Senior Quality Engineer - Electrical Manufacturing

Butcher Power Products; Rancho Cordova (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Butcher Power Products is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to own conformance across the switchboard and switchgear build process, from incoming inspection to final test and customer acceptance. You will lead NCR/CAPA, ensure alignment of as-built docs with the build, and maintain QMS document control in a UL/NEMA environment.

You will partner with manufacturing, product engineering, and quality teams to eliminate defects before reaching customers, set quality strategy for new product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing).
• 3+ years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Proficiency in core quality tools: FMEA, control plans, SPC, root-cause analysis, and 8D (or equivalent structured problem-solving).
• Ability to read and evaluate engineering drawings, schematics, and GD&T callouts.
• Hands-on experience using inspection and metrology equipment.
• Experience with document control and procedure development.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent cross-functional communication — comfortable driving a root-cause conversation with production, engineering, and suppliers in the room.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain inspection and testing plans for new and existing products.
• Establish new inspection methods, frequencies, and acceptance criteria.
• Perform First Article Inspections (FAI) and prepare FAI reports.
• Support PPAP documentation and submissions.
• Conduct Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and Gauge R&R studies.
• Develop and maintain process FMEAs, control plans, and inspection criteria for new and existing product lines.
• Implement and monitor Statistical Process Control (SPC) for key manufacturing processes.
• Conduct Cpk/Ppk capability studies, driving corrective actions when targets are missed.
• Identify and support process improvement projects to reduce scrap, rework, and cycle time, and implement controls to sustain them.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) with quality planning.
• Own the Non-Conformance Report (NCR) process end-to-end: opening, tracking, material disposition, root cause analysis facilitation, corrective action assignment, and closure verification.
• Maintain the NCR log and perform trend analysis to identify systemic and repeat issues.
• Lead recurring cross-functional NCR discussions, to facilitate closure of open items, alignment on dispositions, and the completion of actions.
• Lead root cause analysis investigations using 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, and other methodologies for internal nonconformances and production issues, owning corrective and preventive action (CAPA) through closure.
• Support Supplier Quality Engineer for investigations pertaining to customer complaints, SCARs, or warranty claims.
• Maintain and continuously improve the site's ISO 9001 quality management system.
• Support internal audits, external audits, and UL inspections by maintaining audit-ready documentation and inspection traceability records.
• Own document control for the QMS — procedures, work instructions, forms, and records, including creation, revision, retention, and maintenance.
• Oversee the calibration program for inspection, measuring, and test equipment in manufacturing.
• Compile manufacturing quality and QMS inputs in preparation for Management Reviews for the Quality Director.
• Support development of new electrical distribution products by creating inspection plans, control plans, and first-article inspection criteria with product and manufacturing engineering.
• Participate in design review meetings as the Quality representative to ensure engineering drawings and specifications are manufacturable and inspectable.
• Review engineering change requests for quality impact and support approval decisions.
• Log and track production redlines as NCRs; ensure redlines are evaluated and closed before incorporation into as-built documentation.
• Verify as-built documentation matches the physical build prior to shipment.
• Partner cross-functionally with and the Supplier Quality Engineer and customer-facing teams to balance quality, cost, and delivery.
• Provide internal quality data and documentation to support customer submissions and inquiries led by the Supplier Quality Engineer.
• Support root cause investigations and correctives action for customer issues or warranty claims tied to internally built products.
• Contribute build-quality data and support customer quality reviews and meetings.

Skills

FMEA

Control plans

SPC

Root-cause analysis

8D problem solving

Reading drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Minitab

D365 ERP

Inspection equipment

Job description

Butcher Power Products is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to own conformance across the switchboard and switchgear build process, from incoming inspection to final test and customer acceptance. You will lead NCR/CAPA, ensure alignment of as-built docs with the build, and maintain QMS document control in a UL/NEMA environment.

You will partner with manufacturing, product engineering, and quality teams to eliminate defects before reaching customers, set quality strategy for new product