{"id":91909,"url":"https://alion.io/job/humanoid-supplier-quality-assurance-manager","title":"Supplier Quality Assurance Manager","company":{"id":35230,"name":"Humanoid","domain":"thehumanoid.ai","url":"https://alion.io/company/thehumanoid","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":95,"open_postings":13,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":66,"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["London, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":79000,"max_usd":172000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":754},"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"Google Workspace","optional":true},{"name":"Power BI","optional":true},{"name":"Slack","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-07-15T08:49:44Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-14","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T01:49:57Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":70,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":1,"flags":[],"days_open":69},"description":"Here at Humanoid, we believe in a future where robots amplify human potential. That’s why we’ve set out on a mission to build the world’s most capable, commercially-scalable, and safe humanoid robots. We’re bringing that mission to life with HMND-01 - our rapidly developed humanoid platform being deployed in real industrial environments - and we’re growing the team to take it even further.\nAbout the Role\nWe are seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Assurance Manager (reporting directly into the Global Head of Supply Chain and Logistics) to build and lead Humanoid’s SQA function, enabling scalable, reliable, cost-efficient, supplier quality operations across London, Boston and Vancouver.\nSupplier Quality is foundational to building safe, reliable humanoid robots. As we scale production across multiple regions, this role ensures our suppliers deliver consistent, high-reliability components that meet the technical and safety standards required for humanoid robotics.\nWhat You’ll Do\nStrategy and leadership\nDefine and own Humanoid’s global Supplier Quality strategy, ensuring suppliers meet the standards required for high-reliability robotics manufacturing across London, Boston, and Vancouver.\n\nBuild the operating model, governance, KPIs and review cadence for Supplier Quality, including incoming inspection, NCR management, MRB governance, supplier audits, and supplier development programmes\n\nLead, coach, and develop the SQA team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, structured problem-solving, and continuous improvement across all supplier-facing quality activities\n\nSupport Engineering, SCM, and Manufacturing teams across all sites by providing supplier quality expertise, risk assessments, and quality assurance leadership\n\nSet OKRs, KPIs, and performance expectations for supplier quality, including PPM, DPPM, SCAR closure rates, audit performance, and supplier capability metrics\n\nFoster a high-performance, cross-functional culture that drives supplier accountability, rapid issue resolution, and proactive quality improvement\n\nMake decisive, data-driven quality decisions, balancing technical risk, supplier capability, and programme timelines\n\nCommunicate clearly with executives, engineers, and suppliers, escalating risks early and ensuring quality issues are visible, owned, and resolved\n\nOperate within a high-complexity robotics supply chain, managing quality across multi-tier suppliers, long lead times, precision components, PCBA, electromechanical assemblies, and safety-critical subsystems\n\nEnsure supplier compliance with safety, environmental, regulatory, and quality standards, including ISO 9001, AS9100, IPC, and export-controlled requirements\n\nWhat We're Looking For\nExperience & Qualifications\n10+ years of direct SQA experience, experience in high-reliability, regulated, or precision manufacturing (aerospace, automotive, robotics, electronics, medical devices).\n\nProven experience establishing or scaling SQA depts. Someone who can create processes, governance, templates, and standards, not just run an existing system\n\nDegree or Masters in International Supply Chain & Procurement Management, Quality, Engineering, or related field.\n\nCertifications such as Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, ASQ CQE, Lead Auditor (ISO 9001), and experience working within IATF 16949 environments are highly desirable.\n\nGood understanding of commercial terms, and supplier frameworks.\n\nAwareness of export controls (including EAR) relevant to robotics and technology.\n\nThis role requires periodic international travel to suppliers and Humanoid sites (approx. 10-20%).\n\nLeadership Skills\nYou will initially lead a small team and scale the SQA function as Humanoid’s supplier base and production volumes grow\n\nBe accountable for the Goods Inspection process\n\nTechnical Skills\nProficient in Google Workspace, Slack, and database management.\n\nHands-on experience with ERP (for example SAP S4HANA), and analytics tools such as Power BI.\n\nDeep understanding of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, 8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa, and structured problem-solving. Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100, or equivalent quality management systems\n\nProven success serving project based or engineer to order customers.\n\nProven leadership of multi-site or multi-region operations\n\nReal world experience of working with direct commodity teams (covering mechanical systems, electronics & electrical, electromechanical systems, cable & harnessing and Software & digital licensing)\n\nAbility to assess and approve First Article Inspections (FAI) and Process Capability (Cp/Cpk).\n\nExperience with process audits, supplier capability assessments, and manufacturing process controls.\n\nFamiliarity with electromechanical assemblies, PCBA quality, machined parts, and complex BOMs (relevant to Humanoid).\n\nSupplier Management & Development\nProven ability to qualify, onboard, and develop suppliers across multiple commodities.\n\nExperience driving Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) and closing them effectively.\n\nAbility to analyse supplier performance using PPM, OTD, DPPM, and cost-of-poor-quality metrics.\n\nStrong capability in root-cause analysis and preventive action with suppliers.\n\nExperience implementing Supplier Quality Agreements (SQAs) and quality clauses in contracts.\n\nSoft Skills\nExcellent negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills (The SQA Manager must influence design, DFM / DFQ, and early supplier engagement).\n\nAbility to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, engineering-driven environment.\n\nHighly organised, adaptable, and able to manage shifting priorities.\n\nExperience leading MRBs, NCR processes, and quality governance forums\n\nProfessional, motivated, and able to operate autonomously and within teams.\n\nWhat We Offer\nCompetitive equity: stock options with meaningful upside as we scale.\n\n30+ paid days off, including 23 days of annual leave, all UK bank holidays, and additional company closure days (including Christmas-New Year shutdown).\n\nPrivate healthcare, including virtual and in-person care.\n\nPension scheme with 8% total contribution (5% employee, 3% employer) on full earnings.\n\nFree daily breakfast, catered lunch, and snacks in-office.\n\nWork at the frontier - collaborate daily with world-class engineers, researchers, and product experts building the next generation of AI and humanoid robotics.\n\nReal ownership - direct access to founding leadership, meaningful input on product direction, and the ability to drive key initiatives from day one.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6504,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Equity","Stock options"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Robotics AI","Logistics & Warehouse Robotics","Industrial Robotics","Humanoid Robots"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-07-15T08:49:44Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-08-27T01:49:20Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-09-14T15:15:14Z"}],"liveness":{"score":40,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":0.44,"age_days":69,"expected_fill_days":66,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/humanoid-supplier-quality-assurance-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/humanoid-supplier-quality-assurance-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T02:08:11Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}