Quality Engineer - Advanced Quality Planning

Eaton Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 71,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation seeks a Quality Engineer - Advanced Quality Planning to lead quality planning for new products, ensuring customer requirements and QMS standards are met in a remote role across the United States.

You will develop quality plans, perform risk assessments, and drive APQP/PPAP activities to ensure production readiness and first article inspections per AS9102.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 1 year of quality assurance or quality engineering in manufacturing, or an Associate with 3 years in QA/quality engineering.
• ITAR: U.S. person required; no sponsorship.
• ITAR regulations limit eligibility; U.S. person required for this role.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s or Master’s in STEM; aerospace/defense manufacturing exp.
• AS9100 and AS9102 knowledge advantageous; APQP/PPAP experience beneficial.
• Experience developing PFMEAs, Control Plans, inspection plans, risk assessments.
• Familiarity with SPC, CP, measurement systems, and data-driven quality improvements.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and customer specs; certifications helpful (ASQ CQE/CQA, Six Sigma).

Responsibilities

• Lead quality planning activities for new product introductions from bid to first production build.
• Review quotes, contracts, and flow-down of customer quality requirements.
• Develop and maintain product and process quality plans per customer/regulatory/QMS requirements.
• Ensure quality requirements are identified early and flowed into manufacturing processes.
• Apply risk-based thinking to mitigate product and process quality issues pre-production.
• Support or lead APQP activities including risk assessment and production readiness.
• Facilitate or participate in FMEAs (D/P) as applicable.
• Address risks with prevention, detection, inspection, or process-control methods.
• Develop and maintain Control Plans, inspection plans, and process controls.
• Plan and execute First Article Inspections (FAI) per AS9102.
• Execute APQP and part approval for customers.
• Ensure EH&S considerations are included in daily activities.

Skills

APQP/PPAP methodologies

AS9100 knowledge

Statistical process control

Process capability

Engineering drawings interpretation

Quality certifications (ASQ CQE/CQA, 6

Education

B.S. in STEM with 1 year QA exp

Associate degree in STEM with 3 years QA exp

B.S./M.S. in STEM (preferred)

Tools

PFMEAs

Control Plans

Inspection plans

Risk assessments

AS9102

Job description

Career Opportunities: Quality Engineer - Advanced Quality Planning (76268)

Eaton’s IS AER MSDdivision is currently seeking aQuality Engineer - Advanced Quality Planning. This will be a remote position.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $71000- $105000a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

The Quality Engineer - Advanced Quality Planning is responsible for ensuring quality requirements are identified, planned, implemented, and verified throughout the product lifecycle. This position serves as a key quality representative on cross-functional teams and applies advanced quality planning principles to reduce product and process risk, ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements, and support successful transition of products into production.

What you’ll do:

• Lead quality planning activities for new product introduction lifecycle from bid to delivery of first production build.
• Review customer’s request for quotes, contracts, and flow-down of customer contractual quality requirements.
• Develop and maintain product and process quality plans consistent with customer, contractual, regulatory, and Quality Management System (QMS) requirements.
• Ensure quality requirements are identified early and appropriately flowed into manufacturing, inspection, test, and supplier processes.
• Apply risk-based thinking to identify and mitigate potential product and process quality issues before production release.
• Support or lead Advanced Part Quality Planning (APQP) activities, including quality planning, risk assessment, process development, verification, validation, and production readiness.
• Facilitate or participate in Design FMEAs and Process FMEAs as applicable.
• Ensure identified risks are addressed through appropriate prevention, detection, inspection, test, or process-control methods.
• Support development and maintenance of Control Plans, inspection plans, and process controls.
• Plan and execute First Article Inspections (FAI) in accordance with AS9102.
• Execute all aspects of APQP and part approval for customers.
• Responsible for ensuring environmental, health, and safety are included as part of everyday activities.

Qualifications:

Required Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) with 1 year of experience in quality assurance or quality engineering within a manufacturing environment ORAssociates degree from an accredited institution in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) with 3 years experience in quality assurance or quality engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. “Green Card Holder”), Political Asylee or Refugee.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics)
• Aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of AS9100 and AS9102.
• Experience with APQP/PPAP methodologies.
• Experience developing or reviewing PFMEAs, Control Plans, inspection plans, and risk assessments.
• Knowledge of special processes, supplier quality, configuration management, and change control.
• Familiarity with statistical process control, process capability, measurement systems, and data-driven quality improvement.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, customer requirements, and manufacturing documentation.
  ASQ CQE, CQA, Six Sigma, or similar quality certification is beneficial.

Soft Skills:

• Ability to interface at all levels.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• High level of computer skills (i.e., Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Highly developed human relations, communications, and internal consulting skills necessary to establish and maintain effective work relationships with the various plant functions, customer, and supplier personnel.

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on November 18, 2026.

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