Quality Assurance Specialist

OmniOn Power Inc.; South Dakota; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

OmniOn Power Inc. is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to audit engineering specs and packages, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance in a 100% remote role.

You will track CoPQ, support TL 9000 metrics, and drive corrective actions across engineering and operations. The candidate should have ~5 years telecom quality experience, be proficient in Excel/SharePoint, and able to document objective audit findings.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Approximately 5 years of experience in telecom industry requirements.
• Working knowledge of quality management systems and audit practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and SharePoint for tracker maintenance and CoPQ calculations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to document audit evidence.
• Experience with ERP/MRP, PLM/PDM, or document control systems.
• Understanding of Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) concepts.
• Participation in internal surveillance audits or customer audits in manufacturing, repair, or service environments.
• Auditing certification or training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Audit engineering specifications for accuracy, completeness and adherence to standards.
• Audit engineering packages (drawings, BOMs, build docs, ECNs/changes) for compliance.
• Audit Methods of Procedure and End of Job packages for safe, compliant work.
• Ensure version control and configuration alignment between customer requirements and service deliverables.
• Track CoPQ metrics and communicate actions to reduce costs and improve satisfaction.
• Initiate corrective actions with Engineering, Quality, PM, and Operations.
• Support TL 9000 metric collection, validation, and reporting for service categories.
• Prepare audit checklists, gather evidence, conduct interviews and track corrective actions.
• Communicate recurring issues and propose process improvements.
• Maintain audit records and confidential documents.

Skills

Strong written and verbal comms

Analytical thinking

Ability to interpret customer reqs

Education

Auditing certification or training (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

Job description

We empower smarter business operations by connecting equipment, software, and services to protect, control and optimize assets within electrical infrastructures. The business provides customers, across various industries, with end-to-end product and service solutions ensuring the reliability and protection of their electrical infrastructure. We provide the latest industry insights and technology to develop solutions needed to meet customers evolving challenges, including innovative critical power solutions designed for high reliability and performance. Our culture is one of quality and operational excellence fueled and supported by talented people, tools and processes, and expertise. To return to the OmniOn Power website, click here.

The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for auditing engineering specifications and engineering packages to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to customer standards and requirements. Maintains Cost of Quality tracking for quotation, engineering, execution and material. Supports Method of Procedure and End of Job reviews, quality and compliance reporting, including TL 9000 metric support, and internal surveillance audits. This role will report to the Services Quality Leader and will be 100% remote.

As the Quality Assurance Specialist, you will:

• Audit engineering specifications for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to customer standards; document findings and drive timely correction/closure.
• Audit engineering packages (drawings, BOMs, build documentation, ECNs/changes, deviations, and supporting records) to verify compliance with customer requirements and internal procedures.
• Audit Methods of Procedure and End of Job packages to ensure safe installation practices, compliance with customer and regulatory requirements, and quality of work performed
• Ensure version control and configuration alignment between customer requirements, released engineering documentation, and service deliverables.
• Tracking of cost of poor-quality (CoPQ) metrics and communicating to quotations, engineering and execution team supporting in corrective action implementation to drive reduction in cost of quality and customer satisfaction.
• Initiate corrective actions and partner with Engineering, Quality, Program Management, and Operations to implement fixes and prevent recurrence.
• Support TL 9000 metric collection, validation, and reporting for applicable service categories; Support internal surveillance audits by preparing audit checklists, gathering objective evidence, conducting process interviews, recording results, and tracking corrective actions to closure.
• Communicate recurring issues and recommend process improvements.
• Maintain audit records, trackers, and evidence in accordance with document retention, confidentiality, and customer-specific requirements.

Qualifications

• Completion of high school diploma or GED
• ~5 years of experience in telecom industry requirements including but not limited to DC power installation/engineering, toll/fiber installation, project management, etc.
• ~ Working knowledge of quality management systems and audit practices (e.g., Ability to interpret customer requirements, standards, and contractual engineering deliverables.
• ~ Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and SharePoint (including formulas, pivot tables, and basic data analysis) for tracker maintenance and Cost of Quality calculations.
• ~ Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document clear, objective audit evidence and findings.
• ~ Experience with ERP/MRP, PLM/PDM, or document control systems used to manage engineering releases.
• Understanding of Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) categories and basic cost accounting concepts.
• Prior participation in internal surveillance audits or customer audits within manufacturing, repair, or service environments.
• Certification or training in internal auditing (e.g., We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.