Field Quality Manager

Field Quality Manager

Position Type:                                Full-time, Exempt, Salary

Reports to:                                     Reporting Manager Title 

Supervisory Responsibility:           Field Quality

Location:                                       Jacksonville, FL 

Company Summary

Stellar Energy is a trusted provider of turnkey liquid-to-chip cooling solutions for the world’s leading data center and industrial manufacturing customers. As computing demand and industrial processes continue to grow, modern facilities require cooling infrastructure that can scale quickly, efficiently, and reliably.

Our modular approach enables high-volume production while maintaining the flexibility to customize each solution. From Central Utility Plants to Coolant Distribution Units, Stellar Energy delivers scalable cooling infrastructure designed to support the rapid expansion of data centers and mission-critical industrial operations.

Backed by deep engineering expertise and large-scale manufacturing capability, Stellar Energy helps customers deploy critical infrastructure faster and with confidence.

Summary Objective

The Field Quality Engineering Manager leads the field execution of quality programs and ensures high standards for workmanship, engineering compliance, documentation, and continuous improvement across projects. This role provides strategic direction and operational oversight to support delivery, installation, and commissioning processes—ensuring Stellar Energy project deliverables meet client and regulatory quality requirements.

Essential Functions
 

Quality Leadership & Oversight

• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of Field Quality Engineers and quality personnel at job sites.
• Establish and enforce field quality inspection programs, procedures, and reporting frameworks.
• Ensure consistent quality standards are implemented across multiple active projects.
• Serve as key quality liaison with clients, EPC partners, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.

Inspection & Verification

• Oversee field inspections of modules, materials, and components.
• Coordinate external, 3rd-party, customer, or regulatory inspections.

Quality Systems Management

• Implement and maintain ISO 9001:2015 compliance practices in the field environment.
• Lead internal auditing activities and support external certification audits.
• Drive continuous improvement and lean quality practices in execution.

Project Partnership & Communication

• Collaborate with project management, engineering, and procurement to mitigate risk and anticipate quality demands.
• Provide quality performance reporting and proactive communications to executive stakeholders.
• Represent Stellar Energy professionally during client meetings, audits, and site reviews.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Competencies

• Strategic Quality Leadership
• Technical & Analytical Problem Solving
• Team Collaboration & Mentorship
• Operational Discipline
• Professional Client Interaction
• Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills
• Advanced knowledge of quality methodologies such as DMAIC, 8D, PDCA, A3, RCA, and statistical analysis.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 QMS requirements.

Supervisory Responsibility
This position has supervisory responsibilities.

Work Location

This position will work out of our Normandy Facilities in Jacksonville, FL. This position is not approved for telecommuting or working remotely. 

Work Environment
This position operates mainly in a construction site and operating industrial plant environment. The employee must always comply with safety policies, practices, and procedures. Work is primarily done in the field which could be in a construction area requiring the use of earplugs, hardhat, steel-toe boots, and safety glasses. The work environment could be outdoors, hot, or cold, noisy, and/or dirty.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must frequently lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a full-time position that may require working over 40 hours in the workweek. This may include evenings, overnight, weekdays, weekends, or holidays. 

Travel
Anticipated travel for this position is more than 50%.

Required Education and Experience.

• 7+ years of industrial QA/QC experience in engineered systems, manufacturing, construction, or field installation.
• 3+ years leadership experience and ability to manage field technical teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality, or related technical field.
• QMS auditor certification.
• Experience with mechanical equipment such as pumps, chillers, heat exchangers, etc.
• OSHA 30 certification.
• Six Sigma Green/Black Belt or equivalent training.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None.

Work Authorization
Must be authorized to work in the USA.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.