Vice President, Quality

Vice President, Quality

The Vice President of Quality will lead the development, execution, and continuous improvement of Cel Link’s quality systems to support high-reliability, high-power flexible interconnect products used in electric vehicles, data centers, and other advanced applications. This role is accountable for ensuring quality excellence across Cel Link’s end-to-end manufacturing operations — from raw materials and roll-to-roll lamination processes through final assemblies and customer delivery.

Working closely with Engineering, Process Development, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Customer teams, the VP of Quality will ensure scalable, compliant, and data-driven quality systems that enable rapid product development, production ramp-ups, and global expansion while meeting customer, regulatory, and industry standards.

This role requires a “leader on the floor” mindset, with consistent, hands‑on engagement in daily operations and production execution rather than office‑based oversight. Success in this position depends on strong operating discipline in high‑yield, process‑intensive manufacturing environments, with a focus on early defect detection, real‑time process control, and rapid escalation of out‑of‑control conditions.

• Provide strategic oversight of production operations to ensure products meet defined quality, reliability, integrity, functionality, and regulatory requirements, with a strong emphasis on preventing field failures.
• Own product reliability across the full lifecycle, including leading and supporting NPI qualification and testing activities to identify risks early and ensure robust launches.
• Partner with executive leadership, management, engineering, and production teams to define, implement, and maintain scalable quality standards and controls across the organization.
• Lead and manage external QA/RA audits and certifications, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IATF 16949, and other standards required to support global expansion.
• Establish and oversee a robust field service and customer support framework, including customer issue resolution, RMAs, containment actions, sorting activities, and recovery plans.
• Oversee the customer complaint process, ensuring timely investigation, root cause analysis, CAPA execution, and closure, and prepare trend analyses and quality performance reporting for leadership.
• Identify, document, and ensure timely execution of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) for internal and external processes to eliminate repeat issues and systemic risk.
• Drive the highest possible product quality while managing cost, implementing effective methods such as AOI, automated inspection, and risk‑based controls to improve margins without sacrificing reliability.
• Review, improve, and oversee SOPs, labeling, traceability, and product tracking to ensure full supply chain visibility and compliance.
• Collaborate closely with contract manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and internal stakeholders to ensure incoming and outgoing quality, including coordinating vendor investigations, repairs, and credits.
• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement, where teams are empowered to raise issues early and solve them effectively.
• Contribute to broader organizational objectives by driving quality‑led initiatives that support scale, customer trust, and long‑term business performance.

Experience/Education

• BS or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering (or related field).
• 7-10+ years in an advanced manufacturing environment, experience in semiconductors required.
• Experience with quality auditing preferred.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management.
• Experience with supplier development/management.
• Solid background in Data Analysis as well as Root Cause Analysis.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• High emotional intelligence with the ability to exercise sound judgment, tact, and diplomacy when working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to…