Senior Quality Manager

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description

HPE Operations is our innovative IT services organization. It provides the expertise to advise, integrate, and accelerate our customers’ outcomes from their digital transformation. Our teams collaborate to transform insight into innovation. In today’s fast paced, hybrid IT world, being at business speed means overcoming IT complexity to match the speed of actions to the speed of opportunities. Deploy the right technology to respond quickly to market possibilities. Join us and redefine what’s next for you

What Youll Do

The SQE Manager leads a team responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of components and materials supplied to the company. This role is critical in managing supplier relationships, improving supplier performance, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and company quality requirements. The SQE Manager works closely with Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, and suppliers to drive continuous improvement in the supply base.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Supplier Quality Engineering team.
• Develop and maintain supplier quality systems aligned with ISO 9001, IATF 16949 (if applicable), or other industry standards.
• Evaluate and qualify new suppliers through audits, capability assessments, and risk analysis.
• Monitor and improve supplier performance through KPIs (PPM, on-time delivery, corrective actions, etc.).
• Drive root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for supplier-related quality issues.
• Collaborate with internal teams on new product introductions (NPI) to ensure supplier readiness and quality planning.
• Maintain supplier scorecards and lead regular business reviews with key suppliers.
• Lead or support initiatives related to cost reduction, quality improvement, and supply chain resilience.
• Manage non-conforming material processes and supplier corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with RoHS and other regulatory requirements relevant to the electronics industry.
  
  

What You Need To Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering (or related technical field); advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in supplier quality engineering in the electronics or high-tech manufacturing industry.
• 3+ years of leadership or management experience.
• Strong understanding of electronic components, PCBs, and assembly processes.
• Proficiency in quality tools and methodologies: FMEA, SPC, MSA, DOE, 8D, root cause analysis.
• Experience with quality systems: ISO 9001, ISO 14001.
• Experience with regulatory standards such as IPC, RoHS, etc.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.
  
  

Additional Skills

Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning (Inactive), Active Listening, Bias, Business Reporting, Coaching, Compliance Management, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis Management, Data Collection Management (Inactive), Data Controls, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity, Personal Initiative, Policy and procedures, Process Improvements, Quality Initiatives, Regulatory Policies {+ 3 more}

What We Can Offer You

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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