Senior Quality Engineer

Eaton’s Power Systems Division is currently seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join our team. This position is based at our Waukesha WI (Badger Drive) facility.

Primary Function:

The Senior Quality Engineer is responsible for leading quality and continuous improvement activities in support of the Eaton Quality System (EQMS) and the Eaton Business System (EBS). The Senior Quality Engineer will act in a lead role within the Regulators department, guiding all quality aspects and partnering with the regulators operations team to improve quality performance. The position is responsible for providing support and leadership for supplier, process, and customer quality.

Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Support production manufacturing with problem-solving, process improvements and resolution to manufacturability issues.
• Drive actions with statistical analysis and process capability (Cpk, Ppk) where necessary to improve performance or product quality.
• Develop strategic plans based on statistical data and results to improve scrap performance.
• Work in partnership with Design and Manufacturing Engineering to support all development projects and milestones to achieve zero-defect quality and launch readiness.
• Manage customer complaints (internal & external) related to the Badger Dr facility including tracking, monitoring, and initiating corrective actions.
• Lead cross-functional teams in problem solving analysis to address scrap, customer, or production-related issues.
• Support the ISO 9001 quality system and support implementation and management of the site quality system and procedures (EQMS)
• Manage and create process control documents such as PFMEAs, control plans and other quality tools to ensure compliance.
• Work with suppliers to initiate and close corrective actions and to ensure that root causes have been properly identified and eliminated.
• Review supplier PPAP submissions including control plans and assist with control plan creation where necessary. Ensure all appropriate special characteristics are included, that reaction plans are adequate and customer approval is obtained where necessary.
• Work with Design Engineering and Supply Chain to ensure that quality criteria are clearly identified on all newly established parts and quality requirements are communicated to suppliers.

When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

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Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience working in manufacturing environment
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without out company sponsorship, now or in the future.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Waukesha will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Assembly processes including coil assembly, stacking, tanking, final assembly or controls experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field from accredited institution.
• Six Sigma certification and/or training
• Knowledge of statistical analysis using Minitab and Excel
• Working knowledge of process auditing techniques to ensure compliance to defined quality requirements
• Willingness to ‘Think outside the box’ and can work well individually or in a Team environment
• Work to resolve supplier technical issues in a timely manner to ensure a continuity of supply of compliant material

Position Criteria:

• Analytical and Statistical Tools - The knowledge of a wide range of problem-solving tools & methods, including statistics, combined with the ability to select & apply them to make data-based decisions to sustain higher levels of process or product quality. Lead complex problem-solving projects and demonstrate the ability to apply all the commonly used statistical tools, such as MSA, SPC, DOEs, etc., across organizational boundaries and functions.
• Inspection and Testing - The ability to use proven tools, techniques, and methodologies to inspect products, measure process performance, perform product verification and validation testing, and to provide feedback reporting as required.
• Product/Process Quality Planning – Must have the ability to strategically define the Critical to Quality elements of a product/process, and the knowledge to effectively analyze, assess, and mitigate the risks associated with any potential failures.
• Quality Leadership – Must have a knowledge of quality management systems and support practices. This competency includes the ability to assess performance, set strategy aligned with the business and use metrics to drive continuous improvements efficiently and effectively.

We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being. Listed below are programs that are offered globally, but program availabilities may vary by site.

• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites)
• Healthcare/retirement savings programs
• Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance
• Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development
• Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs
• Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico)

Eaton also considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application or interview process, please call [Register to View] or send an email to: AccommodationsForApplying@Eaton.com

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application or interview process, please call [Register to View] or send an email to: AccommodationsForApplying@Eaton.com

What you will get from us

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees.

We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Job: Quality

Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico
Organization: ESSG CPSD PDD Power Delivery Division

Job Level: Individual Contributor
Schedule: Full-time
Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: No
Does this position offer relocation?: No
Travel: No