Senior Manager, Quality (IQC/SQE)
Core
Lead strategic vision and daily execution of global supplier quality and incoming material control frameworks to ensure components and finished goods meet design, reliability, and compliance standards before production.
Role type
Senior Manager, Supplier Quality Engineering and Incoming Quality Control
Builds
Global supplier quality frameworks, incoming inspection infrastructure, and high-performing teams of SQEs and IQC technicians
Domain
Robotics manufacturing and global supply chain
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Supplier qualification and audit leadership, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Statistical analysis and SPC, Root cause analysis (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone), Lean Six Sigma methodologies, Material disposition and MRB process management, Team recruitment and mentorship, Cross-functional collaboration with engineering and supply chain
Preferred skills
Master of Science in Manufacturing Leadership or Industrial Engineering, MBA, Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Experience managing quality in complex hardware ecosystems (robotics, automotive, aerospace)
Technologies
ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 13485, GD&T, Automated inspection systems, Statistical sampling plans (ANSI/ASQ Z1.4)
Responsibilities
Recruit and develop a world-class team of SQEs and IQC inspectors, Define and execute roadmap for scaling IQC and SQE operations for new product introductions, Establish robust supplier qualification frameworks and lead technical audits, Drive execution of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, and Control Plans with global suppliers, Oversee IQC laboratory optimization including metrology equipment and SOPs, Own the Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) process and drive systemic preventative actions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities