Senior Quality Engineer

US11 Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Electrolux Group seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to lead enterprise-wide problem-solving and root cause analysis across the End-to-End Quality organization. You will drive corrective actions and continuous improvement using 8D, DMAIC, and other structured methods, collaborating with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Service teams.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, leadership in matrixed environments, and promoting best practices to improve reliability and customer

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 4+ years in quality, manufacturing, product development, supplier quality, reliability, or operational excellence.
• Expertise in structured problem-solving methodologies including 8D, DMAIC, 5 Why, Fishbone, FRACAS, Fault Tree Analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Develop and verify corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).
• Provide technical leadership across cross-functional teams.
• Monitor quality performance and report to executives.

Job description

Job Description The Senior Quality Engineer is a senior individual contributor responsible for leading enterprise-wide problem-solving, root cause analysis, and quality improvement initiatives across the End-to-End (E2E) Quality organization. The role focuses on identifying, investigating, and eliminating systemic quality issues affecting customers, manufacturing facilities, Regional Distribution Centers (RDCs), suppliers, and field performance. As a strategic quality leader, the individual drives resolution of complex quality challenges through structured methodologies such as 8D, DMAIC, 5 Why, Fishbone, FRACAS, Fault Tree Analysis and statistical analysis techniques. The role leverages data and business insights to identify systemic risks, prioritize improvement opportunities, and ensure effective corrective and preventive action implementation. The role partners closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Product Development, Service, Operations, and Commercial teams to ensure the business implements sustainable corrective and preventive actions. This position serves as a highly influential technical leader across a matrixed organization, providing technical leadership, facilitating cross-functional alignment, promoting accountability, standardizing best practices, and supporting leadership teams in making data-driven decisions that improve reliability, customer experience, operational excellence, and business performance. The individual serves as a catalyst for continuous improvement by translating quality data into actionable business strategies, driving organizational learning, and establishing consistent problem-solving disciplines across the enterprise.

Core Areas of Accountability

Enterprise problem-solving and root cause analysis leadership. Identification and elimination of systemic quality issues impacting customers, manufacturing, suppliers, distribution, and field performance. Data-driven analysis of quality trends, risk signals, and emerging issues. Development and verification of corrective and preventive action effectiveness. Technical leadership and influence across cross-functional teams and stakeholders. Deployment of enterprise quality strategies and continuous improvement initiatives. Standardization and governance of problem-solving methodologies, tools, and best practices. Quality performance reporting, risk assessment, and executive-level communication. Coaching and mentoring teams in structured problem-solving and quality improvement techniques. Driving organizational learning through lessons learned, knowledge sharing, and best practice deployment.

Qualifications & Skills

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline. 4+ years of experience within quality, manufacturing, product development, supplier quality, reliability, or operational excellence environments. Advanced expertise in structured problem-solving methodologies including 8D, DMAIC, 5 Why, Fishbone, FRACAS, Fault Tree Analysis, Design of Experiments, Financial and statistical analysis tools. Strong understanding of quality management systems, quality engineering principles, and continuous improvement methodologies. Demonstrated ability to influence leaders and cross-functional teams without direct authority. Experience leading complex investigations and enterprise-level quality improvement initiatives. Excellent communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and presentation skills. Proven ability to drive sustainable business improvements in complex, matrixed organizations.

Electrolux Group is a leading global appliance company that has shaped living for the better for more than 100 years. We reinvent taste, care and wellbeing experiences for millions of people, always striving to be at the forefront of sustainability in society through our solutions and operations. Under our group of leading appliance brands, including Electrolux, AEG and Frigidaire, we sell household products in around 120 markets every year. In 2023 Electrolux Group had sales of SEK 134 billion and employed 45,000 people around the world. For more information go to www.electroluxgroup.com.