Remote Electrical QA/QC Engineer – Field Quality Leader

Eaton; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s Electrical Construction Quality Engineer (QA/QC) is a remote role within the United States with up to 75% travel. You will ensure construction activities meet design drawings, specs, and codes, leading quality control across EPC projects and coordinating with PMs, field teams, and customers to drive corrective actions.

The role emphasizes inspecting, reviewing submittals, and verifying installations, with travel to sites for inspections, tests, and turnover, plus training teammates on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 10 years of relevant quality control/assurance experience on large electrical projects.
• Experience overseeing QC for electrical installation, testing, energization, and commissioning on power distribution systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality control activities for EPC construction projects, ensuring compliance with project requirements, specifications, codes, and customer expectations.
• Develop and maintain project quality documentation, including Quality Management Plans, inspection reports, test records, punch lists, and closeout packages.
• Conduct field inspections, audits, and quality reviews to identify defects, non-conformances, and opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with project managers, construction managers, engineers, subcontractors, and customers to resolve quality issues and drive corrective actions.
• Review drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, and commissioning plans to verify constructability and quality requirements.
• Manage third‑party testing and inspection providers, including scope development and issue resolution.
• Support factory witness testing, commissioning activities, and system turnover to ensure project requirements are met prior to energization.
• Investigate equipment, installation, and warranty‑related issues and support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Deliver quality‑related training and promote a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across project teams.
• Travel to Eaton and customer sites as needed to support project execution, inspections, audits, and quality issue resolution.

Skills

Quality control

Electrical construction

Field inspections

Documentation

Root cause analysis

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma + 10 years QC experience

Job description

Eaton’s Electrical Construction Quality Engineer (QA/QC) is a remote role within the United States with up to 75% travel. You will ensure construction activities meet design drawings, specs, and codes, leading quality control across EPC projects and coordinating with PMs, field teams, and customers to drive corrective actions.

The role emphasizes inspecting, reviewing submittals, and verifying installations, with travel to sites for inspections, tests, and turnover, plus training teammates on