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

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