Manufacturing Quality Engineer

TE Connectivity; Jonestown (Lebanon County); On-site; USD 68,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

TE Connectivity is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to ensure products and processes meet quality, customer, and regulatory requirements. You will partner with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations to drive quality improvements and reduce defects in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities include monitoring processes, investigating issues, developing QA plans, and supporting audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 1 to 3+ years of experience in quality engineering or manufacturing operations.
• Strong knowledge of quality systems, root cause analysis, statistical methods, and continuous improvement principles.
• Experience with quality tools such as SPC, FMEA, CAPA, and control plans.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and quality data analysis tools.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor manufacturing processes and product quality to ensure compliance with established standards and specifications.
• Investigate quality issues, nonconformances, and customer complaints using root cause analysis and implement corrective/preventive actions.
• Develop and maintain quality control plans, inspection procedures, and process documentation.
• Analyze quality data and performance metrics to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Support new product introductions, process validations, engineering changes, and production launches.
• Apply quality methodologies (SPC, FMEA, CAPA, Lean/Six Sigma) to improve process capability and reliability.
• Collaborate with suppliers to resolve quality concerns and improve incoming material quality.
• Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits and maintain compliance with quality systems.
• Train and coach employees on quality standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Statistical methods

CAPA

LEAN/Six Sigma

Quality systems

Audits

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

Tools

Minitab

MS Office

Job description

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

The Manufacturing Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring products and manufacturing processes consistently meet quality, customer, and regulatory requirements. This role partners with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations teams to drive quality improvements, reduce defects, resolve quality issues, and support continuous improvement initiatives throughout the manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor manufacturing processes and product quality to ensure compliance with established standards and specifications.
• Investigate quality issues, nonconformances, and customer complaints using root cause analysis tools and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and maintain quality control plans, inspection procedures, and process documentation.
• Analyze quality data and performance metrics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support new product introductions, process validations, engineering changes, and production launches.
• Apply quality methodologies such as SPC, FMEA, CAPA, and Lean/Six Sigma tools to improve process capability and product reliability.
• Collaborate with suppliers to resolve quality concerns and improve incoming material quality.
• Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits and maintain compliance with applicable quality management systems.
• Train and coach employees on quality standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
  

What Your Background Should Look Like

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 1 to 3+ years of experience in quality engineering or manufacturing operations.
• Strong knowledge of quality systems, root cause analysis, statistical methods, and continuous improvement principles.
• Experience with quality tools such as SPC, FMEA, CAPA, and control plans.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and quality data analysis tools.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt, or similar certification.
• Experience with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100, or other applicable quality standards.
• Experience with statistical software such as Minitab.
  
  

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

About Te Connectivity

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Compensation

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $67,500 – 101,300 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits
  
  

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.
  
  

EOE, Including Disability/Vets

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