Director of Manufacturing Quality Operations

VEIR • Woburn, MA

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About The Position

VEIR is seeking a Director of Manufacturing & Quality Operations to build and lead the manufacturing and quality foundation for a new class of critical infrastructure products. This role is responsible for taking products through pilot builds and into a scalable manufacturing and quality system to support live data center deployments. The leader will manage Manufacturing Engineering and Quality functions, acting as a key voice in building operational credibility for customers. This role reports to the COO and collaborates closely with internal design engineering and the Cable Manufacturing team.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing operations and/or quality leadership for complex electromechanical, high-power, or critical infrastructure hardware.
• Direct experience building a manufacturing engineering and/or quality function from the ground up — startup, new product line, or early-stage manufacturing scale-up experience strongly preferred.
• People-management experience leading manufacturing and/or quality engineers.
• Deep working knowledge of DFM/DFA, contract manufacturer/fabricator management, incoming and first-article inspection processes (e.g., PPAP), and supplier corrective action systems.
• Experience standing up a Quality Management System and leading an organization through ISO 9001 (or equivalent) certification.
• Experience building supplier quality programs end-to-end: supplier approval/audit methodology, PPAP or equivalent first-article discipline, performance scorecards, and structured corrective action (8D or similar).
• Experience building supply chain risk visibility (critical/single-source supplier mapping, sub-supplier exposure, bill-of-materials risk scoring) as a proactive discipline rather than a reactive one.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity at an early stage — able to build scalable systems while staying hands-on with day-to-day execution.
• Strong cross-functional collaborator, especially with design/product engineering teams.
• Excellent communicator, able to represent the company's operational and quality credibility directly to customers and partners.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with cryogenic systems, pressure vessels, or high-power electrical termination/connection hardware.
• Experience in data center or critical power/cooling infrastructure.
• Experience building supply chain resilience programs (geopolitical risk mapping, dual-sourcing strategy, sustainability/EHSS reporting).

Responsibilities

• Directly manage the Sr. Manufacturing Engineer – Termination Assemblies and the Manufacturing Engineer – LIN System, and grow the team as volume scales.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability/Assembly (DFM/DFA) across both product lines in full partnership with the internal design engineering team, optimizing for lead time, cost, and quality.
• Own the fabricator and contract manufacturer relationships for both product lines — sourcing, qualifying, and managing partners, and acting as a ruthless advocate for cost, quality, and schedule requirements.
• Bring in outside technical experts as needed (e.g., cryogenics, welding/pressure vessel, high-power termination, controls integration) to close capability gaps and de-risk critical design and process decisions.
• Own the manufacturing readiness roadmap: successful pilot builds in 2027, transitioning to a production-ready design and supply base that can support live data center deployments in 2028.
• Build a scaling plan (supplier capacity commitments, second-source strategies, tooling/fixturing investment) so the organization can flex production up quickly if order volume accelerates.
• Serve as a technical and operational reference point for prospective customers evaluating manufacturing readiness and reliability.
• Design and stand up the company's Quality Management System from the ground up: a documented quality plan, defined control systems and written procedures for each quality function, and the traceability discipline needed to withstand external audit.
• Establish document and revision control so engineering, quality, and manufacturing always work from the current released specification, including a formal process for reviewing, approving, and time/quantity-bounding any deviation from drawing or spec.
• Lead the organization through ISO 9001 certification for manufacturing operations by Q3 2027, establishing the quality management foundation and audit-ready documentation.
• Define and own the longer-term roadmap to extend ISO 9001 certification company-wide, positioning VEIR as a certified product developer and a credible, audit-ready partner.
• Hire and build the Supplier Quality Engineering function and stand up a formal supplier approval process.
• Scale part-approval rigor— dimensional data, process flow, manufacturing/assembly instructions, control plans, measurement system analysis, capability studies, and agency compliance documentation — with the highest bar applied to new, custom-designed assemblies.
• Run ongoing supplier performance management: monthly scorecards, regular supplier business reviews, and a structured corrective action process.
• Build supply chain resilience into the supplier base, not just compliance: map critical suppliers and their sub-suppliers, flag single-source and geopolitical exposure, and score bill-of-materials risk.
• Own supplier compliance and disclosure requirements as they apply to products and customers (e.g., material certifications, agency/regulatory compliance, conflict minerals and environmental/sustainability disclosures).
• Hire a Customer Quality Engineer and build the customer-facing quality system: a documented plan for resolving warranty and field quality issues, customer complaint intake and corrective-action reporting, and a cadence of customer quality/business reviews.
• Ensure the ability to execute against customer-imposed quality requirements contractually.
• Partner closely with the Cable Manufacturing team lead to ensure end-to-end system quality and coordinated manufacturing planning.
• Represent manufacturing and quality readiness to leadership, investors, and prospective customers.
• Build a repeatable, systematic approach to risk management across manufacturing and supply chain.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage with 100% employer paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Program
• 12 Company Holidays + unmetered PTO
• 12 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave for all new parents
• Stock Options
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Regular teambuilding, off-sites, and lunch & learns

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed