Senior Quality Engineer

About the role

Eaton’s Electrical Division is currently seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join our team in Waukesha, WI. The expected annual salary range for this role is $86,000 - $126,000 a year.

Responsibilities

• Directs cross-functional teams in problem solving and issue analysis in an effort to address either customer or production related issues
• Coincides 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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited university
• Minimum of two (2) years of Quality or Manufacturing experience

Essential Functions

• Maintains high-quality standards and decisively addresses any issues that arise
• Works 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

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 troubleshoot 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

Additional Information

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