Senior Quality Engineer

The Quality Engineer is responsible for carefully monitoring the overall quality of manufactured products. They rigorously test processes and enforce uncompromising quality standards. The engineer is also responsible for creating detailed documentation, designing strict quality tests, and setting clear criteria for test results. Quality Engineers maintain high-quality standards and decisively address any issues that arise. They work alongside a team of professionals to ensure that final products consistently meet and exceed customer expectations while optimizing the manufacturing process to be both efficient and cost-effective.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Directs cross functional teams in problem solving and issue analysis in an effort to address either customer or production related issues
• Coordinates support of production manufacturing with problem solving, process improvements and resolution to manufacturability issues.
• Maintains ISO 9001 quality system and supports the management of Eaton’s Quality Management System procedures.
• Manages identification of gaps at the Department/Plant level and executes improvement activity using knowledge as subject matter expert.
• Directs coordination of customer return analysis and ensures timely response to customers.
• Works with Design Engineering and Supply Chain to ensure that quality criteria are clearly identified on all newly established parts and communicated to suppliers.
• Develops and leads routine risk assessment activity (PFEMA) on all new products and with changes that affect existing product.
• Works in partnership with engineering to support all NPD Launch related projects and milestones related to product quality and improve the overall process to achieve zero defects and launch readiness.
• Executes or facilitates all aspects of APQP and Part Approval and sign-off for both suppliers and customers, manage revisions of process control documents such as PFMEAs, Control Plans and other quality tools to ensure compliance.
• Analyzes scrap, warranty, internal defect, and customer complaint rates to develop action plans for improvement.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in quality or manufacturing.
  • Minimum 2 years experience with Quality Management Systems, including managing internal audit
  • Relocation benefits are being offered for this position. Candidates that currently reside or are willing to relocate within the immediate geographical area of 50 miles of Waukesha, WI will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation
  • Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.
  • Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
  • Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
  • 3+ years of Quality or Manufacturing experience
  • Project Management experience
  • Experience supporting Engineered to Order (ETO) environment
  • Experience leading management reviews
  • Experience with quality tools and methodologies such as Root Cause Analysis, 8D, PFMEA, Control Plans, APQP, or Lean Six Sigma.
  • Experience supporting new product introductions or manufacturing process improvements.
  • Experience interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
  • Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher)

Additional Information:

• Position requires supporting operations 24/7, as worked out on collaborative team schedule of controls engineers & technicians.

Skills and Certifications [note: bold skills and certification are required]
2+ years of experience performing Quality audits and QMS documentation?
2+ years of experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Production Part

Security Clearance Required: No

Visa Candidate Considered: No

Full-time

Benefits - Full

Relocation Assistance Available - Yes

Commission Compensation - No

Bonus Eligible - No

Overtime Eligible - No

Interview Travel Reimbursed - Yes

Candidate Details

2+ to 5 years experience

Seniority Level - Mid-Senior

Management Experience Required - No

Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

Willingness to Travel - Never

Screening Questions
Do you have a minimum of two (2) years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment?
Do you have a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university?
Do you have 2+ years of experience performing Quality audits and QMS documentation?
Do you have Electrical testing procedures and protocols experience? If yes, where did you get this experience?
Do you understand and have experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) models ?
Do you have Quality Compliance experience?
Are you legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future?

Ideal Candidate

• Must have extensive QMS experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited university
• Minimum of two (2) years of Quality or Manufacturing experience.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Minimum 3-5 years of Quality or Manufacturing experience.
• Experience with principals of statistics, calculus, trigonometry, and other advanced topics in mathematics for analysis, design, and troubleshooting in their work.
• Project Management experience desirable.
• Proficient in MS Office software including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Ability to read and interpret assembly and component drawings and engineering specifications.
• Understanding of problem-solving methodologies used in determining root cause and formulating corrective action(s) - i.e. thought maps, 8D, root cause analysis, Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis, control charts, Pareto charts, A3s, etc
• GB (green belt) or BB (black belt) certified.
• Experience in electrical testing procedures and protocols.
• Fundamental knowledge of electrical equipment at component and integrated system levels.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret regulation and standards, and implementing Electrical Safe Work practices such NFPA 70E.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and trouble shoot electrical control, protection, instrumentation, and metering schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Experience supporting Engineered to Order (ETO) manufacturing plant.
• Project management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work with little direction and effectively operate in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to assist manufacturing operations and product designers/engineering personnel to resolve electrical design and build production issues.

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