Product Development & Quality Leader

Are you a passionate product leader who thrives at the intersection of innovation, quality, and execution? If so, read on! 

About Us 

Founded in 2006, Brandmotion provides the highest grade retrofit products and integration solutions to vehicle fleets, vehicle manufacturers and suppliers, government agencies, parts distributors, RV retailers, and consumers. We’re an agile, entrepreneurial, focused company that takes great pride in the hundreds of successful designs and thousands of vehicles on the road that are better and safer through our work. You’ll be part of a passionate, fast-moving team that designs and delivers innovative automotive technology. You’ll have the opportunity to travel, work with world-class suppliers, and directly shape the products that define our reputation. Our core values are: Be humble. Be hungry. Be smart. Have each other’s back. Create elegant solutions. Surprise and delight customers. If you’re ready to own quality and lead with excellence, we’d love to meet you. 

About the Opportunity  

We are seeking a quality-minded product leader to ensure that every product we deliver meets the highest standards of automotive reliability, performance, and customer confidence. This individual will own the bridge between R&D, engineering, suppliers, and customers — ensuring that product quality is designed in, not inspected in. You don’t need to be the creative source of new product ideas; our R&D group handles that. Your focus is turning those ideas into production-ready products that delight customers and stand up to real-world conditions. 
 
This role can scale depending on the individual’s experience and leadership capacity — from a hands-on Product Development & Quality Manager to a Director of Product Development & Quality overseeing the entire function. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead and continuously improve the product development process from R&D handoff through production launch. 
• Oversee supplier quality, including qualification, audits, PPAP, APQP, validation testing, and issue resolution. 
• Ensure quality is built into designs through DFMEA, PFMEA, and robust validation standards. 
• Manage and mentor engineers to achieve design excellence and manufacturability. 
• Partner closely with operations and sourcing to ensure suppliers meet cost, delivery, and quality targets. 
• Serve as a technical liaison with customers to build confidence and credibility. 
• Visit global suppliers and customers to support launches and drive improvement initiatives. 
• Report product and supplier performance metrics to leadership and lead corrective-action initiatives. 

About You 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering. 
• Several years of experience in automotive product development, supplier quality, and launch leadership. You’ve personally experienced multiple automotive product launches. 
• Deep understanding of APQP, PPAP, DFMEA/PFMEA, validation testing, and production readiness. 
• Experience managing global suppliers, ideally including Asia-based manufacturing. 
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills. 
• Hands-on, detail-driven, and motivated by delivering world-class quality. 
• Willingness to travel, including internationally (10–20%). 
• Understand both the lab and the field.