The Director of Manufacturing Excellence & Reliability is responsible for developing and executing the manufacturing quality and reliability strategy for utility-scale inverter products produced by contract manufacturing partners. This leader oversees Manufacturing Excellence, Quality & Supplier Excellence, and Reliability & Product Integrity to ensure products consistently meet safety, quality, performance, cost, and reliability objectives throughout their lifecycle. Leadership - Key responsibilities
- Define the organization's manufacturing excellence strategy
- Develop annual objectives and key results (OKRs) aligned with business goals
- Build a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence
- Lead and mentor engineering teams

Manufacturing - Key responsibilities
- Approve production readiness for new products
- Oversee manufacturing process capability
- Drive automation and process optimization

Quality - Key responsibilities
- Own supplier and contract manufacturer quality performance
- Ensure robust CAPA and quality management systems





Reliability - Key responsibilities
- Own product reliability strategy
- Drive warranty reduction initiatives
- Monitor field performance

Business - Key responsibilities
- Own the customer relationship for Manufacturing, Quality, and Reliability engagements, including hosting customer visits, audits, technical reviews, factory acceptance activities, and executive meetings.
- Support customer quality reviews

Qualifications
- BS/MS in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering
- Fluent English and Spanish (written and spoken), other European languages are a plus.
- 12+ years in power electronics manufacturing
- Experience with contract manufacturers
- Leadership experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Proficient in APQP, FMEA, SPC, Lean, Six Sigma, and reliability engineering

At Nextpower, we are driving the general energy transition with an integrated clean energy technology

📌 Director, Manufacturing Excellence (Valencia)
🏢 NEXTracker
📍 Valencia