Manager, Hardware Quality

Torrance, CAfull timeOn Site

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$150k–$206k

H1B: no

Divergent The Manager, Hardware Quality at Divergent leads a team of engineers focused on quality, reliability, validation, and risk management to ensure product success. This role partners with cross-functional teams to translate customer needs into quality plans and drive problem-solving for product and system issues.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Execution
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of product reliability engineers, fostering strong technical execution and accountability
Provide day-to-day guidance, prioritization, and performance management for the team
Support hiring and onboarding engineers as the team scales
Reinforce best practices in reliability engineering, risk management, and problem-solving
Program & Cross-Functional Partnership
Act as the primary reliability partner to Program Management and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) at the program level
Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure alignment between requirements, design intent, and production capability
Support interpretation of customer and regulatory requirements and ensure they are translated into clear, verifiable product quality objectives
Escalate risks, tradeoffs, and constraints to senior leadership as needed F-33
Product Quality & Reliability Execution
Own execution of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) deliverables, including FMEA, control plans, and validation activities

Qualification

1+ years of experience leading projectsExperience solving complexFamiliarity with additive manufacturing

Required

Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to U.S. export controls
Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline
5+ years of experience in product reliability, quality, manufacturing, design, systems, or test/validation engineering
1+ years of experience leading projects, initiatives, or direct management of engineers
Experience solving complex, cross-functional engineering problems using structured methodologies
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams

Preferred

Prior experience directly managing engineers in a production or product development environment
Experience executing APQP methodologies (FMEA, control plans, validation planning)
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple programs and competing priorities
Experience with structured problem-solving and failure analysis tools (e.g., Six Sigma, 8D, DOE, Fault Tree Analysis)
Experience supporting product launches from development through production
Familiarity with additive manufacturing, machining, and adhesive bonding
Familiarity with automotive and/or aerospace standards and requirements
Experience with data analysis and reporting tools (e.g., Jira, SQL, PowerBI)