Product Quality Excellence

Siemens Energy, Inc.; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy Brasil Ltda. seeks a hands‑on Product Quality Excellence professional with deep switchgear expertise to join the TQM Americas team.

You will drive quality improvements across AIS and GIS products, partnering with factory teams in Brazil, the United States, and Mexico to strengthen process discipline on the shop floor. The role emphasizes problem solving, design and process FMEA, and robust control plans.

Qualifications

• Experience in Switchgear engineering (AIS or GIS), including live‑tank or dead‑tank breakers.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering, quality management, or related field.
• Ability to learn hands‑on technical knowledge of switchgear equipment including breakers, bus systems, insulation and testing.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, BOMs, product specs, manufacturing instructions, and electrical standards.
• Knowledge of critical-to-quality characteristics, inspection and test controls, traceability, and nonconformance management.
• Command of TQM, Lean, Six Sigma, FMEA, 8D, statistics, and cross‑functional problem solving.
• Strong English, on‑site factory support, and 50%–70% travel are required.

Responsibilities

• Identify and mitigate quality risks across switchgear components and assemblies.
• Deploy TQM across Americas switchgear factories with hands‑on shopfloor presence.
• Embed FMEA, control plans, 8D, and root‑cause analysis as standard practices.
• Serve as technical authority for switchgear quality topics with engineering teams.
• Lead cross‑functional troubleshooting, containment, and corrective actions.
• Develop quarterly preventive improvement plans and digital quality dashboards; coach factory teams.

Skills

Switchgear engineering

Quality management

Root-cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Statistical methods

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering; quality management

Job description

Product Quality Excellence

About the Role

Job ID 305282 Location Brazil Sao Paulo Jundiaí Company Siemens Energy Brasil Ltda. Organization Grid Technologies Business Unit Switchgears Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Professional / Experienced

A Snapshot of Your Day

We are looking for a hands‑on Product Quality Excellence professional with technical expertise of Switchgear to join the TQM Americas team within Grid Technologies and help deploy Total Quality Management methodology across switchgear manufacturing factories in the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. The role requires deep expertise in Switchgear (AIS, GIS) product design, manufacturing processes, assembly, insulation systems, circuit breakers, testing, failure modes, and applicable quality requirements, combined with a robust and visible factory shopfloor presence. Working closely with factory quality, manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and other teams, the Product Quality Excellence professional uses this technical authority to strengthen process discipline and preventive capability across assembly, electrical wiring, insulation systems, testing, and final release. Through systematic problem solving, effective controls, data analysis, coaching, and cross‑site standardization, the position delivers sustained improvements in First Pass Yield (FPY), Non‑Conformance Cost (NCC), and overall customer quality.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Apply technical knowledge of Switchgear products and manufacturing processes to identify and mitigate quality risks across primary electrical systems, circuit breakers, bus systems, insulation and gas systems, mechanical assemblies, control wiring, interlocks, functional testing, and final inspection.
• Deploy TQM methodology consistently across Americas switchgear factories and maintain a visible, hands‑on shopfloor presence to verify process adherence, identify emerging risks, and accelerate issue resolution.
• Embed Design and Process FMEA, control plans, 8D, and structured root‑cause analysis as standard practices for preventing and resolving product and process failures.
• Serve as a technical authority for Switchgear (AIS, GIS) quality topics, partnering with product and manufacturing engineering to translate drawings, specifications, critical‑to‑quality characteristics, and applicable requirements into robust manufacturing, inspection, and test controls.
• Lead cross‑functional troubleshooting, containment, and corrective‑action activities for complex product and process failures; use deep technical judgment and production, test, nonconformance, rework, warranty, and field‑service data to identify root causes and prioritize systemic improvements.
• Develop quarterly preventive improvement plans and digital quality dashboards, coach factory teams, and promote standardization, lessons learned, and best‑practice sharing across the switchgear factory network.

What You Bring

• Experience in the engineering or manufacturing of Switchgear (AIS or GIS), including associated live‑tank or dead‑tank circuit breakers, with demonstrated technical expertise
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering, quality management, or a related technical field.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn and further develop hands‑on technical knowledge of medium‑and high‑voltage Switchgear equipment, including circuit breakers, instrument transformers, bus systems, control wiring and protection interfaces, insulation and gas systems, mechanical assemblies, interlocks, production testing, and common product and process failure modes.
• Demonstrated ability to independently interpret and challenge Switchgear engineering drawings, bills of material, product specifications, manufacturing instructions, test procedures, and applicable electrical‑equipment standards, and to convert technical requirements into effective shopfloor controls.
• Strong working knowledge of critical‑to‑quality characteristics, inspection and test controls, traceability, workmanship standards, nonconformance management, and applicable customer, regulatory, and industry requirements.
• Demonstrated command of TQM, Lean, Six Sigma, FMEA, 8D, statistical methods, and process‑capability tools, with a proven record of cross‑functional problem solving, organizational change, and coaching; relevant certification is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder‑management skills; confidence with manufacturing, quality, and test data and digital dashboards; professional proficiency in English, on‑site factory support, and 50%-70% travel are required.