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Quality Technical Program Manager
About the job Quality Technical Program Manager
Role Overview
The Quality Technical Program Manager will drive product quality across the full lifecycle of consumer hardware products, from early development through launch and post-launch support.
The role will establish product quality standards and metrics, lead cross-functional quality initiatives, drive failure analysis and root cause investigations, and use data to improve product and process quality across product generations.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish, deliver, and maintain product quality standards, metrics, dashboards, and reporting processes for consumer hardware products.
- Lead cross-functional teams on quality initiatives and drive alignment across stakeholders.
- Evaluate product quality during development and post-launch phases.
- Report product quality health on a regular cadence and use results to drive product and process improvements.
- Lead failure analysis investigations for product issues in collaboration with subject matter experts.
- Drive cross-functional workstreams with end-to-end ownership from issue identification through closure.
- Summarize critical findings and communicate quality risks and recommendations to broader stakeholders.
- Analyze large datasets and draw meaningful conclusions to support cross-functional decision-making.
- Partner with Early Engagement and Design teams to identify risks in next-generation products.
- Ensure lessons learned from previous product generations are incorporated into future designs.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives throughout the product lifecycle.
- Champion the voice of the customer when evaluating product quality decisions and recommendations.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
- Experience in product quality, quality engineering, quality program management, or a related role.
- Experience supporting consumer electronics or high-volume hardware products.
- Strong knowledge of failure analysis, root cause analysis, and corrective action methodologies.
- Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
- Experience developing and managing quality metrics, dashboards, and reporting.
- Experience working with Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, Operations, and Supplier teams.
- Experience supporting both NPI and post-launch product quality is preferred.
- Strong cross-functional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced and ambiguous product development environments.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
- Experience in product quality, quality engineering, quality program management, or a related role.
- Experience supporting consumer electronics or high-volume hardware products.
- Strong knowledge of failure analysis, root cause analysis, and corrective action methodologies.
- Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
- Experience developing and managing quality metrics, dashboards, and reporting.
- Experience working with Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, Operations, and Supplier teams.
- Experience supporting both NPI and post-launch product quality is preferred.
- Strong cross-functional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced and ambiguous product development environments.