Quality Manager - Cable Manufacturing

Company: Samtec
Location: Wilsonville
Posted on: January 5, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Description Position at Samtec, Inc Founded in 1976, Samtec is a leading global manufacturer of electronic interconnect solutions, generating $950 million in annual revenue. Our extensive product portfolio includes High-Speed Board-to-Board, High-Speed Cables, Optics for Mid-Board and Panel, Precision RF, Flexible Stacking, and Micro/Rugged components and cables. Samtec Technology Centers drive innovation to optimize system performance and cost across all interconnect points, supported by a presence in 40 international locations and products distributed in over 125 countries, ensuring exceptional customer service worldwide. Samtec is searching for aCable Manufacturing Quality Manager who will be responsible for ensuring quality and continuous improvement are integrated into the development and manufacturing of Samtec's cable products. Position is based on site in Wilsonville, Oregon. Essential Functions/Responsibilities: /n - Implement robust quality systems in a highly complex manufacturing environment. /n - Be accountable for the quality of Samtec's high-speed coaxial cable manufacturing and processes at our Oregon, Costa Rica, and other expansion cable manufacturing sites. /n - Support manufacturing transfers of products/machines. /n - Support resolution of downstream cable quality issues by managing and coordinating activities across Manufacturing Quality, Supplier Quality, Customer Quality, and Engineering organizations. /n - Proactively engage in the product/process development and preproduction stages to ensure new products and processes are introduced with robust quality controls. /n - Partner with Engineering and Operations leaders to form a cohesive team, ensuring adequate resource levels for a high quality, interrupt free manufacturing environment. /n - Drive continuous improvement within operations through use of Six Sigma, lean manufacturing techniques, and consistent use of PFMEA and Production Control Plans. /n - Customer Quality: Partner with Customer Quality Engineering (CQE) on identification of root cause of quality issues and execution of product quality improvements through preventive or corrective actions. Occasionally interface with customers for quality-related excursions, lead customer audits, and collect and summarize customer quality data to drive improvement. /n - Direct Manufacturing Quality Engineering (MQE) in execution of investigations and improvement efforts. /n - Supplier Quality: Partner with Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) to perform supplier qualifications, monitoring, investigations, and audits to minimize quality risk from incoming materials. /n - Ensure Quality engineering support for R&D, marketing, and operations for the development, modification, and qualification of new products and existing released products. /n - Ensure proper documentation of processes exists and is being followed. /n - Work to sustain and improve quality management systems of ISO-9001, IATF 16949, and others. /n /n The responsibilities as defined are intended to serve as a general guideline for this position. Associates may be asked to perform additional tasks depending on strengths and capabilities. Required Experience: /n - 10 years' experience developing or manufacturing products involving extrusion or in-line electroplating processes, with use of SCADA systems and SI testing /n - Minimum 5 years' experience in Quality Management, leading and managing direct reports. /n - Operations/Manufacturing Management is required. /n - Understanding of Lean Manufacturing concepts. /n - Knowledge of ISO 9001 QMS Standard /n /n Preferred Experience: /n - Quality certifications are desirable (Certified Quality Manager, Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor or related) /n - Experience with cable extrusion, ribbonization, shielding (serve/braid) is desirable. /n - Knowledge of other quality standards such as AS9100, ISO 13485, or IATF 16949 is preferred. /n - Electronic industry experience or knowledge of IPC is highly desired. /n /n Education: - Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related discipline required. /n SAMTEC, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating a diverse environment. All employment decisions at Samtec are based in business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity/expression, marital status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws SAMTEC, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating a diverse environment. All employment decisions at Samtec are based in business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity/expression, marital status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws.Privacy Policy: https://www.samtec.com/about/legal/privacyrightspage

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