Quality Engineering Technician IV

Eaton; Town of Orchard Park (NY); On-site; USD 26,180,000 - 50,632,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton's IS AER MSD division seeks a Quality Engineering Technician IV to support quality efforts in New York. The role collaborates with IPTs, management, manufacturing and engineering to drive root-cause resolution and continuous improvement.

The candidate will interpret regulatory and industry standards, aid in RCCA activities, and help lead multidisciplinary teams when needed. This position emphasizes teamwork, precision, and adherence to quality systems.

Qualifications

• Requires technical degree or equivalent manufacturing experience.
• Experience reading engineering drawings and GD&T preferred.
• Export control eligibility: US citizen or permanent resident.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day quality tasks: metrics, data packs, RCCA.
• Apply ISO/AS standards and regulatory requirements as needed.
• Assist with inspections, audits, investigations, and inquiries.
• Review changes to procedures, documents, and FMEAs.
• Develop measurement methods and quality requirements for purchased/manufactured items.
• Interface with suppliers, management, engineers and manufacturing to resolve quality problems.

Skills

GD&T

APQP

AS9102 FAI

AS9100

PowerBI

Problem Solving

Excel

Regulatory knowledge

Education

4-year degree in a technical discipline

2-year degree in a technical discipline + 1 year experience

High School diploma + 5 years manufacturing experience

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

Job description

Eaton’s IS AER MSD division is currently seeking a Quality Engineering Technician IV.

The hours for this role are 7am-3:30pm

The hourly rate for this position is $30.50 - $35.50 per hour.

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.

Eaton announced, on June 11, 2026, the intent to combine its Mobility Group (including both the Vehicle and eMobility segments) with a new company. We expect to complete this process by the end of the first half of 2027. The compensation and benefits that will initially be offered for this position are based on Eaton's plans, programs and practices. If you are offered and accept this position and are actively employed by the Mobility Group when the transaction closes, the new company will provide further details to employees concerning compensation and benefits at that time.

What You’ll Do

The Quality Engineering Technician will work closely with Quality Engineering on supporting multiple Integrated Product Teams (IPT). They will be interfacing with other employees including Management, Manufacturing Operations, and Engineering, as well as third party personnel such as Customers, Registrars, and Suppliers (as needed). This position will periodically be called on to help lead multidiscipline teams to assist in bringing systemic issues to closure. This position will work both independently and collaboratively, depending on the issues at hand.

Job Responsibilities

• Support day to day quality tasks such as generating production quality metrics, documentation of issues, assembling customer data packs, support problem investigations, and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA).
• Interpret and apply relevant Domestic and International Regulations and Industry Standards (e.g., ISO, AS, AMS, ASTM, etc.) when required as part of tasks.
• Support regulatory and agency inspections, audits, investigations, and inquiries regarding the control and assessment of product design and manufacturing quality.
• Review the adequacy and correctness of changes to Procedures, Documents, Component Specification, FMEAs, Control Plans, as applicable.
• Assist with the development of measurement methods and quality requirements for purchased and manufactured product.
• Assist with the timely disposition of non-conforming materials, maintain compliance to necessary regulatory requirements, and ensure adequacy of corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence, as applicable.
• Participate in Corective Action activities, including analysis of data and trends in complaints, supplier quality, nonconforming material, training effectiveness, and root causes analysis.
• Work with Suppliers, Management, Engineers, and Manufacturing in the resolution of quality problems.

Qualifications

Education level required

Education (at Least One Of The Following)

• 4-year degree in a technical discipline
• 2-year degree in a technical discipline and a minimum of 1 year experience in a manufacturing environment
• High School diploma and 5 years related mechanical experience in a manufacturing environment.
• This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by export laws of the US. In order to be eligible you must be either a US Citizen or Permanent Resident.

Years And Area Of Experience Required

• Minimum 1 year experience in a manufacturing environment

Technical knowledge

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and requirements.
• Basic Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• First Article Inspection (FAI) AS9102
• AS9100
• PowerBI
• Experience in problem solving techniques (5 Why, 8D)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel

Skills

Soft skills

• Communication, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Time Management, Methodical and Organized, Attention to detail

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