Senior Quality Engineer – Manufacturing
About MLTP
MultiLane Test Products (MLTP), a Teradyne affiliate, develops high-speed I/O test solutions for the rapidly evolving AI and data center equipment market. The portfolio brings together high-speed electrical and optical instrumentation, application expertise, and scalable test approaches to help customers improve signal integrity, accelerate time to market, and reduce risk from development through production.
Position Summary
We are looking for an experienced Senior Quality Engineer – Manufacturing to lead and continuously improve manufacturing and field quality across our operations and manufacturing partners.
This is a senior technical role responsible for driving production quality, reliability, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction. The successful candidate will work closely with R&D, NPI, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, suppliers, Contract Manufacturers (CMs), and Compliance teams to resolve complex quality issues, strengthen manufacturing processes, and ensure quality readiness throughout the product lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior quality authority for manufacturing operations and outgoing products, ensuring compliance with applicable quality, safety, customer, and regulatory requirements.
- Lead the end-to-end resolution of systemic production yield, quality, and reliability issues, including major escalations.
- Lead complex field quality investigations, customer escalations, and corrective action programs.
- Own quality requirements related to manufacturing processes, products, packaging, labeling, and marking.
- Define, standardize, and continuously improve quality processes across manufacturing sites, including inspection strategies, control plans, and change management.
- Establish, monitor, and improve manufacturing and field quality KPIs and dashboards, including First Pass Yield (FPY), field failure rates, DOA rates, customer escapes, and supplier quality performance.
- Lead 8D, FRACAS, CAPA, and structured root cause analysis for high-impact quality events, ensuring effective corrective and preventive actions.
- Provide technical direction for supplier quality, failure analysis, and containment activities.
- Plan and lead Contract Manufacturer and supplier quality audits and ensure timely closure of findings and corrective actions.
- Influence product and process design through DFx reviews, FMEA, quality risk assessments, and reliability considerations.
- Ensure quality readiness and risk mitigation during New Product Introduction (NPI), production ramp, and product lifecycle changes.
- Support product and factory compliance programs, customer audits, and external certifications.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing defects, improving yield and reliability, and strengthening overall manufacturing quality.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, or a related Engineering discipline; advanced degree is a plus.
- 10–12+ years of progressive experience in Quality Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience managing quality within Contract Manufacturing (CM) environments, ideally across multiple sites.
- Strong technical knowledge of PCBA, SMT, mechanical assembly, system integration, and high-mix manufacturing.
- Advanced knowledge of quality and reliability methodologies, including SPC, FMEA, DOE, FRACAS, CAPA, 8D, and structured root cause analysis.
- Strong experience leading failure analysis for manufacturing issues and field returns.
- Experience defining, monitoring, and improving manufacturing quality KPIs and operational dashboards.
- Strong understanding of Engineering Change Order (ECO) governance, configuration control, and supplier change management.
- Solid knowledge of ISO 9001, IPC standards, and applicable regulatory and quality requirements.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
- Ability to communicate complex technical and quality issues effectively to both technical teams and senior leadership.
- Willingness to travel internationally to support Contract Manufacturers, suppliers, and customers.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with complex test & measurement, RF, or high-performance electronic systems.
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent process excellence certification.
- Experience leading multi-site or global quality initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality.
