Senior Quality Engineering Manager: Lean Process & CAPA

RED Digital Cinema; California; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RED Digital Cinema, a Nikon Group company, seeks a Manager of Quality Engineering to lead manufacturing quality functions, establish and maintain quality management systems, and drive continuous improvement across operations. You will mentor inspectors and engineers, own outgoing quality, and collaborate with operations and engineering to resolve issues and improve product performance.

The role requires deep expertise in quality engineering, root cause analysis, and data-driven decision making,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant technical field.
• 8+ years of manufacturing quality experience including quality engineering and management responsibilities.
• Experience leading inspectors, technicians, or quality personnel on a shop floor.
• Experience with outgoing quality inspection and final product release processes.
• Strong root cause investigations and corrective action implementation.
• ASQ CQE/CMQ/OE or equivalent certification; Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt preferred.
• Experience with ISO 9001 or other quality systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of quality systems, processes, and statistical methods.
• Proficiency in SPC, MSA, PFMEA, Control Plans, and process capability analysis.
• Strong leadership, communication and project management skills.
• Ability to analyze complex data and drive data-driven decisions.
• Experience with ERP, MES, and quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site's manufacturing engineering quality function and ensure compliance with quality standards and customer requirements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain quality management systems, procedures, and work instructions.
• Set quality goals and metrics to drive continuous improvement.
• Mentor quality inspectors, technicians, and quality engineers.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Customer Quality teams to resolve quality issues and improve product performance.
• Provide quality engineering support for manufacturing processes, products, and equipment.
• Develop and maintain inspection plans, control plans, PFMEAs, and related quality documentation.
• Use statistical methods to identify trends, reduce variation, and improve process capability.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement CAPAs; verify effectiveness.
• Participate in NPI, process validation, qualification activities, and engineering changes.
• Own the final inspection and outgoing quality process for all products prior to shipment.
• Develop and maintain outgoing inspection procedures, sampling plans, and release criteria.
• Lead MRB reporting and disposition decisions for nonconforming material to reduce defects.
• Monitor quality metrics such as first-pass yield; coordinate product audits and release approvals.
• Drive improvements to reduce customer escapes and field quality issues.
• Support internal manufacturing audits and ISO 9001 activities; lead quality improvement projects.
• Support Lean, Six Sigma, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Analyze internal and external quality data to identify systemic issues and improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate cross-functional teams to address recurring quality concerns and implement corrective actions.
• Act as primary quality contact for manufacturing-related customer concerns and lead corrective actions.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

Statistical methods

CAPA

Lean Six Sigma

ISO 9001

ERP/MES

Data analysis

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Quality systems

Process capability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

SPC

MSA

PFMEA

Control Plans

Job description

RED Digital Cinema, a Nikon Group company, seeks a Manager of Quality Engineering to lead manufacturing quality functions, establish and maintain quality management systems, and drive continuous improvement across operations. You will mentor inspectors and engineers, own outgoing quality, and collaborate with operations and engineering to resolve issues and improve product performance.

The role requires deep expertise in quality engineering, root cause analysis, and data-driven decision making,