Quality Engineering Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Quality Engineering Manager interfaces with customers, suppliers, and various company departments to resolve quality problems and develop strategic quality improvement activities. Responsible for building strong relationships with the global customer quality organizations to ensure customer support and product performance through continuous improvement.
Job Outlook
There were 157 Quality Engineering Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 4152 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Engineering Manager industry, which includes the Quality Engineering Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Quality Engineering Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $160,147.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $157,626.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Quality Engineering Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $141,820.
Education and Experience
Posted Quality Engineering Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 81.14% |
| Master's Degree | 25.36% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.32% |
| Other | 5.42% |
Posted Quality Engineering Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 3.75% |
| 3 to 5 years | 44.13% |
| 6 to 8 years | 24.09% |
| 9+ years | 28.03% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Quality Engineering Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Leadership (57.97%)
- Management (56.89%)
- Communication (50.7%)
- Problem Solving (44.68%)
- Quality Assurance (38.29%)
- Operations (30.85%)
- Planning (27.77%)
- Customer Service (22.35%)
- Mentorship (20.64%)
- Quality Control (20.06%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Quality Management Systems (49.43%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (51.15%)
- Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (24.01%)
- Auditing (49.19%)
- ISO 9000 Series (28.16%)
- Lean Manufacturing (22.22%)
- Project Management (22.7%)
- Quality Management (59.85%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Supplier Quality Engineering (6.47%)
- Supply Chain (12.21%)
- Supplier Quality Management (17.64%)
- Six Sigma Methodology (22.49%)
- Agile Methodology (12.65%)
- Data Analysis (13.3%)
- Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D) (10.73%)
- Medical Devices (9.18%)
- Automation (14.17%)
- Quality Improvement (16.36%)
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (12.28%)
- Test Automation (8.58%)
- Aerospace Basic Quality System Standards (11.95%)
- Computer Science (14.95%)
- Software Development Life Cycle (5.09%)
- Engineering Management (23.94%)
- Apache JMeter (3.56%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (16.09%)
- Failure Mode And Effects Analysis (12.65%)
- External Auditing (7.15%)
- DevOps (6.18%)
- Mechanical Engineering (5.77%)
- Lean Six Sigma (9.62%)
- Manufacturing Processes (10.81%)
- ISO 14000 Series (2.62%)
- ISO 13485 Standard (11.61%)
- International Automotive Task Force (6.83%)
- Python (Programming Language) (8.14%)
- Risk Management (13.35%)
- Statistical Process Controls (18.25%)
- Selenium (Software) (5.4%)
- Root Cause Analysis (21.3%)
- Internal Auditing (11.24%)
- CI/CD (2.81%)
- Product Quality (QA/QC) (21.98%)
- New Product Development (18.56%)
- Product Management (5.65%)
- Process Improvement (23.72%)
- Software Quality (SQA/SQC) (8%)
- Test Planning (10.1%)
- Software Engineering (6.32%)
- Production Part Approval Process (11.63%)
- Industry Standards (9.91%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Apache Directory (2.76%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Quality Management Systems (71.68%)
- ISO 9000 Series (40.83%)
- Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (34.82%)
- Lean Manufacturing (32.22%)
- Project Management (32.92%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Quality Engineering Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Quality Manager
- Quality Engineer
- Quality Management System Manager
- Sales Excellence Manager
- Technology Technician
- Enterprise Technology Consultant
- Quality Program Manager
- Principal
- Software Quality Engineering Manager
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Product Quality Engineer
- Quality Manager (General)
- Director of Quality Assurance
- Quality Assurance Manager
- Process Quality Engineer
- Supplier Quality Engineer
- Clinical Quality Manager
- Quality Assurance Supervisor
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Quality Engineering Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Johnson & Johnson (130)
- Marsh McLennan (113)
- Canonical Group (108)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (106)
- Apple (82)
- Lockheed Martin (79)
- Actalent (72)
- Medtronic (51)
- Accenture (51)
- Zurich Insurance (49)
North Carolina
- S&Me (9)
- Marsh McLennan (8)
- HNI (7)
- Siemens (7)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (6)
- CommScope (5)
- GE Vernova (4)
- Canonical Group (4)
- Voltage (4)
- TE Connectivity (3)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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