Sr Manager, Customer Quality

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered precision power conversion measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment industrial manufacturing telecommunications data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver Colorado.

WHY BE A PART OF ADVANCED ENERGY

Some people say its like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile growing small company you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time were a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years. We have a strong cash position deep trust and partnership with leading customers a global best-in-class operations capability and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing working building and winning together. At our core we are Advanced Energy powering the future together.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Sr Manager of Customer Quality in Fort Collins CO is responsible for driving customer quality satisfaction and retention using multiple quality processes and tools for a major OEM customer. This role is responsible for verifying and validating customer requirements to the product resolving factory customer quality issues and driving overall product quality improvements. Responsibilities also include negotiations on business-critical matters by coordinating input with cross-functional teams and driving solutions. At a Sr Manager level the expectation is to help drive systemic improvement and build organizational infrastructure.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own the executive quality relationship for strategic OEM customers driving customer satisfaction business growth and quality performance.
• Define and execute global customer quality strategies across design manufacturing suppliers and service organizations.
• Lead customer quality governance including Voice of Customer scorecards CAPA 8D execution reliability DPPM SPC and continuous improvement initiatives across the product lifecycle.
• Drive cross-functional resolution of complex quality reliability and performance issues across global operations and multiple time zones while balancing customer operational and business objectives through the development and execution of strategic actions scalable processes and sustainable solutions.
• Influence product development quality systems and manufacturing strategies by translating customer requirements into scalable quality and reliability solutions throughout the product lifecycle.
• Provide executive oversight of customer escalations ensuring sustainable root cause resolution risk mitigation and timely closure of critical issues while driving systemic and systematic changes that improve organizational quality performance and operational excellence.
• Lead customer audits executive reviews supplier assessments product change management activities (PCNs/ECRs) and regulatory/compliance engagements.
• Partner with seior executives to align customer quality strategy resource allocation operational priorities and long-term business objectives.
• Develop organizational capability through process standardization operational excellence talent development succession planning and leadership of global quality transformation initiatives.
• Build and lead a high-performing global quality culture focused on customer advocacy proactive risk management continuous improvement and end-to-end product lifecycle quality excellence.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Location: Fort Collins CO
• Environment: Mostly standard office environment sometimes noisy & busy manufacturing areas / labs and clean-room environment.
• AE is a highly dynamic technically challenging and fast-paced workplace.
• May need to travel up to 10-20% of the time (domestic and/or international).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a variety of internal and external customers.
• Requires the use of independent judgement responsible actions and professionalism in all customer dealings.
• Ability to construct cross-functional project teams and complete programs on schedule.
• Ability to balance the requirements of performance cost and manufacturability
• Ability to solve complex technical and interpersonal problems
• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to successfully manage teams.
• Strong computer skills including experience with all Microsoft Office products and SAP / Oracle - Enterprise Requirements Planning (ERP)
• Understands SPC and responds to associated data charts and graphs
• Understands test criteria associated results and opportunities for improvement

EXPERIENCE:

Essential:

• 5 years of technical leadership experience
• 8-10 years of experience in technical or quality management
• Experienced with working in a fast paced manufacturing environment
• Experienced in plasma data center industrial and medical industries or working with those customers
• Experienced in working with a global team
• Demonstrated ability to drive change; build structure and repeatable processes

Desirable:

• Experienced with manufacturing quality or product quality or product design management
• Experienced working with field service teams
• Knowledgeable of SPC Variation Control and MSA or GR&R techniques
• Knowledgeable of 8D & Root Cause Analysis Metodologies
• Ability to utilize quality / lean tools in analyzing solving and discussing problemse.g. histograms run charts control charts parteto charts etc.
• Understanding of ISO 9001 quality systems and copy exactly requirements

EDUCATION:

Essential:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering / Science

Desirable:

• Advanced Degree in Engineering / Science or MBA

COMPENSATION:

As required by multiple state pay transparency laws Advanced Energy provides a reasonable range of compensation for each job posting. Actual compensation is influenced by an array of factors including but not limited to skill set level of experience and specific office location. The range of starting pay for this role is $130000to $180000per year.

BENEFITS:

As part of our total rewards philosophy we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented highly engaged compensation programs are focused on equitable fair pay practices including market-based base pay an annual pay-for-performance incentive plan and discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

In addition to our competitive compensation practices we offer a strong benefits package in each of the countries in which we the U.S. we offer a rich benefits package that includes:

• Medical - multiple medical plans are available to choose from
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation 7 days of paid sick time and 12 paid holidays
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both parents
• Company matched 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs
• Other voluntary benefits include critical illness accident and hospital indemnity pet insurance identity theft and legal assistance

Advanced Energy is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Employment Opportunity for Minorities Females ProtectedVeteransand Individuals with Disabilities.

Advanced Energy is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our job application process/procedures for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance in completing an Advanced Energy application please reach out to

CO ONLY:

Applications will be accepted through 10/30/2026 the company reserves the right to review applications at any point after they are submitted.