Manager (m/w/d) Quality

ENABLE your future through light.

Excelitas is a global technology leader, focused on delivering market-driven solutions to fulfill the illumination, optical, detection and imaging needs of OEMs and end-users across the biomedical, semiconductor, industrial, consumer products, scientific, security and aerospace sectors.

ENGAGE with us today and make your contribution to the future! Join the team that leading technology companies turn to for cutting-edge photonic innovation. At Excelitas Technologies you are how we EXCEL.

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{Alzenau}

The Excelitas facility in Alzenau, Germany has key positions in Research & Development, Engineering, Sales, Customer Service, Marketing, Finance, and other administrative functions. This facility specializes in the production of infrared emitters for industrial process technology, particularly for heat treatment and drying in a wide range of industries such as automotive, coating, plastics, textiles, food, printing, and glass. Additionally, this site houses a modern application competence center that conducts practical tests with customer materials and laboratory simulations of specific processes to determine the optimal process solution

{Feldkirchen}

At our Excelitas site in Feldkirchen, we develop and produce highly complex optomechatronic components, assemblies and systems.

Our stated goal is to provide our customers and the end users of our products with the technological prerequisites and the edge they need to achieve long-term success in their respective markets and applications.

Our solutions lead, for example, to better medical treatment and more accurate diagnostics, further developments in the market for smartphones and display technology, reliable and robust solutions in the aerospace sector, and the development of completely new applications and areas of application.

In addition, the site is the centre of excellence for high-precision mechanics, the assembly of highly specialised components and diamond turning.

{Göttingen}

Our Excelitas site in Göttingen is the centre of excellence for the development and production of photonics solutions for the semiconductor equipment market. For this highly demanding market, the Göttingen site supplies highly complex opto-mechanical modules, subsystems and components for applications in lithography, wafer inspection, chip bonding and packaging.

In addition, this site manufactures and supplies a broad range of optical and mechanical components, including complete optical systems, to support scientific research and development as well as industrial production.

{Hanau}

Our Excelitas facility in Hanau, Germany has key positions primarily in Operations and Production. This facility manufactures lamps for optical analysis and UV LED systems for the printing industry.

{KELHEIM} 

Our Excelitas site in Kelheim specialises in the development and production of camera systems in the high-performance sector. Excelitas cameras are successfully used as standard products, but also in customer-specific systems of well-known companies, in the fields of scientific research, industry and the automotive sector.

{Kleinostheim}

The Excelitas facility in Kleinostheim, Germany has key positions in Research & Development, Engineering, Sales, Customer Service, Marketing, Finance, and other administrative functions. This facility specializes in the production of infrared emitters for industrial process technology, particularly for heat treatment and drying in a wide range of industries such as automotive, coating, plastics, textiles, food, printing, and glass. Additionally, this site houses a modern application competence center that conducts practical tests with customer materials and laboratory simulations of specific processes to determine the optimal process solution.

{Regen}

Our Excelitas site in Regen is our centre of excellence for high-precision optics. From development to production on state-of-the-art machines, specialists work here with passion to meet all customer requirements on a daily basis. A wide range of highly precise optical components are reliably supplied to a wide variety of markets and applications. Examples of applications include dental cameras and endoscopes in medical applications, head-up displays in the aerospace industry, aerial cameras and a wide range of special solutions in the field of research and development.

{WIESBADEN, DEUTSCHLAND} 

Our Excelitas facility in Wiesbaden, Germany is primarily responsible for our detection and lighting business with key functions in sales, administration, research and development, applications engineering, product management and other disciplines. This site specializes in IR Sensing solutions including thermopiles and pyroelectric sensors for remote temperature measurement or motion and presence detection; high-performance sensors and pulsed lasers for LiDAR and 3D sensing; photodiodes for smoke detection; photon counting modules (SPCM) for luminescence or other low-light-level detection and industrial and photonics flash devices.

What you can expect: 

• You will be responsible for planning and controlling product quality, including product qualification and design validation.


• Your responsibilities will also include conducting process analyses and continuous improvement using statistical methods and Six Sigma tools.


• In addition, you will be responsible for IQA, final inspection, customer and supplier quality, and handling customer complaints.


• You will ensure that manufactured products comply with customer specifications and standards. To this end, you will communicate with customers on quality-related issues such as feedback, deviations, and specifications.


• You will act as an interface to the management team and be the main contact person for quality-related issues. You will also manage and support the quality engineers in their day-to-day business.


• Your responsibilities will also include participating in and leading projects for process and product improvement, as well as assisting with the introduction of new products, including specification development and testing.


• In addition, you will maintain and improve the site-wide quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001.


• Your responsibilities will be rounded off by planning and conducting internal and external audits, as well as preparing quality reports and root cause analyses.

Your profile: 

• Completed degree (B.Sc.) in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or a comparable technical field, or similar technical training


• At least 8–10 years of professional experience in a manufacturing or regulated environment


• Proven experience in manufacturing quality in a high-tech industrial environment


• Knowledge of statistical methods, preferably with Six Sigma training (Green/Black Belt).


• In-depth knowledge of ISO 14971 (risk management) and ISO 13485 is an advantage


• Experience with Lean Enterprise, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or comparable methods is desirable


• Experience in supplier quality management and NPI process management is an advantage


• Very good communication and teamwork skills


• Good knowledge of MS Office (especially MS Project)


• Certifications such as ASQ Certified Quality Engineer or ASQ Black Belt are a plus

We welcome suitable applications regardless of gender, cultural and social background, age, religion, ideology, disability or sexual identity. 

Excelitas is seeking leaders and innovators to join our global team!  

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