voltage test risks and safe test practices.

Responsibilities

• Establish plant quality management system with procedures and traceability.
• Lead transformer test system readiness and instrumentation.
• Oversee test procedures, acceptance criteria, and product release.
• Maintain test records and release packages before shipment.
• Coordinate supplier quality issues and customer witness tests.
• Build and lead quality engineering and test teams; ensure safety.

Skills

Leadership experience

Electrical drawings interpretation

Quality systems knowledge

8D problem solving

High-voltage test safety

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Test equipment calibration

IEEE/IEC standards knowledge

Job description

Location: Houston, Texas (on-site at the PDM Houston plant)

Travel: Up to 15% (supplier and customer sites)

Compensation: Competitive Base salary + performance-based bonus

Reports to: Plant General Manager

About Power & Data Management (PDM)

Power & Data Management (PDM) is a critical power infrastructure company helping customers bring capacity online faster acrosshyperscale data centers, utilities, renewable energy, EPCs, manufacturing, and other mission-critical markets. Through engineering expertise, strategic manufacturing partnerships, and disciplined project execution, PDM delivers utility-grade transformers, circuit breakers, solid-state transformers, and other power infrastructure solutions that enable reliable, scalable growth.

At PDM, we believe speed and quality should never be a tradeoff. Our team combines deep engineering expertise with a relentless focus on execution to help customers reduce project risk and accelerate energization. From concept through commissioning, we partner with customers every step of the way to deliver the critical infrastructure that powers what's next.

This is an exciting time to join PDM.As one of the fastest-growing companies in the critical power infrastructure industry, we’re building a high-performing team driven by innovation, collaboration, and a shared commitment to solving some of the industry’s most complex power challenges. If you’re looking for the opportunity to make an impact, help shape the future of a growing organization, and work alongside talented people who are passionate about what they do, we’d love to hear from you.

Built for Speed. Powered by Innovation. Engineered for Certainty.

The Role

PDM is hiring a Quality & Test Manager to build the quality and electrical testing function for our new Houston transformer plant. You will lead the plant quality management system, inspection, transformer testing, and independent product release, so that every pad-mounted transformer ships with objective, traceable evidence of conformance. This is a rare chance to commission a test bay and stand up a quality system from the ground floor.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Management System

• Establish the plant quality management system, controlled procedures, inspection plans, and traceability requirements
• Define acceptance checkpoints for receiving, assembly, oil processing, filling, final inspection, and shipping
• Own nonconforming product control, root-cause investigation, corrective action, and effectiveness verification

Electrical Test Operations

• Lead commissioning, qualification, and readiness of transformer test systems and supporting instrumentation
• Approve test procedures and acceptance criteria against product design, customer requirements, and applicable IEEE/IEC standards
• Oversee transformer tests such as ratio/phase relation, winding resistance, losses, impedance, and applied and induced voltage
• Maintain test-equipment calibration, verification, maintenance, and safe-use requirements
• Establish insulating-liquid sampling, verification, test records, and nonconforming-fluid controls

Product Release

• Hold independent final product release authority, and place suspect product on hold until disposition and testing are complete
• Maintain complete, accurate test records and release packages before shipment

Supplier and Customer Quality

• Coordinate supplier quality issues, customer witness tests, and quality documentation
• Monitor supplier defect trends, customer complaints, and field-quality feedback

  Team Leadership and Test Safety

  • Build the team of quality engineers, inspectors, test engineers, and test technicians as the plant grows
  • Set qualification requirements for inspectors and test personnel, and partner with EHS on high-voltage test safety

  The Candidate

  The ideal candidate pairs deep transformer-testing expertise with the judgment to make objective release decisions and the confidence to challenge unsupported acceptance.

  Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent directly relevant experience
  • 8+ years of experience in electrical equipment testing, quality engineering, or industrial manufacturing quality, including leadership experience
  • Ability to interpret electrical drawings, test procedures, product specifications, and quality records
  • Demonstrated experience with quality systems, nonconformance, corrective action, and root-cause analysis (8D or similar)
  • Working knowledge of high-voltage test risks and safe test practices

  Preferred

  • Distribution or power transformer testing and oil-filled equipment manufacturing experience
  • Knowledge of IEEE C57 and IEC 60076 standards and customer witness-testing requirements
  • High-voltage test laboratory commissioning and insulating-oil testing experience
  • ISO 9001 quality system experience
  • ASQ certification (e.g., CQE, CMQ/OE)

  Why Join PDM

  • Competitive base salary + performance-based bonus
  • Full benefits package (Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k) match, PTO, parental leave)
  • Be a key player in high-growth sectors, like data infrastructure and energy transition
  • Work within a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture with strong cross-functional support
  • Help build PDM's new Houston transformer plant from the ground up and shape how it operates

  Equal Opportunity Employer

  At PDM, we believe our greatest strength is our people. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives, experiences, and ideas drive innovation. PDM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.