Senior Quality & Reliability Engineering Manager

Briggs & Stratton, LLC.; Wauwatosa (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Briggs & Stratton, LLC. is seeking an experienced Quality & Reliability Engineering Manager to lead continuous improvement for field reliability, warranty reduction, and product quality.

You will interface with field data, customer feedback, and engineering teams to identify failure trends and drive corrective actions across product lines. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, perform root-cause analyses, and integrate warranty requirements into new product development while managing risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum seven (7) years of progressive engineering, quality, or reliability experience.
• Experience managing technical processes, warranty projects, or cross-functional failure analysis teams.
• Demonstrated ability to translate diagnostics into actionable tasks.

Responsibilities

• Monitor field warranty data and quality indicators to identify high-risk failures.
• Lead cross-functional teams to perform root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Prepare monthly management review docs with warranty and reliability insights.
• Translate field diagnostics and feedback into actionable engineering tasks.
• Coordinate resolution strategies with services, quality, sales, and engineering.
• Assess product risks and integrate warranty requirements into new development.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data interpretation

Process leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Decision making

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology or related technical field

Tools

Business intelligence software

Spreadsheets

Data analytics tools

Job description

Briggs & Stratton, LLC. is seeking an experienced Quality & Reliability Engineering Manager to lead continuous improvement for field reliability, warranty reduction, and product quality.

You will interface with field data, customer feedback, and engineering teams to identify failure trends and drive corrective actions across product lines. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, perform root-cause analyses, and integrate warranty requirements into new product development while managing risk