Quality Excellence Group Leader

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Overview :

Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline.

Minimum 8+ years of experience in Quality Management Systems (QMS), Quality Operating Systems (QOS), quality process deployment, and compliance management within automotive or manufacturing environments.

This position is focused on leading Client Quality Excellence organization, including ownership of QMS, QOS, PMT, quality systems integration, and continuous improvement initiatives across the business.

The role involves managing quality system development, deployment, validation, training, adoption, and ongoing optimization while ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and automotive quality standards.

The leader will work closely with Quality, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Operations, IT, Engineering, and external partners to ensure quality systems remain scalable, compliant, effective, and capable of supporting rapid organizational growth.

This position requires strong leadership capabilities, deep quality systems knowledge, audit expertise, organizational influence, and the ability to build and lead high-performing teams in a fast-paced startup environment.

Key Responsibilities :

Quality Excellence Leadership

Lead and develop teams supporting Q-Excellence, QMS, QOS, and PMT initiatives

Define and execute Quality Excellence strategies aligned with business objectives

Establish quality governance, standards, processes, and best practices across the organization

Drive organizational adoption of quality methodologies and continuous improvement principles

Quality Systems Management

Lead quality systems from startup, deployment, validation, rollout, training, support, and continuous improvement

Define long-term strategy and roadmap for QMS and QOS processes

Ensure quality systems remain reliable, scalable, secure, and compliant

Manage stakeholder requirements, user feedback, and enhancement priorities

Audit & Certification Leadership

Lead ISO and IATF certification efforts across the organization

Oversee internal, external, and certification audit activities

Support supplier audit activities as required

Drive corrective actions and closure of audit findings

Maintain compliance with automotive quality standards and customer expectations

Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence

Lead Quality Excellence and Continuous Improvement initiatives

Support implementation of corrective and preventive actions

Drive process optimization, standardization, and performance improvement projects

Lead special projects focused on operational excellence, data analysis, and quality performance

Quality Data & Performance Management

Monitor quality system effectiveness and compliance performance

Support quality reporting, analytics, and KPI development

Drive data accuracy, integrity, and accessibility

Identify trends, risks, and opportunities through data-driven analysis

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Engineering, Operations, Product Development, and IT teams

Support integration of quality systems across functional organizations

Collaborate with external vendors and technology providers

Align quality objectives with broader business priorities

Training & Organizational Development

Provide coaching, guidance, and mentoring to quality systems personnel and users

Support organizational training initiatives related to quality systems and standards

Promote a culture of quality, accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence

Act as a subject matter expert for quality systems, compliance, and quality excellence programs

Profile:

Experienced quality leader with strong expertise in Quality Management Systems and operational excellence

Proven ability to build, develop, and lead high-performing teams

Highly autonomous with a strong ownership mindset

Comfortable operating within startup and high-growth manufacturing environments

Strong analytical and data-driven decision maker

Effective communicator capable of influencing stakeholders at all organizational levels

Strong project management and organizational leadership capabilities

Passionate about quality, continuous improvement, and long-term operational excellence

Must Have :

8+ years of experience managing QMS and QOS systems in automotive or manufacturing environments

Experience leading quality systems deployment, integration, validation, and continuous improvement initiatives

Strong knowledge of:

ISO 9001

IATF 16949

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

SPC

MSA

Experience leading audit and certification activities

VDA, ISO, or IATF auditor experience

Experience leading teams and cross-functional initiatives

Strong project management skills

Experience driving corrective and preventive actions

Strong technical and procedural writing capabilities

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Ability to work effectively in fast-paced startup environments

Good to Have:

Lead Auditor Certification (IATF, ISO, or VDA)

Experience with PLM, MES, and ERP integrations

Automotive startup or greenfield manufacturing experience

Experience building enterprise quality systems from the ground up

Experience supporting Supplier Quality and Manufacturing Quality organizations

Advanced quality analytics and reporting experience

Experience driving enterprise-wide Operational Excellence programs

OEM or Tier 1 automotive experience

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

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