Quality Excellence Group Leader at Altentechnologyusa

About The Role

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.Overview :

Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline.

Minimum 8+ years of experience in Quality Management Systems (QMS), Quality Operating Systems (QOS), quality process deployment, and compliance management within automotive or manufacturing environments.

This position is focused on leading Client Quality Excellence organization, including ownership of QMS, QOS, PMT, quality systems integration, and continuous improvement initiatives across the business.

The role involves managing quality system development, deployment, validation, training, adoption, and ongoing optimization while ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and automotive quality standards.

The leader will work closely with Quality, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Operations, IT, Engineering, and external partners to ensure quality systems remain scalable, compliant, effective, and capable of supporting rapid organizational growth.

This position requires strong leadership capabilities, deep quality systems knowledge, audit expertise, organizational influence, and the ability to build and lead high-performing teams in a fast-paced startup environment.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Excellence Leadership

Lead and develop teams supporting Q-Excellence, QMS, QOS, and PMT initiatives
Define and execute Quality Excellence strategies aligned with business objectives
Establish quality governance, standards, processes, and best practices across the organization
Drive organizational adoption of quality methodologies and continuous improvement principles

Quality Systems Management

Lead quality systems from startup, deployment, validation, rollout, training, support, and continuous improvement
Define long-term strategy and roadmap for QMS and QOS processes
Ensure quality systems remain reliable, scalable, secure, and compliant
Manage stakeholder requirements, user feedback, and enhancement priorities

Audit & Certification Leadership

Lead ISO and IATF certification efforts across the organization
Oversee internal, external, and certification audit activities
Support supplier audit activities as required
Drive corrective actions and closure of audit findings
Maintain compliance with automotive quality standards and customer expectations

Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence

Lead Quality Excellence and Continuous Improvement initiatives
Support implementation of corrective and preventive actions
Drive process optimization, standardization, and performance improvement projects
Lead special projects focused on operational excellence, data analysis, and quality performance

Quality Data & Performance Management

Monitor quality system effectiveness and compliance performance
Support quality reporting, analytics, and KPI development
Drive data accuracy, integrity, and accessibility
Identify trends, risks, and opportunities through data-driven analysis

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Engineering, Operations, Product Development, and IT teams
Support integration of quality systems across functional organizations
Collaborate with external vendors and technology providers
Align quality objectives with broader business priorities

Training & Organizational Development

Provide coaching, guidance, and mentoring to quality systems personnel and users
Support organizational training initiatives related to quality systems and standards
Promote a culture of quality, accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence
Act as a subject matter expert for quality systems, compliance, and quality excellence programs

Profile

Experienced quality leader with strong expertise in Quality Management Systems and operational excellence
Proven ability to build, develop, and lead high-performing teams
Highly autonomous with a strong ownership mindset
Comfortable operating within startup and high-growth manufacturing environments
Strong analytical and data-driven decision maker
Effective communicator capable of influencing stakeholders at all organizational levels
Strong project management and organizational leadership capabilities
Passionate about quality, continuous improvement, and long-term operational excellence

Must Have

8+ years of experience managing QMS and QOS systems in automotive or manufacturing environments
Experience leading quality systems deployment, integration, validation, and continuous improvement initiatives