Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Lead qualification planning and execution for hardware and/or supplies engineering changes, including supplier, manufacturing process, and production location changes.
• Develop and execute test plans to validate product quality improvements and support continuity-of-supply initiatives.
• Perform test setup, performance evaluation, data collection, analysis, and documentation activities.
• Review test results and provide clear recommendations regarding qualification approval and implementation readiness.
• Collaborate with global PPQA, engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, and supplier teams to align qualification requirements, schedules, and decision-making processes.
• Ensure testing activities are completed in accordance with established quality standards and procedures.

System Reliability Testing (SRT) Leadership

• Serve as the Lexington site lead and process owner for System Reliability Testing (SRT).
• Develop, maintain, and execute reliability test plans utilizing customer usage profiles and application data across multiple product families.
• Monitor test execution, identify issues, and ensure proper documentation and traceability throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Coordinate root cause investigations and corrective actions with engineering and cross-functional teams.
• Drive continuous improvement of SRT methodologies, tools, metrics, and reporting processes.
• Communicate program status, risks, findings, and recommendations through regular reviews and formal documentation.

ISO 9001 Quality Management System Leadership

• Act as the PPQA site lead for ISO 9001 Quality Management System activities.
• Integrate qualification and reliability testing decisions with QMS requirements and risk-based quality processes.
• Support internal and external audit activities, including planning, scheduling, auditor coordination, and follow-up actions.
• Maintain audit trackers, action item databases, and compliance documentation.
• Facilitate process leadership meetings by preparing agendas, documenting actions, and tracking completion of commitments.
• Partner with global quality teams to ensure consistency and compliance across sites and functions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Quality, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in quality assurance, product validation, reliability testing, manufacturing quality, or a related technical environment.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze technical data, identify trends, and make sound recommendations.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple functions and locations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail and meeting deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading Engineering Change (EC) qualification testing programs.
• Experience with System Reliability Testing (SRT), product reliability methodologies, or customer-use simulation testing.
• Knowledge of electrophotographic printing systems, imaging technologies, consumables, or materials qualification processes.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, audit processes, and risk-based quality management principles.
• Experience working with suppliers and manufacturing organizations in a product development or production environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experience using Power BI, SharePoint, or similar tools for reporting, data visualization, and document management.