Quality Engineer

Grid Careers; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Grid Careers is looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer to support quality systems in manufacturing electrical equipment. This role involves collaborating with various teams to enhance quality performance and compliance across processes.

Key responsibilities include analyzing quality metrics, preparing reports, and implementing best practices. The successful candidate should have experience in electrical manufacturing and a strong understanding of quality systems and methodologies. This is a fully onsite role based in the Town of Florida, New York.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality systems within electrical equipment manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing controls and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Ability to support risk assessment activities for new products.

Responsibilities

• Collect, analyze, and monitor manufacturing metrics against objectives.
• Prepare technical reports regarding quality trends and process performance.
• Improve manufacturability and quality performance for electrical equipment.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Manufacturing knowledge

Tools

Six Sigma

Lean

SPC

Job description

Quality Assurance Engineer – Electrical Equipment Manufacturing

Position Summary

This role is responsible for supporting quality systems, compliance initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts within an electrical equipment manufacturing environment. The position partners closely with engineering, operations, supply chain, and production teams to strengthen quality performance across manufacturing and business processes.

The successful candidate will have meaningful involvement in product quality, manufacturing processes, process optimization, and cross‑functional collaboration within a fast‑paced industrial setting. This is a fully onsite role reporting to site quality leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect, analyze, and monitor manufacturing and quality performance metrics against defined operational objectives.
• Prepare technical reports and summaries for leadership regarding quality trends, process performance, defects, and cost of quality.
• Improve manufacturability, assembly methods, testing processes, product reliability, and quality performance for components and finished electrical equipment.
• Monitor product and process quality through data analysis, statistical methods, and performance reporting.
• Support risk assessment activities for new products, tooling, production methods, and manufacturing implementation.
• Review and ensure manufacturing processes meet customer requirements, engineering specifications, and applicable industry standards.
• Identify and support quality, compliance, and workmanship training needs.
• Provide technical expertise related to statistical analysis, Six Sigma tools, root cause investigation, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Develop, document, and implement manufacturing, assembly, inspection, and quality procedures in collaboration with engineering and operations teams.
• Lead and support internal and external corrective action activities.
• Maintain departmental KPIs and communicate performance results.
• Facilitate structured problem‑solving initiatives involving production teams, suppliers, and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Establish and reinforce standard work practices and operational best practices.
• Track project actions, milestones, and deliverables to support execution timelines.
• Develop robust preventative quality systems utilizing tools such as SPC, PFMEA, measurement system analysis, corrective action systems, and continuous improvement practices.
• Partner with engineering teams to identify and implement manufacturing and quality improvements.
• Support production troubleshooting, defect investigation, and failure analysis efforts.
• Conduct internal quality audits and support resolution of nonconformances.
• Collaborate across teams to identify, document, and implement best practices.
• Perform additional responsibilities as needed to support operational and business objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting quality systems within an electrical equipment manufacturing environment involving engineering and production organizations.
• Working knowledge of industrial electrical products, power distribution equipment, switchgear, switchboards, control systems, or related electromechanical assemblies preferred.
• Strong understanding of quality systems, manufacturing controls, and continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma, Lean, SPC, CAPA, and PFMEA.
• Experience with manufacturing processes, production tooling, testing methods, fixtures, or assembly operations for electrical or electromechanical products.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills across manufacturing, engineering, quality, supply chain, and compliance functions.
• Ability to identify process improvement opportunities and influence cross‑functional teams without direct authority.
• Demonstrated initiative, growth mindset, and success operating in a high‑performance manufacturing environment.
• Experience reviewing technical drawings, engineering documentation, CAD models, or manufacturing specifications is beneficial.

Core Competencies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Knowledge of manufacturing quality and compliance systems
• Strong organizational and time management abilities