Sr. Quality Engineer

Eaton’s IS AER FMC division is currently seeking a Sr. Quality Engineer. This role is based at our Irvine, CA facility.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $99000 - $145000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

## What you’ll do:

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Designs, coordinates, and implements highly complex process sampling systems, procedures, statistical techniques, and quality systems. Develops process improvement and cost control programs throughout the plant. Performs review of customer/industry/internal specifications to ensure processes meet/exceed requirements. Provides technical support to operations, customers, and suppliers as needed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide technical support to both internal and external customers and suppliers as needed.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities in targeted areas.
• Executes the Quality Assurance strategy to ensure product flow consistent with established industry standards, government regulations and various customer requirements.
• Function as Lead Auditor to perform quality system audits at suppliers and internally to assess compliance to AS9100/ISO 9001 standards.
• Hosts and supports Internal, Customer, Supplier, FAA, EASA, UK CAA and 3rd Party Audits as required.
• Works collaboratively with applicable internal functional teams to improve key metrics. Actively support Cost-Out, Scrap/Rework reduction and improved First Pass Yield site goals and objectives.
• Analyzes organizational quality metrics and performs periodic reviews to evaluate results and recommends action plans to Quality Manager to close gaps at an operational level.
• Contributes in using problem solving techniques and determining containment and Corrective Action solutions with applicable verification methods.
• Contributes in the design and implementation of quality assurance training programs and conducts training in quality-related topics.
• May participate in product development gate review meetings with launch activities including identification of customer expectations ensuring that Quality requirements and flow downs are understood and to help drive compliance.
• Apply engineering and manufacturing technical knowledge to help improve supplier activities that can help Eaton’s quality, delivery and cost performance objectives
• Completes Quality Engineering assignments with minimal supervision.
• Define, specify, and implement quality standards and procedures for manufacturing and inspection processes.
• Ensure that product shipped meet internal and external customer requirements.
• Host Source inspectors and/or Customer Auditors as needed.
• Formulate and implement quality assurance procedures, policies, and standards.
• Act as the liaison with all Federal officials and Customers.
• Maintain and keep current files of pertinent Federal Aviation Regulations, specifications, certifications, Repair Station manual, procedures and Airworthiness Directives.
• Process nonconformances and customer submittals per MRB procedures.
• Function as Lead Auditor to perform quality system audits to assess compliance to AS9100/ISO 9001 standards, FAA/EASA/CAA regulations and CASE requirements
• Contribute in the design and implementation of quality assurance and Repair Station training programs and conducts training in quality-related topics
• Other duties as assigned.

## Qualifications:

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of three (3) years of work experience within Quality function or Manufacturing in the Aerospace industry.

• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

• “This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.”

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of FAA/EASA/CAA regulations (e.g. 14 CFR Part 145, 14 CFR Part 21, etc.)
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA)
• Customer-specific quality registration schemes and certification processes experience (i.e. ISO9001, ISO/TS-16949, AS9100)
• Previous work experience of problem solving methods such as: Six Sigma, 8D, root cause analysis, and the associated statistical tools used to analyze problems, evaluate and complete improvement projects
• Working knowledge of process auditing techniques to ensure compliance to defined quality requirements
• Previous work experience in Lean Manufacturing and Process Variation Reduction concepts and tool sets as they relate to process/product variability, and root cause and corrective action determination
• Familiarity with engineering design and product reliability concepts and tool sets
• Familiar with and experience in product conformity requirements.

## Skills:

POSITION CRITERIA:

• Working knowledge of process auditing techniques to ensure compliance to defined quality requirements.
• Ability to learn product and end user application/specifications, including product testing requirements.
• Knowledge of product manufacturing, assembly, test and inspection processes.
• Willingness to ‘think outside the box’ and can work well individually or in a Team environment.
• Previous work experience of problem-solving methods such as: 8D, root cause analysis, and the associated statistical tools used to analyze problems, evaluate and complete improvement projects.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints, specifications, and requirements.

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