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Director of Product Quality

Motorola Solutions

Chicago, ILFull-time$139–225K/yrPosted 5mo agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$139–225K/yr
Location
Chicago, IL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Director of Product Quality is accountable for product integrity and leads quality strategy across the product lifecycle. The role drives improvements in reliability, manufacturing yield, and operational efficiency; manages operating and capital budgets; and oversees design quality, supply-chain partner performance, lifecycle data analysis, and compliance. The position also advances continuous improvement across operational groups.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

DFMEA, requiredDOE, requiredQuality Tools, requiredDFX Principles, requiredSix Sigma Black Belt, nice to haveASQ CMQ, nice to haveStrategic Roadmapping, nice to haveOrganizational Change, nice to haveExecutive Presentations, nice to have

Qualifications

P&L Owner or General Manager Experience, nice to haveBachelor's in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering, required8+ Years Leadership and Engineering Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Company Overview At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview The Product Quality Team within a supply chain focuses on ensuring that the products meet the required quality standards at every stage of the supply chain process, from sourcing raw materials to delivery of the finished product to the end customer. Job Description This individual will be accountable for world-class product integrity. Use Product Quality as the central mechanism to mandate engineering, supplier, and repair data discipline, minimizing COPQ and maximizing customer experience.

Scope:

  • Strategy: Define and execute a multi-year strategy across the entire product lifecycle, from design gate to aftermarket service.

  • Operations: Drive systemic improvements in key performance indicators (KPIs) related to product reliability, manufacturing yield, and operational efficiency across the global enterprise.

  • Finance: Own and manage OPEX/CAPEX budgets to minimize COPQ and drive tangible cost reductions in warranty expense.

Focus Area

  • Design Quality: Mandate the enforcement of disciplined engineering processes. Ensure DFX principles are executed during NPI (New Product Introduction) to guarantee high yield.

  • Global Partner: Lead all activities assuring quality and performance across the entire supply chain. Establish robust qualification, certification, and continuous improvement programs with external manufacturing and service partners to mitigate supply chain risk.

  • Lifecycle Performance: Mandate that field failure and repair data is rapidly analyzed and translated into product and process improvements.

  • Process Ownership & Compliance: Ensure all operations adhere to Quality Management Systems (QMS), regulatory compliance, and industry best practices. Drive a culture of continuous improvement (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma) throughout all operational groups.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience: Proven experience acting as a P&L Owner or General Manager for a significant operational area.

  • Technical: Strong technical background with mandatory expertise in DFMEA, DOE, Quality Tools and DFX principles. Six Sigma Black Belt or ASQ Certified Manager of Quality (CMQ) preferred.

  • Education: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering.

  • Leadership: Demonstrated ability to define strategic roadmaps, drive organizational change, and present complex technical and financial strategies to executive leadership.

Target Base Salary Range: $139,000 - $225,000USD

Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

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Basic Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering
  • 8+ years of experience in Leadership and Engineering

Travel Requirements Under 10% Relocation Provided None Position Type Experienced Referral Payment Plan Yes Our U.S. Benefits include:

  • Incentive Bonus Plans

  • Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

  • 401K with Company Match

  • 10 Paid Holidays

  • Generous Paid Time Off Packages

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  • Paid Parental & Family Leave

  • and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.

How this job compares

Set against the 7,071 open Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$139–225K/yr
  • Illinois median$109–152K/yr126 salary ranges
  • US median$113–176K/yr3,615 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $182K, is 45% above the Illinois median midpoint ($125K) — in the top quarter of Engineering salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 180 open Engineering jobs in Illinois and 7,071 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (4,858 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,582 of the 7,071 open Engineering jobs (51%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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