Senior Quality Engineer

About the role

Eaton’s Critical Power and Digital Infrastructure Division is currently seeking a Senior Quality Engineer in Santa Ana, CA.

Responsibilities

• Develop, communicate or train, and ensure adherence to quality standards, product specifications, work instructions and procedures across a multifunctional manufacturing organization
• Lead cross-functional teams in deploying continuous improvement activities, remediation actions and root cause analysis through various quality tools and processes (A3, 8D, 5why, fishbone, etc)
• Evaluate, communicate and rectify in-process rejections, obtain disposition and implement containment, corrective and preventative action to ensure product performance and specification attainment
• Implement and maintain Statistical Process Control (SPC), analysis, monitoring and reporting to maximize reliability and inspection efficiencies
• Ensure daily internal quality processes and standards are met on a day-to-day basis. Support external customer focused issue resolution as needed including supplier quality, customer quality management, report outs and other externally facing quality activities
• Manifest a quality culture in all activities through quality management system activities and regular audits including Eaton QMS implementation, ISO 9001 audits and related activities, and employee engagement events

Qualifications

• Basic (Required) Qualifications: Must have bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics from an accredited institutionMinimum three (3) years QUALITY experience in Engineering or Science function
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quality engineering, electrical engineering or mechatronics engineering
• At least five (5) years experience in Quality, Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics function

Skills

• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to lead cross-functional meetings, such as Change Board, FMEA, etc.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as planning and organizational skills
• Procedure/SOP writing
• Ability to use a variety of computer systems including Microsoft office and assigned technical software
• Ability to balance competing priorities and multiple projects at once
• Ability to effectively present results and recommendations to senior-level executive team
• Ability to read and understand forms, blueprints & schematics, including bills of material, ECN’s, tolerances and special notation.
• Ability to read technical documents and drawings including electrical drawings, one line diagrams, power flow diagrams, mechanical blueprints and other electrical and mechanical drawings
• Ability to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds
• Ability to be available for travel up to 10% if needed

Benefits

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview.