Quality Manager

Job Title: Quality Manager 4
Location: Milpitas, California
Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire
Duration: 12 Months, with transition to the client after 1 year

Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead quality systems, product assurance, manufacturing quality, customer quality initiatives, and audit/compliance activities within a high-tech manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in Quality Systems, Quality Assurance Management, electromechanical integration and PCB/PCBA assembly, Lean Manufacturing, customer-facing quality management, and regulatory/compliance audits. This role will work closely with management, engineering, production, suppliers, customers, and quality teams to resolve technical quality issues, drive continuous improvement, and support organizational quality objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Research, evaluate, and present information related to business situations, production capabilities, manufacturing problems, economic trends, and the design and development of new products.
• Develop, implement, and maintain quality systems and product assurance programs.
• Contribute with senior management to formulate and establish company policies, operating procedures, and quality goals.
• Review product assurance reports and support management in preparing fiscal budgets for quality programs.
• Lead management meetings with product assurance department heads to establish, review, and coordinate organizational policies, functions, operations, controls, and procedures.
• Interface directly with customers regarding technical and quality issues, improvement initiatives, and quality requirements.
• Manage customer audits and regulatory/compliance agency audits.
• Review technical problems and departmental procedures and recommend appropriate solutions or process improvements.
• Work with material and component vendors to evaluate supply quality, production capacity, order fulfillment capability, and vendor quality standards.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on quality assurance for new products and manufactured products and support resolution of product quality issues.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing and quality improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.
• Support corrective action, problem solving, and cross-functional quality improvement initiatives.
• Monitor quality metrics and reporting to support quality performance and organizational objectives.
• Lead and develop quality teams while coordinating activities across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and other functions.
• Review technical publications and industry developments to remain current with quality and manufacturing technologies and practices.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience and training.
• 6+ years of experience developing, implementing, and maintaining Quality Systems or related areas.
• Previous Quality Manager or managerial experience.
• 5+ years of Electromechanical Integration and/or PCB/PCBA Assembly experience.
• 3+ years of Lean Manufacturing experience.
• Strong Quality Assurance Management experience.
• Experience managing customer and regulatory/compliance audits.
• Customer-facing technical and quality issue resolution experience.
• Manufacturing/production quality experience.
• Quality Management Systems (QMS) experience.
• Supplier/vendor quality management experience.
• Corrective action and problem-solving experience.
• Product quality and NPI quality experience.
• Compliance management and quality metrics/reporting experience.
• Cross-functional leadership experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Compliance training experience.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
• CAPA, 8D, and RCA experience.
• Lean Six Sigma experience.
• ISO 9001 / ISO 13485 experience.
• Experience with major EMS manufacturers.

Work Requirements:

• Onsite work in Milpitas, California.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with management, engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, customers, and quality teams.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a professional, inclusive, and respectful workplace. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, experience, and business needs without regard to legally protected characteristics.

Application:
Qualified candidates with the required Quality Management, Quality Systems, PCB/PCBA, electromechanical integration, and Lean Manufacturing experience are encouraged to apply.