Hybrid Supplier Quality & Development Engineer

Eaton Corporation; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Eaton Corporation's ES AMER ARS division seeks a Supplier Quality & Development Engineer for a HYBRID schedule, with openings across Sumter SC, Hodges SC, Greenwood SC, Raleigh NC, Fayetteville NC, Charlotte NC, and Asheville NC.

The role focuses on supplier performance, risk reduction, capability improvement, and readiness across sites, coordinating with Site, Sector, SDE, Procurement, Engineering and Operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, or related technical field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Development, Supplier Quality, Operations, or Supply Chain.
• Experience in Supplier Quality, APQP/PPAP, core tools, RCA/corrective action, supplier assessments, manufacturing capability, supplier development, readiness/capacity fundamentals, Lean/CI, and supplier performance metrics.
• Willing to travel up to 50%; 90% travel within NC/SC states.
• No relocation benefit offered; must live within 50-mile radius of specified NC/SC areas.
• No immigration sponsorship or CPT/OPT/H-1B support.

Responsibilities

• Monitor supplier performance, including DPPM, DMRs, recurring defects, chronic issues, and major supplier risks.
• Coordinate recovery and escalation for chronic or multi-site supplier issues.
• Maintain a view of supplier risk based on quality, criticality, growth exposure, capability, capacity, and sourcing flexibility.
• Lead or support supplier assessments and improvement plans addressing quality-system and manufacturing-capability gaps.
• Support APQP, PPAP, readiness, capacity, tooling-risk, launch, transfer, and growth-related supplier activities.
• Partner with Site SQEs to ensure containment, corrective-action rigor, and effectiveness verification.
• Engage Sector/Commodity SQEs and SDE resources when broader strategy or deeper technical expertise is required.
• Coordinate supplier improvement activities across Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, Operations, and COE.
• Provide leadership with visibility to critical supplier risks, recovery status, and escalation needs.
• Promote consistent supplier-quality and supplier-development processes, governance, and standard work across division sites.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Influence without authority

Communication

Problem solving

Prioritization

Collaboration

Accountability

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, or related technical field

Job description

Eaton Corporation's ES AMER ARS division seeks a Supplier Quality & Development Engineer for a HYBRID schedule, with openings across Sumter SC, Hodges SC, Greenwood SC, Raleigh NC, Fayetteville NC, Charlotte NC, and Asheville NC.

The role focuses on supplier performance, risk reduction, capability improvement, and readiness across sites, coordinating with Site, Sector, SDE, Procurement, Engineering and Operations.