Lead Quality Engineer

Eaton Corporation; Roxboro (NC); On-site; USD 86,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid and unpaid time off

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer for our Roxboro, NC facility. This full-time position involves designing, developing, and evaluating production processes and supporting quality guidance across product lines.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and at least three years in engineering. Benefits include various health and welfare programs and retirement benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum three years experience in engineering.
• Experience with supplier quality and customer contact.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes.
• Provide support and technical quality guidance for three product lines.
• Monitor OEM websites and visit customers for complaint resolution.

Skills

Strong organization and communication skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Project/program management

Lean Six Sigma Certification

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical and/or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Process mapping

Statistical analysis tools

Job description

Eaton’s IS VEH VGNA division is currently seeking a Lead Quality Engineer. This is a full time, on‑site position based at our Roxboro, NC manufacturing facility. Relocation assistance is available to those within the US/PR.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86,000 - $126,000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

What you’ll do:

• Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.
• Provide support and technical quality guidance for the three product lines covering around 85% of plant overall revenue and all intercompany quality interaction.
• Complete process flow diagrams, process failure mode and effect analysis, standard work, and control plans.
• Monitor OEM websites, talk to and visit customers for complaint resolution as applicable.
• Complete 8‑Ds and A3s, and perform data analysis on problem areas to solve problems, reviewing inputs from various stakeholders and making recommendations accordingly.
• Support ongoing improvement on overall equipment effectiveness and develop capability, Gage R&R, and runoff criteria as needed for new or existing equipment and processes.
• Oversee advanced quality product planning and production part approval process documents and processes.
• Complete process audits, initiate corrective actions, lead cost save/variations reduction projects and other tasks as required.
• Mentor fellow employees on quality principles, standards, internal and external requirements.
• Support cost out project initiatives to closure such as VA/VEs (value analysis/value engineering).
• Evaluate 8Ds completed by fellow quality engineers for effectiveness. Investigate and troubleshoot problems and project requirements and develop plans for solutions.

Required Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum three (3) years experience in engineering.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical and/or Industrial Engineering.
• Experience with process mapping for manufacturing and/or assembly.
• Lean Six Sigma Certification (Green belt or Black belt).
• Experience in automotive manufacturing quality.
• Experience with supplier quality and customer contact.

Skills:

• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a matrix environment.
• Collaborative approach to driving change and leveraging cross‑divisional expertise.
• Experience with project/program management.
• Conducting capability analysis.
• Analyzing cost of poor quality, defects per million.
• Designing experiments and gauging accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility.
• Working with histograms, multivariance analysis, normal distributions, probability, six sigma, standard deviation, and statistical control and variation.
• Working with control plans.

Benefits:

Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.