Senior Quality Engineer – Manufacturing

About the role

The Senior Quality Engineer is a key leader within the Operations organization, responsible for defining, governing, and continuously improving manufacturing and field quality across multiple sites. This role acts as the primary quality authority and escalation owner for production yield, customer field issues, and regulatory compliance, partnering with senior leaders in R&D, NPI, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, and Compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as senior quality gatekeeper for factory operations and outgoing products, ensuring compliance with global regulatory, safety, and quality requirements.
• Own end‑to‑end resolution of systemic production yield, quality, and reliability issues, including executive‑level escalations.
• Lead complex field quality investigations, customer escalations, and cross‑functional corrective‑action programs.
• Define, standardize, and toggle quality processes across sites, including inspection strategies, control plans, and change management.
• Establish and review manufacturing and field quality KPIs; publish dashboards and present trends to operations and executive leadership.
• Lead 8D, FRACAS, and CAPA processes for high‑impact quality events, ensuring long‑term prevention.
• Provide technical direction for supplier quality management, failure analysis, and containment deployment.
• Plan and lead CM and supplier quality audits; ensure closure of major findings.
• Influence product and process design through DFx reviews, quality risk assessments, and reliability considerations.

Required profile

• Strong technical depth and operational judgment.
• Data‑driven execution mindset.
• Proven experience leading quality initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work with senior cross‑functional leaders and manage executive escalations.

Required skills

• 8D problem‑solving methodology
• FRACAS (Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System)
• CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action) processes
• DFx (Design for Excellence) reviews
• Failure analysis techniques
• Supplier quality management
• Inspection strategies and control plans
• Change management in manufacturing