Senior Quality Engineer - Aerospace, Leadership & CI

Eaton; Town of Orchard Park (NY); On-site; USD 86,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Eaton’s IS AER MSD Aerospace division seeks a Senior Quality Engineer based in Orchard Park, NY. This role leads quality activities across production and development programs and partners with stakeholders to drive quality improvements throughout the life cycle of our products.

The position requires a bachelor’s in a STEM field and 5+ years in quality engineering in manufacturing, with strong knowledge of GD&T and quality tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of quality assurance/quality engineering in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of GD&T and reading blueprints.
• Experience with quality tools and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional corrective action and/or continuous improvement teams in significant quality activities or programs.
• Deploy significant quality expertise to provide tangible benefit to the organization (product cost, quality, metrics etc.).
• Oversee and participate in the development and initiation of inspection, testing and evaluation techniques for incoming goods and evaluate inspection techniques and recommend changes.
• Review and analyze inspection test results and oversee the disposition of unaccepted items with affected suppliers and companies.
• Create Inspection Plans by part number considering Key Characteristics.
• Review, evaluate, and assign Quality Requirements to Purchase Orders from the organization to the Supply Chain.
• Work with Production, Quality Assurance, Materials, and other departments to define quality standards and procedures.
• Use the latest quality and problem-solving techniques and best practices.
• Lead and coordinate quality team members to ensure relevant Quality metrics are recorded and used appropriately.
• Ensure proper handling of non-conformities and customer complaints with root-cause actions and thorough documentation.
• Lead Quality issue investigations and resolve using problem-solving techniques.
• Identify, develop, and implement systems to assure product conformance to specifications.
• Be an agent of change to execute improvements to the quality management system.
• Support PFMEA/ DFMEA, APQP, PPAP processes and sign-off for suppliers and customers; manage control documents for compliance.
• Review supplier PPAP submissions and ensure Special Characteristics are included and customer approvals obtained.
• Work with Design Engineering and Supply Chain to ensure quality criteria are clear for new parts and communicated to suppliers.
• Collaborate with engineering to support development projects for quality and launch readiness.
• Provide mentor and training support for new Quality Engineers and Technicians.

Skills

Quality engineering

Blueprints & GD&T

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer

Six Sigma/Lean

APQP/PPAP

NADCAP QMS

Job description

Eaton’s IS AER MSD Aerospace division seeks a Senior Quality Engineer based in Orchard Park, NY. This role leads quality activities across production and development programs and partners with stakeholders to drive quality improvements throughout the life cycle of our products.

The position requires a bachelor’s in a STEM field and 5+ years in quality engineering in manufacturing, with strong knowledge of GD&T and quality tools.