Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Director, Manufacturing Engineering & Site Quality Date: Oct 14, 2026

Location:
Newmarket, ON, CA General Overview Job Title: Director, Manufacturing Equipment & Process Engineering 1 Functional Area: Engineering (ENG) Career Stream: Engineering (ENG) Role: Director (DR1) Job Code: DR1-ENG-MFG Job Band: 12 Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect Summary Detailed Description 1. Strategic Leadership, CI & Financial Management Site & Global Alignment: Establish site-specific strategic plans, annual business goals, and long-term operational objectives cooperatively with the site leadership team. Operational Budgeting: Oversee and manage the complete planning, budgeting, headcount, and cost management for all site engineering, laboratory, and quality departments, actively seeking and executing cost-saving opportunities. Continuous Improvement (CI): Drive site-wide Continuous Improvement, Lean manufacturing, and Quality culture initiatives to optimize operational efficiency and process metrics. Organizational Leadership: Directly and indirectly lead, mentor, and develop department managers, senior individual contributors, and technical teams across a ~140-person organization. 2. Manufacturing Equipment & Process Engineering (Primary Focus) Process Optimization: Lead the development, deployment, and optimization of cost-effective manufacturing processes and automated equipment solutions across the site. Upfront Engineering Strategy: Proactively drive robust upfront strategies, including Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), and ongoing technology and efficiency improvements. Lifecycle Engineering & Yield: Support all manufacturing technical issues related to customer products from product conception to product obsolescence,



actively driving Rolled Throughput Yield (RTPY) improvements throughout the manufacturing cycle. Technical Problem Resolution: Serve as the final escalation point for complex, site-wide manufacturing technical issues, assisting teams with problem resolution for quality and delivery. 3. Lab Services & Product Testing Failure Analysis (FA) Lab Services: Oversee Failure Analysis Laboratory operations, ensuring advanced analytical capabilities (e.g., metallurgy, destructive/non-destructive testing, environmental testing) meet site and customer requirements while ensuring long-term viability and continuous growth. Product Testing & Inspection: Direct structural test and inspection processes, including the strategy creation and execution of optical, mechanical, and electrical product testing (e.g., AOI, AXI, ICT, vibration, and environmental testing). Data Analytics: Leverage testing and quality data KPIs to monitor manufacturing health and drive advanced engineering solutions. 4. Site Quality Strategy & Compliance Quality System Stewardship: Establish and drive the site's quality strategy to ensure long-term customer satisfaction and alignment with corporate goals, managing Scrap and Cost of Non-Quality (QofNQ) metrics effectively. Regulatory & Standards Compliance: Provide executive support for compliance readiness and continuous certification under major industry standards (e.g., ISO 9001, AS9100, AS9110,



ANSI/ESD, NADCAP), bringing demonstrated personal experience managing these certifications. Risk Mitigation & Governance: Assess organizational risk regarding quality events, oversee corrective/preventive actions (CAPA, 8D, FMEA), and lead reviews with key customers and suppliers to successfully manage and eliminate both Audit and Escape findings. Executive Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-functional projects, manage and improve large multi-departmental change processes, and champion a rigorous technical and quality culture. Financial & Business Acumen: Advanced understanding of budgeting, site operations, ROI/ROR analysis, and how technical decisions impact overall site profitability and customer satisfaction. Advanced Problem-Solving: Mastery of structured methodologies including Lean, Six Sigma, 8D, FMEA, Change Control, and Design of Experiments (DOE). Technical Depth: Broad knowledge of electronic manufacturing environments, automated equipment systems, SMT, NPI-PCBA, laboratory analysis testing, and advanced quality management systems. Physical Demands
- Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
- Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
- Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
- Occasional travel may be required. Typical Experience 15+ years of progressive engineering and quality leadership experience within a highly agile electronics manufacturing or similar technology-driven environment, with strong Aerospace and commercial exposure. Typical E

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