Senior Quality Engineering Leader - Power Systems

Amperesand; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 175,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Medical, vision & dental insurance

401k retirement plan

PTO & holidays

Commuter benefits

Maternal & paternal leave

Job summary

Amperesand in Reno, NV, is hiring a Sr. Manager of Quality Engineering to own quality from R&D to mass production. The role builds a world-class quality system, scaling teams and processes for reliable, high-speed power conversion systems.

The successful candidate will lead data-driven problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, audits, CAPA, and APQP across the product lifecycle, with on-site work five days a week and up to 10% travel.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of manufacturing quality leadership in high-volume, high-speed production
• ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor and Six Sigma/Governance credentials preferred
• Experience leading engineering teams in a 24x7 environment
• Strong data-driven problem solving and cross-functional collaboration
• Proven track record delivering reliable power conversion systems and processes

Responsibilities

• Build and lead data-driven quality engineering teams
• Mentor and develop talent; establish training programs
• Set quality metrics, KPIs, and dashboards for manufacturing and quality systems
• Lead audits and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA)
• Define and manage APQP to design and validate product quality
• Lead root cause analysis (8D, 5-Why, fishbone) for major events
• Deploy SPC across critical parameters
• Establish CP/Cpk and drive continuous improvement
• Develop supplier quality requirements and qualification protocols
• Maintain quality labs for metrology and material analysis

Skills

Manufacturing quality leadership

Power electronics

Root cause analysis

Statistical analysis

APQP / Six Sigma

Education

Engineering degree (Electrical/Mechanical/Materials/Industrial)

Tools

SPC

APQP

CAPA

Job description

Amperesand in Reno, NV, is hiring a Sr. Manager of Quality Engineering to own quality from R&D to mass production. The role builds a world-class quality system, scaling teams and processes for reliable, high-speed power conversion systems.

The successful candidate will lead data-driven problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, audits, CAPA, and APQP across the product lifecycle, with on-site work five days a week and up to 10% travel.