Senior Quality Engineering Leader - Electronics & Defense

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC); Sparks (NV); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Plans

401(k) Matching

PTO 3 weeks

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) seeks an experienced Quality Engineering Manager II to lead a team across multiple programs in Sparks, NV. You will own quality execution strategies, drive process improvements, and coordinate with customer quality reps, program leadership, and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities include developing the QE roadmap, leading root-cause analysis, ensuring AS9100/ISO 9001 compliance, and mentoring engineers to raise the team’s capability in electronics

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 9+ years of quality engineering experience, including 2+ years of leadership.
• Knowledge and utilization of AS9100, ISO 9001, and other applicable standards.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis and quality management systems (QMS).
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Experience in electronics manufacturing (PCBA, cable/wire harness, or box-level assembly and test).
• Hands-on QE methods: FMEA, control plans, first article inspection, 8D/ RCA.
• Experience with nonconformance management and MRB.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Quality Engineers, creating a proactive, data-driven engineering culture.
• Establish QE as an early design-partner including DFMEA, DFM/DFT input, and key characteristic identification.
• Own product and program quality deliverables (FQI, PFMEA, control plans, data packages).
• Drive root cause and corrective action for nonconformances, test failures, and customer escapes.
• Analyze yield, defect, test, and supplier performance data to set quality metrics and guide decisions.
• Serve as primary quality contact for program leadership and customer/government representatives.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Design/Systems Engineering, Test, and Supply Chain to resolve issues.
• Define QE roadmap and resourcing across programs; mentor engineers.

Skills

Quality leadership

Data-driven

Root cause analysis

Mentoring

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) seeks an experienced Quality Engineering Manager II to lead a team across multiple programs in Sparks, NV. You will own quality execution strategies, drive process improvements, and coordinate with customer quality reps, program leadership, and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities include developing the QE roadmap, leading root-cause analysis, ensuring AS9100/ISO 9001 compliance, and mentoring engineers to raise the team’s capability in electronics