Design Quality Engineer

Schneider Electric; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 101,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with match

15 days of paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Schneider Electric seeks a Design Quality Engineer in Buffalo, NY to ensure high quality in product development. This full-time role focuses on safety and reliability in the design processes and involves creating FMEA and Fault Tree Analysis documents among other responsibilities.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s in engineering and 5+ years of relevant experience. Schneider Electric offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, aiming for an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product development engineering experience.
• Experience in cooling, HVAC, or related industries is beneficial.
• Familiarity with FMEA, quality, and problem-solving tools.

Responsibilities

• Ensure completion of 10 Quality Fundamentals in Design for Safety and Reliability.
• Create the customer mission profile.
• Develop FMEA and Fault Tree Analysis documents.

Skills

Product development engineering

Quality management skills

FMEA

HVAC knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronic Engineering

Job description

For this U.S. based position, the expected compensation range is $101,000 - $140,000 per year, which includes base pay and short-term incentive.

The compensation range for this full‑time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our salary ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the salary range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schneider Electric also offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees, inclusive of medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks credits to apply towards your benefits, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, 401(k) + match, well‑being and recognition programs, 12 holidays per year, 15 days of paid time off per year (pro‑rated in the first year of employment based on start date), and military leave benefits.

Mission

Ensures that the Offer quality is built‑in to reach the satisfaction of the future customers. Involved in small or large projects, defined through OCP (Offer Creation Process). Working within the CS&Q department, to support the adoption and implementation of DfSR processes, tools, and software across multiple teams to ensure that products are designed with safety, robustness, and reliability in mind. Your primary focus will be the deployment of the P Diagram, DFMEA, and FTA processes. Evaluate and identify critical elements of offerings at the design level, developing logical DfSR risk assessment plans based on safety, robustness, and reliability perspectives. Lead cross‑functional teams to ensure that all offering designs are safe, compliant, reliable, and robust throughout the full deployment of the DfSR methodology. Continuous improvement: Develop, execute, and report on DfSR plans regularly, ensuring continuous improvement and adherence to the highest standards of reliability and safety. Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to promote and embed DfSR practices within their teams.

The Design Quality Engineer is a Quality Team member, embedded with the product design team to guide their development and lead activities to ensure high quality, quick and cost‑effective solutions are produced. This position is critical for effective product development in the fast‑changing high‑performance computing data‑center space which Schneider and Motivair compete in. The products we develop are cool artificial intelligence GPU processors.

The position requires strong quality management skills and leadership to work with and influence all members of the design team to utilize the design process tools to develop market‑leading products.

Key responsibilities

• For all the projects in which DfSR is applied ensure that the 10 Quality Fundamentals in Design for Safety and Reliability are completed (CTQs, Mission Profile, P‑diagram, DFMEA, FTAs, Robust V&V, Field Reliability, …)
• Helping create the customer mission profile
• Identifying critical to quality (CTQ) characteristics
• Assembling P‑diagrams for critical design parameters
• Creating Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) documents
• Developing Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) for the highest severity failure modes
• Launching safer and more reliable products

Who will you report to?

• You will report to the Quality Director. This role is an onsite position. You are required to report to the Lancaster, NY facility five days a week.

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

• Bachelor’s in engineering, Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronic Engineering preferred
• 5+ years of product development engineering experience
• Experience in cooling, HVAC, or related industries as familiarity with data‑center cooling and heat transfer is beneficial
• Experience with FMEA, quality, 8D problem solving, fishbone diagram, etc. to identify potential faults.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and inclusion is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here.

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.