Quality Manager

About Advanced Energy

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEIS), enables design breakthroughs and drives growth for leading semiconductors and industrial customers. Our precision power and control technologies, along with our applications know-how, inspire close partnerships and innovation in thin-film and industrial manufacturing. We are proud of our rich heritage, award-winning technologies, and we value the talents and contributions of all Advanced Energy's employees worldwide.

Job Summary
The Quality Manager is responsible for leading end-to-end quality performance of PSU (Power Supply Unit) manufacturing operations in Laguna, covering customer accounts, in-process quality, outgoing quality, and compliance to QMS standards.

This role ensures delivery of high-quality products, driving yield improvement, and managing customer quality requirements across all PSU programs.

Key Responsibilities

1. Manufacturing & Product Quality Management

• Own overall PSU quality performance (FPY, PPM, OATF, COPQ)
• Drive yield improvement and defect reduction initiatives
• Lead root cause analysis (RCCA) and corrective/preventive actions
• Ensure effective in-process quality controls and inspection points

2. Customer Quality (CQE Ownership)

• Act as primary escalation point for PSU customer issues
• Ensure timely response to customer complaints (8D, CAR, audit findings)
• Manage customer-specific requirements and quality expectations
• Lead MQE team supporting multiple PSU accounts

3. Manufacturing Quality Engineering (MQE)

• Lead MQE team in:
• Process validation and control
• Quality risk assessment (PFMEA, control plans)
• Line qualification (NPI to MP transition)
• Ensure robust process capability and defect prevention systems

4. Outgoing Quality & Inspection

• Oversee OQA / FVI inspection strategy and execution
• Ensure proper sampling plans and compliance to customer and internal standards

5. Operations & Performance Management

• Monitor and drive key KPIs:
• Yield / FPY
• Customer PPM
• Audit findings / CAR closure
• Productivity impact from quality issues
• Lead daily Gemba / tier meetings for PSU
• Support 24/7 operations and ramp requirements when needed

6. Compliance & Audit Management

• Ensure adherence to:
• QMS / ISO standards
• IPC requirements
• Customer audit expectations
• Lead site readiness for:
• Customer audits (e.g., Dell, Cisco, Panasonic)
• Internal audits and compliance reviews

7. Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, and develop CQE, MQE, and QA teams
• Ensure proper headcount planning and capability building
• Drive a quality culture mindset across PSU operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferably engineering (Electronics, Electrical, Industrial, or related)
• 8–12+ years in manufacturing quality / electronics industry
• Strong experience in:
• PSU / power electronics manufacturing (preferred)
• CQE/MQE roles
• High-volume production environment
• Test
• Semiconductor
• With people management experience (managerial level)
• Core Competencies
• Quality Systems (ISO, IPC, QMS)
• Problem Solving (8D, 5Why, Fishbone)
• Data-driven decision making
• Leadership and stakeholder management
• Customer-facing communication

Compensation

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices including market-based base pay, an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan, we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we operate.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)