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
Establish manufacturing readiness requirements
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
Lead executive supplier reviews
Ensure robust CAPA and quality management systems
Reliability - Key responsibilities
Own product reliability strategy
Review qualification programs
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.
Manage departmental budget
Support customer quality reviews
Report executive KPIs
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 re