Quality Engineering Manager (Assistant - Electrical + Manufacturing)

QUALITY ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP | ELECTRICAL + MANUFACTURING + MISSION-CRITICAL

Assistant Quality Engineering Manager

Greater Richmond, VA | 100% Onsite | Direct Hire

Up to ~$130K Base + Annual Bonus

Relocation Assistance Available

Stellar Benefits + Expedited Career Growth

Electrical Engineering | Manufacturing Quality | QMS | Root Cause | CAPA | Supplier Quality | Mission-Critical Infrastructure

Adecco Permanent Recruitment is partnering with a large, highly established engineering, manufacturing and technology organization seeking an experienced Quality Engineering professional for a highly visible leadership-track opportunity in the Greater Richmond, VA area.

We're looking for someone who brings the technical credibility of an engineer, the quality discipline of a strong Quality leader and the ability to influence teams across Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain and Project Leadership.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Quality Engineer, Quality Engineering Manager, Quality Manager, Supplier Quality Manager, Product Quality Manager or Quality Systems leader ready to take on broader responsibility within a growing, complex engineering environment.

THE PROFILE WE WANT

✔ Bachelor's degree in Engineering – REQUIRED

✔ 5+ years of progressive Quality Engineering / QA / QC experience

✔ Experience supporting complex engineered products, electrical/electronic systems, industrial manufacturing, power equipment, mission-critical infrastructure or similar technical environments

✔ Strong Quality Management Systems (QMS) experience, ideally including ISO 9001 and/or AS9100

✔ Hands-on experience with Root Cause Analysis, Corrective & Preventive Action (CAPA), 8D, 5-Why, FMEA and/or similar structured problem-solving methodologies

✔ Experience with audits, inspections, nonconformance/deviation management, process improvement and quality documentation

✔ Ability to partner effectively with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Suppliers, Contractors and Customers

✔ Leadership experience — whether through direct reports, technical leadership, mentoring or leading cross-functional quality initiatives

⚡ EXPERIENCE THAT WILL REALLY STAND OUT

We're especially interested in Quality professionals coming from:

Electrical / Electronics Manufacturing

Power Systems & Power Distribution

Semiconductor / High-Reliability Electronics

Mission-Critical Equipment & Infrastructure

Data Centers

Industrial Manufacturing

Electrical Construction

EPC / Design-Build

Defense / Aerospace

Critical Infrastructure

Complex Engineered Products

Experience working with high-reliability electrical/electronic products, hardware qualification, supplier quality, product reliability, NPI or technical manufacturing environments is particularly attractive.

WHAT YOU'LL HELP DRIVE

• Quality strategy across complex engineering & manufacturing operations

• Quality Management Systems & standardized processes

• Root Cause Analysis & Corrective/Preventive Actions

• Supplier & subcontractor quality

• Audits, inspections & compliance

• Process changes, deviations & nonconformance resolution

• Product/equipment qualification & reliability

• Continuous improvement initiatives

• Cross-functional quality investigations

• Quality documentation, SOPs & best practices

• Coaching & development of Quality professionals

• Partnership across Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Project Leadership

⭐ WHY THIS OPPORTUNITY?

Leadership Without Losing the Technical Work:

Stay close to Engineering and Quality while expanding your influence as a leader.

Complex, High-Stakes Environment:

Support sophisticated electrical, manufacturing and mission-critical infrastructure where quality and reliability truly matter.

Executive Visibility:

Partner with senior leaders and technical teams on initiatives that directly affect operational performance and customer outcomes.

Career Growth:

This organization is growing and investing in its Quality function, creating meaningful opportunity for advancement into broader Quality leadership.

Relocating to Virginia?

We're absolutely open to strong candidates outside the market who are interested in relocating to the Richmond area — relocation assistance is available.

YOUR BACKGROUND DOESN'T HAVE TO LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME

You do not need to come exclusively from construction.

If you've built your Quality career around complex electrical/electronic products, industrial manufacturing, power systems, semiconductor, defense/aerospace, mission-critical equipment or other high-reliability engineered environments , your experience may translate extremely well.

We're ultimately looking for someone who can understand the engineering, identify the quality risk, get to the true root cause, build the right process and lead people toward a solution.

Interested or know someone who fits?

Send your resume directly to View email address on click.appcast.io and View email address on click.appcast.io for confidential consideration.

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