Manager, Materials Quality Engineering

About the role

The role is central to shaping the systems, standards, and execution models that ensure consistent, predictable material performance for our product portfolio. This role is for a Manager of Materials Quality Engineering (MQE) who will lead a prevention-focused culture across our raw material ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• People Leadership & Talent Development
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Materials Quality Engineers, setting clear expectations and enabling high-impact execution across the four MQE pillars.
• Manage and support employees ensuring inclusive communication, balanced workload distribution, and effective collaboration with global partners.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning.
• Build technical capability through structured training and mentorship both within team and across the global MQE organization.
• Promote collaboration, clear communication, and trust.
• MQE Pillar Leadership
• Engage and influence cross-functional teams, global MQE partners, and suppliers to build alignment, clarify decision rights, and drive timely execution across all pillars.
• Communicate clearly and respectfully, translating complex technical and program information into concise, actionable insights tailored to engineers, leadership, suppliers, and customers.
• Provide technical guidance on investigations and prevention (e.g., failure analysis, root cause, SPC, and risk mitigation) and ensure outputs (OCAPs, 8Ds, dashboards, and reports) are accurate, clear, and effective.
• Represent MQE as a steady, credible, and solutions-oriented leader during audits, escalations, supplier reviews, and cross-functional forums, ensuring a consistent voice and disciplined follow-through.
• Execution & Governance
• Establish the operating rhythm to manage performance, risk, and improvement across the four MQE pillars.
• Ensure timely reporting of status, risks, and deliverables, escalating issues early and enabling fact-based decisions.
• Deploy best-practice program management frameworks to drive cross-functional alignment, accountability, and on-time execution.
• External Engagement
• Serve as an escalation point for supplier investigations, excursions, and audits, ensuring disciplined containment, communication, and closure.
• Ensure high-quality external communication packages (technical reports, OCAPs, 8Ds, and presentations) that align to customer expectations and internal standards.
• Lead supplier quality engagements, including corrective and preventive actions, audit readiness, and sustained closure of systemic issues.
• Quality Systems & Operational Excellence
• Ensure compliance with global quality policies, raw material control plans, and management of change expectations (internal and supplier-driven).
• Maintain zero-overdue CAR, OFIs, OCAPs, or CRs.
• Monitor and improve key performance indicators (e.g., OOC%, QN/NCMR cycle time, SPC maturity, EQOS, change cycle time, and investigation timeliness) and drive corrective action when performance drifts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related field
• 10+ years industry experience; 3+ years people leadership required
• Experience managing employees both in-person and remotely preferred
• Strong understanding of SPC, FMEA, materials characterization
• Six Sigma Green Belt desired
• Proficiency with Minitab, JMP, SAS, SAP, Power BI, Microsoft Office

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role
• Technical expertise in materials science and quality engineering
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Skills

• Leadership and management skills
• Technical proficiency in materials science and quality engineering
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits

• Compensation: $114,000 - $150,500 per year
• Annual bonus eligibility
• Progressive paid time off policy
• A generous 401(K) plan with an impressive employer match
• Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance packages
• Education assistance to support your learning journey
• A values-driven culture with colleagues that rally around People, Accountability, Creativity, and Excellence

Pay

$114,000 - $150,500 per year

Schedule

15% travel